Patents Assigned to Yacmur LLC
  • Cannula system
    Patent number: 6780191
    Abstract: A surgical kit for inserting a biological material into a portion of the body by a minimally invasive technique has several components which are manually operated using a universal handle. The kit includes a docking needle used as a guide for placing a cannula in a body. The handle has a spring loaded hinged connection for temporarily attaching to the other components and which locks upon release of compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Yacmur LLC
    Inventor: Michael E. Sproul
  • Vertebroplasty system
    Patent number: 6582439
    Abstract: An orthopedic surgical kit for inserting a biological material into the cancellous portion of bone by a minimally invasive technique has several components which are manually operated using a universal handle. The kit includes a docking needle used as a guide for placing a cannula in a bone. The cannula is filled with a biological material, for support or treatment of the bone, and the material is expressed from the cannula by a plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Yacmur LLC
    Inventor: Michael E. Sproul