Patents by Inventor Anthony D. Costabile

Anthony D. Costabile has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and instruments for closing laparoscopic trocar puncture wounds
    Patent number: 7320693
    Abstract: An instrument for applying a suture to a trocar wound includes an obturator coupled to a central shaft and a coaxially disposed skin pressure plate. The obturator and skin pressure plate are movable relative to each other, and function together to position the tissue and needles relative to each other. The skin pressure plate is provided with two spaced apart needle guides. A pair of hollow needles, held in the guides of the pressure plate are coupled to a needle mounting plate which is movable over the central shaft. One of the needles is provided with a suture control mechanism for moving a suture through the needle and the other needle is provided with a snare control mechanism for moving a snare through the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Inventors: Stanley B. Pollack, Anthony D. Costabile