Patents by Inventor Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria

Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria 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).

  • Meniscus suture device
    Patent number: 11589861
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a reusable meniscus suture device that comprising a handle for handling the device; a single-part needle comprising an elongated solid body which extends from the handle and a free end opposite the handle endowed with a cutting tip; and at least a portion of the elongated body gradually tapers in thickness towards the cutting tip, forming a portion of greater thickness in the region near the handle, and a portion of lesser thickness in the region near the tip, and wherein the portion of lesser thickness is malleable and curvable; and wherein the tip of the distal end has a lumen for the passage of the suture thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria, Alan de Paula Mozella
  • MENISCUS SUTURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210128147
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a reusable meniscus suture device that comprising a handle for handling the device; a single-part needle comprising an elongated solid body which extends from the handle and a free end opposite the handle endowed with a cutting tip; and at least a portion of the elongated body gradually tapers in thickness towards the cutting tip, forming a portion of greater thickness in the region near the handle, and a portion of lesser thickness in the region near the tip, and wherein the portion of lesser thickness is malleable and curvable; and wherein the tip of the distal end has a lumen for the passage of the suture thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria, Alan de Paula Mozella