Patents by Inventor Charles J. Smyth

Charles J. Smyth 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).

  • Rotary suture cutting apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 6053086
    Abstract: A rotary suture cutting apparatus includes a base having an upper resilient layer, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a frame and a rotary cutting tool having a disk shaped circular blade. The cutting tool is slidably mounted to the frame and when moved from one end to the other of the frame, cleanly slices suture material clamped between the base and the cutting assembly without brooming, fraying or otherwise disporting the cut suture tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventor: Charles J. Smyth
  • Rotary suture cutting apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 5639506
    Abstract: A rotary suture cutting apparatus includes a base having an upper resilient layer, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a frame and a rotary cutting tool having a disk shaped circular blade. The cutting tool is slidably mounted to the frame and when moved from one end to the other of the frame, cleanly slices suture material clamped between the base and the cutting assembly without brooming, fraying or otherwise disporting the cut suture tip. A method of preparing cut suture lengths is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventor: Charles J. Smyth