Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Ellis

Daniel B. Ellis 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).

  • Patent number: 10849635
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180360474
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10143507
    Abstract: A surgical assembly includes a first guidewire and a second guidewire, in which each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire are configured to be received by a bone block, a first suture loop, a second suture loop, a first locking component, and a second locking component, in which the first locking component is coupled to the first suture loop and the second locking component is coupled to the second suture loop. The locking component has a hole formed therethrough, in which the hole of the locking component is configured to receive the suture, and may be tethered to a suture by knots engaging a counterbore at opposed ends of a bore defined by the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
  • Patent number: 9883899
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use during ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the handle including a first channel for housing of an insert, a second channel, a third channel for housing of the shaft, a first window, a second window, and a groove. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
  • Patent number: 9839464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use during ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the handle including a first channel for housing of an insert, a second channel, a third channel for housing of the shaft, a first window, a second window, and a groove. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
  • Publication number: 20160346028
    Abstract: A surgical assembly includes a first guidewire and a second guidewire, in which each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire are configured to be received by a bone block, a first suture loop, a second suture loop, a first locking component, and a second locking component, in which the first locking component is coupled to the first suture loop and the second locking component is coupled to the second suture loop. The locking component has a hole formed therethrough, in which the hole of the locking component is configured to receive the suture, and may be tethered to a suture by knots engaging a counterbore at opposed ends of a bore defined by the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
  • Patent number: 9445857
    Abstract: A surgical assembly includes a first guidewire and a second guidewire, in which each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire are configured to be received by a bone block, a first suture loop, a second suture loop, a first locking component, and a second locking component, in which the first locking component is coupled to the first suture loop and the second locking component is coupled to the second suture loop. The locking component has a hole formed therethrough, in which the hole of the locking component is configured to receive the suture, and may be tethered to a suture by knots engaging a counterbore at opposed ends of a bore defined by the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
  • Patent number: 9408690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes an interference device and a fixation device coupled to the interference device, wherein the fixation device includes a coupling portion and a capturing portion. Other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael C. Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Patent number: 9101372
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use in ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle, a tube coupled to the handle, and a locking mechanism coupled to the handle. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce BederkaP
  • Publication number: 20140316422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use during ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the handle including a first channel for housing of an insert, a second channel, a third channel for housing of the shaft, a first window, a second window, and a groove. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
  • Patent number: 8790352
    Abstract: A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140200585
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use in ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle, a tube coupled to the handle, and a locking mechanism coupled to the handle. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel B Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce BederkaP
  • Patent number: 8734461
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use in ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle, a tube coupled to the handle, and a locking mechanism coupled to the handle. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka
  • Patent number: 8529610
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes an interference device and a fixation device coupled to the interference device, wherein the fixation device includes a coupling portion and a capturing portion. Other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael C. Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20130085503
    Abstract: A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20120109132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use during ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the handle including a first channel for housing of an insert, a second channel, a third channel for housing of the shaft, a first window, a second window, and a groove. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael James Perriello
  • Publication number: 20100145395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes an interference device and a fixation device coupled to the interference device, wherein the fixation device includes a coupling portion and a capturing portion. Other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20090228015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use in ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle, a tube coupled to the handle, and a locking mechanism coupled to the handle. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka
  • Patent number: 3994772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain processes and compositions useful for inhibiting the growth of slime in water and, in particular, water used for industrial purposes; for example, in the manufacture of paper and pulp paper, in cooling water systems and in effluent water treatment. The novel processes and compositions of the present invention are processes or mixtures which show unexpected synergistic activity against microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and algae, which produce, in aqueous systems or bodies, slime which is objectionable from either an operational or aesthetic point of view. Specifically, the invention is directed to the use of compositions comprising .alpha.-Bromo-p-methylacetophenone and 1,3-dichloroacetone oxime acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Swered, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Patent number: 3989585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain processes and compositions useful for inhibiting the growth of slime in water and, in particular, water used for industrial purposes; for example, in the manufacture of paper and pulp paper, in cooling water systems and in effluent water treatment. The novel processes and compositions of the present invention are processes or mixtures which show unexpected synergistic activity against microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and algae, which produce, in aqueous systems or bodies, slime which is objectionable from either an operational or aesthetic point of view. Specifically, the invention is directed to the use of compositions comprising .alpha.-Bromo-p-methylacetophenone and Bis (trichloromethyl) sulfone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Swered, Daniel B. Ellis