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).
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Patent number: 10849635Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
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Publication number: 20180360474Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
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Patent number: 10143507Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
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Patent number: 9883899Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
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Patent number: 9839464Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
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Publication number: 20160346028Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
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Patent number: 9445857Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jon-Paul Rogers, Timothy P. Callahan, Jeffrey Wyman, Graham Smith, Daniel B. Ellis, Ettore Taverna
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Patent number: 9408690Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael C. Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
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Patent number: 9101372Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Daniel B Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce BederkaP
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Publication number: 20140316422Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael J. Perriello
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Patent number: 8790352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
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Publication number: 20140200585Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Daniel B Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce BederkaP
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Patent number: 8734461Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka
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Patent number: 8529610Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael C. Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
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Publication number: 20130085503Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
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Publication number: 20120109132Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael James Perriello
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Publication number: 20100145395Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
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Publication number: 20090228015Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael C. Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka
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Patent number: 3994772Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 1975Date of Patent: November 30, 1976Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Paul Swered, Daniel B. Ellis
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Patent number: 3989585Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 1975Date of Patent: November 2, 1976Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Paul Swered, Daniel B. Ellis