Patents by Inventor Geary H. Munroe

Geary H. Munroe 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).

  • Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 9757114
    Abstract: Apparatuses for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an expandable body defining a bore, an expander pin having a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body, and an insertion shaft slidingly disposed in the bore of the expandable body and in a bore of the expander pin. The body is configured to expand laterally into and attach to bone when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body. The body includes a proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection and a harder, distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof such that the projection is threadedly interengageable with the recess. The expansion of the body by way of the pin can occur when the proximal main member and distal tip member are threadedly engaged. The insertion shaft is releasably secured to the expandable body and extends distally beyond the expandable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DEPUY MITEK, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vincent P. Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE
    Publication number: 20150005818
    Abstract: Apparatuses for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an expandable body defining a bore, an expander pin having a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body, and an insertion shaft slidingly disposed in the bore of the expandable body and in a bore of the expander pin. The body is configured to expand laterally into and attach to bone when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body. The body includes a proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection and a harder, distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof such that the projection is threadedly interengageable with the recess. The expansion of the body by way of the pin can occur when the proximal main member and distal tip member are threadedly engaged. The insertion shaft is releasably secured to the expandable body and extends distally beyond the expandable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vincent P. Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 8834543
    Abstract: Apparatuses for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an expandable body defining a bore, an expander pin having a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body, and an insertion shaft slidingly disposed in the bore of the expandable body and in a bore of the expander pin. The body is configured to expand laterally into and attach to bone when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body. The body includes a proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection and a harder, distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof such that the projection is threadedly interengageable with the recess. The expansion of the body by way of the pin can occur when the proximal main member and distal tip member are threadedly engaged. The insertion shaft is releasably secured to the expandable body and extends distally beyond the expandable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vincent P. Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE
    Publication number: 20110098728
    Abstract: Apparatuses for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an expandable body defining a bore, an expander pin having a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body, and an insertion shaft slidingly disposed in the bore of the expandable body and in a bore of the expander pin. The body is configured to expand laterally into and attach to bone when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body. The body includes a proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection and a harder, distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof such that the projection is threadedly interengageable with the recess. The expansion of the body by way of the pin can occur when the proximal main member and distal tip member are threadedly engaged. The insertion shaft is releasably secured to the expandable body and extends distally beyond the expandable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vincent Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 7867264
    Abstract: Apparatuses for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an expandable body defining a bore, an expander pin having a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body, and an insertion shaft slidingly disposed in the bore of the expandable body and in a bore of the expander pin. The body is configured to expand laterally into and attach to bone when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body. The body includes a proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection and a harder, distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof such that the projection is threadedly interengageable with the recess. The expansion of the body by way of the expander pin can occur when the proximal main member and distal tip member are threadedly engaged. The insertion shaft is releasably secured to the expandable body and extends distally beyond the expandable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vince Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Publication number: 20040181234
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vince Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg
  • Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 6733506
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Vince Novak, Geary H. Munroe, Thomas E. Borg