Patents by Inventor Gus Felix

Gus Felix 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL FASTENING
    Publication number: 20110092992
    Abstract: A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with an internally threaded portion. The fasteners may engage with a threaded mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners. A rotator may rotate the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. The throughbore of the fasteners may include a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, may include an angled face or other feature to aid in fastener deployment and/or have curved depressions in the head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Roger E. Darois, Gus Felix, Alan Bachman, Ray Adams, Joe Paul, Ed Chester, Adam Lehman, Barry Smith, Jeffrey A. Stein
  • Method and apparatus for surgical fastening
    Patent number: 7862573
    Abstract: A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with an internally threaded portion. The fasteners may engage with a threaded mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners. A rotator may rotate the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. The throughbore of the fasteners may include a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, may include an angled face or other feature to aid in fastener deployment and/or have curved depressions in the head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventors: Roger E. Darois, Gus Felix, Alan Bachman, Ray Adams, Joe Paul, Ed Chester, Adam Lehman, Barry Smith, Jeffrey Stein
  • Method and apparatus for surgical fastening
    Publication number: 20070250064
    Abstract: A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with an internally threaded portion. The fasteners may engage with a threaded mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners. A rotator may rotate the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. The throughbore of the fasteners may include a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, may include an angled face or other feature to aid in fastener deployment and/or have curved depressions in the head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Davol, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Darois, Gus Felix, Alan Bachman, Ray Adams, Joe Paul, Ed Chester, Adam Lehman, Barry Smith, Jeffrey Stein