Patents by Inventor Jeffery M. Whelan
Jeffery M. Whelan 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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Publication number: 20090171360Abstract: A surgical kit for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. The kit includes a flexible strand that is drawn with a pin through the bone. The strand is positioned so that a looped portion of the strand protrudes out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket. The kit includes an implant for transversely fixing the graft in the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 7500990Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 7306626Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 7077863Abstract: A surgical method for transosseous fixation of a bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft into a joint is disclosed. A longitudinal tunnel formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal tunnel. The strand portion is attached to a loop extending from the bone block of the BTB graft, preferably by forming the loop around the strand. The strand attached to the bone block loop is retracted into the tunnel, drawing the attached BTB graft into the tunnel. The BTB graft is fixed in the tunnel using a transverse implant passed through the loop.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 7066956Abstract: A surgical method for transosseous fixation of a BTB graft into a joint is disclosed. A longitudinal tunnel formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal tunnel. The loop is severed so that one end of the strand is passed through a hole in the bone block of the BTB graft. The free ends of the loop are subsequently reattached using a knot to form a reformed loop. The strand with the reformed loop is retracted into the tunnel, drawing the attached BTB graft into the tunnel. The BTB graft is fixed in the tunnel using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 6974477Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Publication number: 20040194789Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 6733529Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Publication number: 20030120343Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 6537319Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Publication number: 20020108622Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2002Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 6132433Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan
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Patent number: 5918604Abstract: A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the strand remaining accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using a transverse implant.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1998Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery M. Whelan