Patents by Inventor José Leonardo Rocha de Faria

José Leonardo Rocha de Faria 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: 11589861
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a reusable meniscus suture device that comprising a handle for handling the device; a single-part needle comprising an elongated solid body which extends from the handle and a free end opposite the handle endowed with a cutting tip; and at least a portion of the elongated body gradually tapers in thickness towards the cutting tip, forming a portion of greater thickness in the region near the handle, and a portion of lesser thickness in the region near the tip, and wherein the portion of lesser thickness is malleable and curvable; and wherein the tip of the distal end has a lumen for the passage of the suture thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria, Alan de Paula Mozella
  • Publication number: 20220265265
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a meniscus suture device comprising a handle for handling the device which comprises a push button with axial displacement, a cannula extending from the handle and having a free extremity opposite the handle, a movable rod housed and axially displaceable inside the cannula, the movable rod comprising a first extremity which extends inside the handle and a second extremity, opposite the handle, which has an indenture for capturing a suture thread, wherein the first extremity of the rod comprises a driving mechanism connected to the push button of the handle, for activating the axial displacement of the movable rod inside the cannula, and whereby when the axial displacement of the movable rod inside the cannula is activated, the second extremity of the rod extends outside the orifice of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: José Leonardo Rocha DE FARIA, Cristiano Siqueira PEREIRA, José Alencar MARQUES JUNIOR
  • Publication number: 20210128147
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a reusable meniscus suture device that comprising a handle for handling the device; a single-part needle comprising an elongated solid body which extends from the handle and a free end opposite the handle endowed with a cutting tip; and at least a portion of the elongated body gradually tapers in thickness towards the cutting tip, forming a portion of greater thickness in the region near the handle, and a portion of lesser thickness in the region near the tip, and wherein the portion of lesser thickness is malleable and curvable; and wherein the tip of the distal end has a lumen for the passage of the suture thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria, Alan de Paula Mozella