Patents by Inventor Julie Tripodi

Julie Tripodi 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).

  • SUTURE ANCHOR INSERTER
    Publication number: 20150196292
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor inserter. The suture anchor inserter includes a handle having a proximal component, a central component coupled to the proximal component, and a distal component coupled to the proximal component and the central component, the central component capable of rotating relative to the proximal component; and a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end coupled to the handle. A method of inserting a suture anchor into bone is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Julie Tripodi
  • Suture anchor inserter
    Patent number: 9050077
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor inserter. The suture anchor inserter includes a handle having a proximal component, a central component coupled to the proximal component, and a distal component coupled to the proximal component and the central component, the central component capable of rotating relative to the proximal component; and a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end coupled to the handle. A method of inserting a suture anchor into bone is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Julie Tripodi
  • Suture anchor inserter
    Patent number: 9023061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor inserter. The suture anchor inserter includes a handle having a proximal component, a central component coupled to the proximal component, and a distal component coupled to the proximal component and the central component, the central component capable of rotating relative to the proximal component; and a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end coupled to the handle. A method of inserting a suture anchor into bone is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Julie Tripodi
  • Suture Anchor Inserter
    Publication number: 20100069923
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor inserter. The suture anchor inserter includes a handle having a proximal component, a central component coupled to the proximal component, and a distal component coupled to the proximal component and the central component, the central component capable of rotating relative to the proximal component; and a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end coupled to the handle. A method of inserting a suture anchor into bone is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Julie Tripodi
  • Universal stroller shield
    Patent number: D424483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Julie Tripodi