Patents by Inventor Kenneth T. Helenbolt

Kenneth T. Helenbolt 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).

  • Publication number: 20230404555
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Boyle, Joshua Best, Jacob Jolly, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Publication number: 20230371941
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to suture-implant constructs, surgical devices configured to deliver suture-implant constructs, and methods of repairing damaged tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Andrew K. Osika, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Patent number: 11779317
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Justin Boyle, Joshua Best, Jacob Jolly, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Patent number: 11751864
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to suture-implant constructs, surgical devices configured to deliver suture-implant constructs, and methods of repairing damaged tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Andrew K. Osika, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Publication number: 20230255645
    Abstract: Surgical impact driver adaptors may be connected between a powered surgical instrument and a driven surgical device when performing surgical procedures, such as those involving the implantation of a surgical implant into bone, for example. During surgical procedures, the surgical impact driver adaptors may limit a transfer of a rotational force from the powered surgical instrument to the surgical device until a sufficient axial force is applied to the impact driver adaptor from the powered surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua BEST, Michael Charles MORRIS, Kenneth T. HELENBOLT, Timothy MCINTYRE
  • Patent number: 11712235
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220346939
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing fixation of soft tissue (for example, ligament) to bone by employing a novel multi-piece device. The novel multi-piece device is a ligament fixation system consisting of a larger collar that is initially impacted into a bone aperture, and a smaller plug/bullet-shaped part that is impacted into the larger collar. During ligament repair/reconstruction, the graft is inserted into a bone tunnel with sutures from the graft extending outside the tunnel. The sutures are passed through a collar of the multi-part device and the collar is then inserted into the bone tunnel. The graft suture strands may be tensioned. Subsequently, the smaller plug/bullet-shaped part is impacted into the collar thereby maintaining the tension on the graft sutures. The plug/bullet-shaped part is tightened after the desired tension on the suture is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy R. HOOVER, Kenneth T. HELENBOLT, Peter S. BORDEN, Yasuyuki ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20220287695
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Boyle, Joshua Best, Jacob Jolly, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Publication number: 20220249085
    Abstract: Tissue repair devices that has a movable inserter configured to support a suture implant construct that is positioned for deployment and methods for using the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Anthony A. Laviano, Matthew R. Johnson, Zachary A. Ingwer, Samuel B. Roque, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Silas Wendell Holmes, JR., Andrew K. Osika
  • Patent number: 11406488
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing fixation of soft tissue (for example, ligament) to bone by employing a novel multi-piece device. The novel multi-piece device is a ligament fixation system consisting of a larger collar that is initially impacted into a bone aperture, and a smaller plug/bullet-shaped part that is impacted into the larger collar. During ligament repair/reconstruction, the graft is inserted into a bone tunnel with sutures from the graft extending outside the tunnel. The sutures are passed through a collar of the multi-part device and the collar is then inserted into the bone tunnel. The graft suture strands may be tensioned. Subsequently, the smaller plug/bullet-shaped part is impacted into the collar thereby maintaining the tension on the graft sutures. The plug/bullet-shaped part is tightened after the desired tension on the suture is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Hoover, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Peter S. Borden, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20220110622
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to expandable implants and methods of using expandable implants for tissue fixation and repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher G. Papangelou, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Jacob A. Jolly, Justin M. Boyle
  • Patent number: 11160546
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to expandable implants and methods of using expandable implants for tissue fixation and repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Papangelou, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Jacob A. Jolly, Justin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20210236113
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11006944
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210007729
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to expandable implants and methods of using expandable implants for tissue fixation and repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher G. Papangelou, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Jacob A. Jolly, Justin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20200405285
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to suture-implant constructs, surgical devices configured to deliver suture-implant constructs, and methods of repairing damaged tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Andrew K. Osika, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Patent number: 10799231
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to suture-implant constructs, surgical devices configured to deliver suture-implant constructs, and methods of repairing damaged tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Andrew Osika, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
  • Patent number: 10639049
    Abstract: A drill pin and a method of fixating tissue to bone is described herein. A method of fixating tissue to a bone with a fixation button is described that includes advancing a drill pin from a first surface of a bone to a second surface of the bone to form a tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Laviano, Jacob A. Jolly, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Augusto Custodio
  • Publication number: 20200093587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing fixation of soft tissue (for example, ligament) to bone by employing a novel multi-piece device. The novel multi-piece device is a ligament fixation system consisting of a larger collar that is initially impacted into a bone aperture, and a smaller plug/bullet-shaped part that is impacted into the larger collar. During ligament repair/reconstruction, the graft is inserted into a bone tunnel with sutures from the graft extending outside the tunnel. The sutures are passed through a collar of the multi-part device and the collar is then inserted into the bone tunnel. The graft suture strands may be tensioned. Subsequently, the smaller plug/bullet-shaped part is impacted into the collar thereby maintaining the tension on the graft sutures. The plug/bullet-shaped part is tightened after the desired tension on the suture is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy R. HOOVER, Kenneth T. HELENBOLT, Peter S. BORDEN, Yasuyuki ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20200060663
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob Jolly, Joshua Michalik, John Xerogeanes, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Zachary Ingwer