Patents by Inventor Kenneth Warren Volker

Kenneth Warren Volker 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 of retaining suture packages for the dispensing of sutures there from
    Patent number: 7770365
    Abstract: A suture package retaining device having a housing with an interior space. Suture packages are located in an interior space of the housing and biased towards a top of the device. A top-most suture package is positioned at the top in alignment with an opening. The top-most suture package is held in position in the retaining device, permitting a user to access a suture of the package through the opening. When a user applies upward force to remove the suture, the suture package is maintained in a fixed position, allowing the user to disassociate the suture from the package. The device may include a slot through which suture packages may be inserted into or removed from the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Equinox Surgical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: John Marcos Enriquez, III, Kenneth Warren Volker
  • Method of retaining suture packages for the dispensing of sutures there from
    Publication number: 20090321468
    Abstract: A suture package retaining device having a housing with an interior space. Suture packages are located in an interior space of the housing and biased towards a top of the device. A top-most suture package is positioned at the top in alignment with an opening. The top-most suture package is held in position in the retaining device, permitting a user to access a suture of the package through the opening. When a user applies upward force to remove the suture, the suture package is maintained in a fixed position, allowing the user to disassociate the suture from the package. The device may include a slot through which suture packages may be inserted into or removed from the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: John Marcos Enriquez, III, Kenneth Warren Volker