Patents by Inventor Laura Lindsey Mills

Laura Lindsey Mills 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).

  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 11857176
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20230285017
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20220313242
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 11413031
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20200214691
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 10631844
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 10588617
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20190261975
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20160220243
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 9370352
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20150223800
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 9078651
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140296883
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • Tissue repair
    Patent number: 8795334
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20120197271
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills