Patents by Inventor Niles Noblitt

Niles Noblitt 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: 5203787
    Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a suture to a bone includes a device which has an elongate body having first and second ends, a central portion, and a longitudinal axis extending through the ends. A suture is attached to the central portion of the body at a point which is offset from the longitudinal axis so that, when the device is placed in a hole in the bone and a force having a component acting in a direction which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device is applied to the suture, the device will rotate causing the ends to engage the bone and prevent removal of the device and suture from the hole. The ends of the device are preferably formed as sharp points. One embodiment is formed from a continuous length of stainless steel rod which is bent into a 360.degree. loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Biomet, Inc.
    Inventors: Niles Noblitt, Kevin Stone