Patents by Inventor Rob George
Rob George 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).
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Patent number: 9320515Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft, a cutting member, an actuating device, and a snare. The shaft has a first end and a second end and bounds a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The shaft has an opening formed in a side adjacent the first end. The cutting member is slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft and can be moved between a first position and a second position, such that when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft. The actuating device is in communication with the cutting member and is operable to move the cutting member from the first position to the second position. The snare extends through the opening and out of the bore at the first end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Publication number: 20130296887Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft, a cutting member, an actuating device, and a snare. The shaft has a first end and a second end and bounds a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The shaft has an opening formed in a side adjacent the first end. The cutting member is slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft and can be moved between a first position and a second position, such that when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft. The actuating device is in communication with the cutting member and is operable to move the cutting member from the first position to the second position. The snare extends through the opening and out of the bore at the first end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Patent number: 8480691Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft, a cutting member, an actuating device, and a snare. The shaft has a first end and a second end and bounds a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The shaft has an opening formed in a side adjacent the first end. The cutting member is slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft and can be moved between a first position and a second position, such that when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft. The actuating device is in communication with the cutting member and is operable to move the cutting member from the first position to the second position. The snare extends through the opening and out of the bore at the first end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Publication number: 20110106104Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft, a cutting member, an actuating device, and a snare. The shaft has a first end and a second end and bounds a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The shaft has an opening formed in a side adjacent the first end. The cutting member is slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft and can be moved between a first position and a second position, such that when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft. The actuating device is in communication with the cutting member and is operable to move the cutting member from the first position to the second position. The snare extends through the opening and out of the bore at the first end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Patent number: 7842051Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Patent number: 7147646Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Publication number: 20060264977Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Publication number: 20040225303Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Patent number: 6746457Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett
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Publication number: 20030109891Abstract: A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2001Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Mike Dana, Rob George, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Jim Swett