Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Koch

Robert Michael Koch 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).

  • Systems and methods for suture anchor deployment
    Patent number: 8109943
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for suture anchor deployment. A system according to the present invention is a trocar system that includes a cannula assembly and an obturator assembly, the cannula assembly providing a needle assembly and the obturator assembly providing a needle actuation mechanism. The obturator assembly may be at least partially inserted into the cannula assembly and arranged to operatively couple the needle actuation mechanism to the needle assembly. The needle assembly includes at least one needle, each needle having disposed near its distal tip a suture anchor. A method according to the present invention includes steps for deploying and/or depositing at least one suture anchor in or through an organ of the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Gordian Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Sreevathsa Boraiah, Robert Michael Koch
  • Systems and methods for suture anchor deployment
    Publication number: 20100262166
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for suture anchor deployment. A system according to the present invention is a trocar system that includes a cannula assembly and an obturator assembly, the cannula assembly providing a needle assembly and the obturator assembly providing a needle actuation mechanism. The obturator assembly may be at least partially inserted into the cannula assembly and arranged to operatively couple the needle actuation mechanism to the needle assembly. The needle assembly includes at least one needle, each needle having disposed near its distal tip a suture anchor. A method according to the present invention includes steps for deploying and/or depositing at least one suture anchor in or through an organ of the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Sreevathsa Boraiah, Robert Michael Koch