Patents by Inventor Sung Sok Yi

Sung Sok Yi 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).

  • Umbrella shaped suture anchor device with actuating ring member
    Patent number: RE36289
    Abstract: A suture anchor device having an anchor member with outwardly extending wing members and an actuating wedge member. The suture anchor device is inserted into a bore hole in a bone as part of an orthopedic surgical procedure wherein soft tissue such as a tendon or ligament is attached to the surface of the bone. The wing members are spread outwardly by the wedge member to lock the suture anchor device in the bone. The suture anchor has similar utility in soft tissue applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Thu Anh Le, Sung Sok Yi, William Zwaskis, Jack S. Pedlick, Brian H. Luscombe, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, John Di Giovanni, Keith A. Seritella, Mark G. Steckel, Steven F. Harwin