Patents by Inventor Tommy L. Turpin

Tommy L. Turpin 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).

  • Microsurgical technique for cosmetic surgery
    Patent number: 5950633
    Abstract: A procedure for supporting the soft tissue of a patient's scalp in a superior position using a microanchor includes forming a plurality of incisions proximate to the soft tissue to be moved, inserting an endoscope through at least of one of the incisions and undermining the soft tissue to be moved while at least a portion of the undermining process is viewed through the endoscope. At least one microanchor having a generally cylindrical body including a first bone contacting end, a second trailing end and bone fixation means formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the microanchor between the first and second ends is provided. Each of the one or more microanchors has a length of less than about 4.0 mm and has a predetermined length of suture thread attached thereto. At least one pilot hole is formed in the patient's cranium through the incisions made therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Lynch, Tommy L. Turpin