Patents Assigned to Arthrex, Inc.
  • Systems and methods for cellular separation
    Patent number: 11458468
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein provide systems and methods for maintaining sterile conditions inside of a biological-fluid container during an entire process of delivery, incubation, centrifugation, and extraction of fluid. The methods and systems also provide systems and methods for localized extraction of a portion of a biological fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah McIntyre, Christopher Bare, Melissa Tucker, Andrea Matuska
  • Circular suture constructs and methods for use
    Patent number: 11452518
    Abstract: A suture construct includes, inter alia, a sheath and a flexible strand threaded through the sheath to configure the sheath in a circular or oblong shape. The suture construct may be utilized in various tissue reconstruction procedures. The suture construct can be connected to a second suture construct to form a surgical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Best, Tyler Esposito, Colin Baker, Arley Perez, III
  • Bone compression plate
    Patent number: 11452551
    Abstract: A bone plate according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, inter alia, a body portion. The body portion includes a first slotted portion extending at least partially through the body portion and a plurality of teeth adjacent the first slotted portion for engaging a driver in the first slotted portion. The body portion also includes a second slotted portion extending at least partially through the body portion and a ramped portion at least partially surrounding the second slotted portion. The ramped portion tapers from an outer surface of the body portion toward an inner surface of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Dresher, Mihaela Morar, Chris Powell, Michael J. Dresher
  • Joint kinematic reconstruction techniques
    Patent number: 11446135
    Abstract: Methods for reconstructing a joint include fixating at least one suture inside a joint space, retrieving the at least one suture from inside the joint space, passing the at least one suture through a graft at a location external to the joint space, shuttling the graft into the joint space, and fixating the graft to bone using the at least one suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Adams, Alan Hirahara, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Stephen S. Burkhart
  • Surgical constructs and methods of tissue repair
    Patent number: 11439382
    Abstract: Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs employing tensionable knotless anchors, without knot tying. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used by themselves or in combination with additional constructs (which may have a similar or different configuration, i.e., modified according to the specific repair) to achieve novel remplissage and soft tissue repairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen S. Burkhart
  • Meniscal repair adhesive
    Patent number: 11433162
    Abstract: A composition that includes (a) a prepolymer having at least one free isocyanate group that is capable of bonding to tissue and that cures in vivo upon exposure to water to form a polymer having a compressive modulus between 1.9 and 14.4 MPa and a tensile modulus between 5.0 and 30, and (b) an oil that is miscible in the prepolymer, the oil being selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, mineral oil, vegetable oils, and combinations thereof. The composition retains its integrity when delivered in an aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Dottie M. Clower, Eric J. Beckman, Bradd N. Picone
  • Orthopaedic implants including peripheral aperture arrangements
    Patent number: 11432935
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for repairing bone defects and restoring functionality to a joint. The implants disclosed herein include augment geometries that may approximate a surface contour or bone void along a surgical site and include patterns of peripheral apertures that may be utilized for improved fixation of the implants at the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: John D. Paterson, Rudraksh Khosla
  • Surgical fixation systems and methods
    Patent number: 11432813
    Abstract: A surgical fixation system can include a fixation device, a loop connected to the fixation device, a graft carried by the loop, and a reinforcement material. Surgical fixation systems can be used in various tissue reconstruction procedures, including but not limited to, ACL and PCL reconstructions. The graft and the reinforcement material may be tensioned independently of one another to avoid stress shielding the graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Bachmaier, Coen Wijdicks, Stefan Krupp, Adrian Wilson, Patrick Smith, Jacob Jolly
  • Devices for generating and applying compression within a body
    Patent number: 11426158
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to surgical fixation devices (e.g., staples, screws, etc.) which are able to bring bone fragments into close proximity with each other, generate a compressive load, and maintain that compressive load for a prolonged period of time while healing occurs. The surgical fixations devices are manufactured from a shape memory material (e.g., a material capable of exhibiting superelasticity and/or a temperature-induced shape change).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Palmer, Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, Daniel Morgan
  • Surgical drill guide
    Patent number: 11426183
    Abstract: Drill guides allow an implant to be partially inserted after the holes are drilled and before the drill guide has been removed from the surgical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris M. Powell, Matthew Palmer
  • Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plate
    Patent number: 11419648
    Abstract: A TPLO plate configured to accommodate flexible strands (flexible loops) attached to tissue to be attached to bone. The TPLO plate has one or more suture eyelets, to allow the user (surgeon) to pass a flexible strand through the eyelets and attach/reattach the tissue to the plate at the anatomical location, and to improve the rotational stability of the joint or bone. The eyelets may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on or within a surface of the TPLO bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. The eyelets preferably receive one or more flexible strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: James R. Dunlop, Gregory Joshua Karnes, Brandon L. Roller, Antonio Pozzi, James L. Cook
  • TISSUE REPAIR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220249085
    Abstract: Tissue repair devices that has a movable inserter configured to support a suture implant construct that is positioned for deployment and methods for using the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Best, Anthony A. Laviano, Matthew R. Johnson, Zachary A. Ingwer, Samuel B. Roque, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Silas Wendell Holmes, JR., Andrew K. Osika
  • Ligament fixation device and method
    Patent number: 11406488
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing fixation of soft tissue (for example, ligament) to bone by employing a novel multi-piece device. The novel multi-piece device is a ligament fixation system consisting of a larger collar that is initially impacted into a bone aperture, and a smaller plug/bullet-shaped part that is impacted into the larger collar. During ligament repair/reconstruction, the graft is inserted into a bone tunnel with sutures from the graft extending outside the tunnel. The sutures are passed through a collar of the multi-part device and the collar is then inserted into the bone tunnel. The graft suture strands may be tensioned. Subsequently, the smaller plug/bullet-shaped part is impacted into the collar thereby maintaining the tension on the graft sutures. The plug/bullet-shaped part is tightened after the desired tension on the suture is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Hoover, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Peter S. Borden, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
  • Fifth metatarsal repair systems and methods of use
    Patent number: 11382674
    Abstract: The present application relates to repair systems, and more particularly to fifth metatarsal repair systems and methods of use. The repair systems described herein can include a fixation device with a threaded section. The repair systems described herein can include one or more grippers designed to be deflected outward to grip the sidewalls of an intramedullary canal of the fifth metatarsal. The repair systems described herein can include an end cap. The end cap can include a fastener including thread designed to engage the threaded section of the fixation device. The end cap can include a cap designed to move relative to the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Riddle McDaniel, Alexander Carlo Buscaglia, Kyle Edward Lappin, Samuel Bruce Adams, Jr., Brian John Burgess, David N. Garras
  • Expandable reamers
    Patent number: 11376020
    Abstract: An expandable reamer includes, inter alia, an outer tube, an inner shaft, a movable blade, and an actuator assembly. The expandable reamers can be used to remove diseased bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Laviano, Thomas E. Anstead, John Gualdoni
  • Endoscopic camera region of interest autoexposure
    Patent number: 11375141
    Abstract: An endoscopic camera system having a camera that captures and outputs an image; a camera controller coupled to the camera; a user input device coupled to the camera or the camera controller, wherein the user input device is usable to select a region of interest in the image, the region of interest being a sub-part of the image; and wherein the camera controller: computes a measured luminance value for the region of interest; and adjusts an exposure in response to a comparison of the measured luminance value with a target luminance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Dominik Steiner
  • Arthroscopic anterior glenoid guide
    Patent number: 11369486
    Abstract: Surgical constructs, assemblies and methods of tissue fixation are disclosed. An anterior glenoid guide is a cuboid block configured to be introduced via the rotator interval to lie on the anterior glenoid. The guide has an internal thread for a handle and two flanges which lie on the anterior glenoid. On the anterior face (opposite the neck of the glenoid), the guide is provided with two holes which are sized to receive a drill guide. The holes mate with slots such that the block can be removed after sutures and fixation devices are installed. The anterior glenoid guide can be an arthroscopic anterior glenoid graft guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Duncan Tennent, Michael Schaumann, Matthias Anderl, Alexander James Campagnoli
  • Interactive Tendon Repair Guide System
    Publication number: 20220175469
    Abstract: A system for interactively visualizing different options for tendon repair for a surgeon and for informing the surgeon in a descriptive way of the different options is disclosed. The system may be configured to determine the size of a damaged tendon and propose solutions consisting of the anchor types, number of anchors and a free tendon-to-bone healing area associated with each proposed solution. As such, the system may make a surgeon aware of solutions for which the surgeon was otherwise unaware that are superior in free tendon-to-bone healing area or number of anchors, or both. The system increases the likelihood that a patient will receive the optimum number of anchors and free tendon-to-bone healing area in a tendon repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence D. Higgins, Oliver Hauck, Coen Wijdicks, Christopher Adams
  • Surgical constructs with shuttling loops and methods of tissue fixation
    Patent number: 11350923
    Abstract: Knotless surgical constructs and methods of tissue repairs. A surgical construct can offer both repair and shuttling capabilities to allow for a single pass to load multiple sutures at once. A surgical construct can pass or shuttle multiple repair sutures while making a single pass through or around soft tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Petry, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Bradford O. Parsons, John A. Sodeika, Peter J. Dreyfuss, Stephen S. Burkhart
  • Defect gauge instrument for preparation of surgical sites
    Patent number: 11337830
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a defect gauge instrument and method for repairing bone defects. The defect gauge instrument disclosed herein may be utilized to determine one or more characteristics of a bone defect prior to positioning a graft and/or implant at a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, John David Paterson, Tyler Clevett