Patents Assigned to Conmed
  • Multifunctional PCL guide arm
    Patent number: 11357521
    Abstract: A drill guide arm for providing guidance for placement of a bone tunnel, while protecting against trauma. The guide arm includes a first arm at a proximal end connected at an angle to a second arm, the second arm extending to a distal end. The angle can be within the range of 80°-110°. The second arm extends along a first axis. The guide arm also includes a distal tip extending at a second angle from the second arm at the distal end, and an indicator feature extending from the distal tip toward the first arm. The indicator feature extends along a second axis, the second axis being substantially parallel to the first axis. The guide arm can also include a shield feature of the distal tip. The shield feature has a width wider than the remainder of the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kam, Andrew Muser, Kalifa A. Clarke, Peter Verdonk, Björn G. Barenius, Seth L. Sherman, Brian R. Wolf, Timothy Spalding
  • System and method for controlling gas composition in a surgical cavity during endoscopic surgical procedures
    Patent number: 11350966
    Abstract: A method for controlling gas composition in a surgical cavity during an endoscopic surgical procedure includes monitoring for a plurality of gas species in a gas flow from a surgical cavity of a patient. The method includes measuring the plurality of gas species in the gas flow from the surgical cavity and determining if the gas species measured in the gas flow from the surgical cavity are each present and/or within a respective desired range. The method includes adding gas into the surgical cavity if one or more gas species in the plurality of gas species is outside of the respective desired range so as to bring a composition of gas species in the surgical cavity within the respective desired range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Mikiya Silver, Gary Tegan
  • Multi-barrel drill guide
    Patent number: 11344321
    Abstract: A multi-barrel drill guide with an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal end and a distal end, an elongated distal guide tube attached to and extending from the distal end of the elongated body, and a handle extending from the elongated body between the proximal end and the distal end. The elongated body has a first channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end and a second channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end at an angle relative to the first channel. The first channel and the second channel intersect at a convergence area at the distal end. A drill bit is movable in a slidable manner within the second channel, and a driver loaded with a suture anchor is movable in a slidable manner within the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Thibodeau, Matthew C. Summitt, Gregory A. Alfonso, Robert A. Rofman, Erika T. Calvert, Peter Miller
  • ALL-SUTURE ANCHOR AND DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220142637
    Abstract: An all-suture anchor for attaching soft tissue to bone while creating an interference fit within a bone hole, and a deployment device for the all-suture anchor. The all-suture anchor includes an anchor body having first and second ends. The second end is folded toward the first end, creating a looped distal end of the anchor body, while the first and second ends of the anchor body form a proximal end. The anchor body is composed of a first material having a first density. A passing filament, of a second (different) density, is woven through the anchor body at passing locations such that a pair of free ends of the passing filament extends from the proximal end of the anchor body. The all-suture anchor additionally includes a binding filament bound axially at the proximal end of the anchor body around the first end and the second end of the anchor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Kehoe
  • MODULAR DOCKING SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20220133385
    Abstract: A docking system for electrosurgical equipment where a first docking interface is a recess in the housing of a smoke evacuator and a second docking interface is a raised portion of an electrosurgical unit. The first and second docking interfaces have corresponding ground, power, and communication contacts, so that the two devices can be physically and electrically interconnected by mating the first docking interface with the second docking interface. The first docking interface is on the top of the smoke evacuator and the second docking interface is on the bottom of the electrosurgical unit so that the devices may be stacked and interconnected using a minimum amount of space without the need for cabling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Frame, John Cook
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED GAS RECIRCULATION IN SURGICAL TROCARS WITH PNEUMATIC SEALING
    Publication number: 20220117629
    Abstract: Systems for insufflation and recirculation of insufflation fluid in a surgical procedure include a control unit having a fluid pump, a supply conduit, a return fluid conduit and a pressure-controlled valve. The pressure-controlled valve is in fluid communication with an insufflation gas supply, the supply conduit and the return conduit and is adapted and configured to respond to pressure control signals to adjust position and thereby system flow parameters, to reduce entrainment of air from the surrounding environment, and to increase the concentration of insufflation gas in an operative space, and/or to reduce an overpressure condition in the operative space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Stearns, Kurt Azarbarzin, Timothy J. Nolan
  • Suture anchor comprising suture filament and suture tape
    Patent number: 11304689
    Abstract: A suture anchor that is configured to pull repair sutures into a pre-formed hole in bone or boney tissue, having a fibrous construct having a first side and a second side; and a first filament body passing through the fibrous construct, the first filament body forming a first pair of loops that interleave with one another on one of the first side or the second side of the fibrous construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Miller, Jeremy Reedy
  • Adjustable microfracture handle
    Patent number: 11304708
    Abstract: A microfracture device for creating small holes in a bone. The microfracture device includes a handle having a body extending along a central longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end; a shaft connected to the distal end of the body, the shaft having a distal tip; wherein the distal tip extends at first angle relative to the central longitudinal axis; a sliding mechanism slidably engaged with a surface of the body and moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration; and wherein the sliding mechanism further comprises a striking surface extending therefrom, wherein the striking surface is positioned at a second angle to the central longitudinal axis that is at least substantially similar to the first angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Alfonso, Robert A. Thibodeau, Matthew C. Summitt
  • Orthopedic Drill Bit with Swiveling Head
    Publication number: 20220110640
    Abstract: An orthopedic drill bit that is configurable to form a first bone tunnel having a first bore when inserted through a bone and a second, larger bore as the drill is partially withdrawn from bone to produce a reverse counterbore for accepting an anchor. The drill bit has a shaft with a pivotal cutting tip that is movable from a narrow boring configuration into a wider boring configuration. The drill bit has a body enclosing the shaft that is biased into engagement with the cutting tip. Rotation of the body allow a user to move the cutting tip from the narrower bore configuration used to drill a pilot hole into a wider bore configuration used to drill a reverse counterbore for accepting the anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kam, Andrew P. Muser
  • STERILE BATTERY CHARGING
    Publication number: 20220094184
    Abstract: A sterile battery charging device and assembly for charging within a sterile field. The battery charging assembly includes a base unit having a first interface and a second interface. The assembly additionally includes a high capacity battery connectable to the first interface and a low capacity battery connectable to the second interface. The base unit retrieves power from the high capacity battery and transmits power to the low capacity battery. The high capacity battery and the low capacity battery are interchangeably connectable to the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Lackey
  • Uterine manipulator
    Patent number: 11278322
    Abstract: A uterine manipulator device includes: an elongated cannulated tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a cervical cup having a top proximal portion of a first diameter and a base distal portion of a second smaller diameter, wherein: the base distal portion includes a hole formed therein having a perimeter including a distal end and a proximal end, and including a longitudinal axis positioned therethrough; one of the proximal end of the perimeter and the distal end of the perimeter is angled away from the longitudinal axis and the other of the proximal end of the perimeter and the distal end of the perimeter is in line with the longitudinal axis; and the elongated cannulated tube is positioned through the hole in the cervical cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Rachelle D. Fitzgerald, Christopher Yantsides, David Hughes, Xiao Wu, Irtiza Ali
  • WRIST TRACTION TOWER AND TRACTION TOWER SCALE
    Publication number: 20220079798
    Abstract: A traction tower assembly and traction tower scale. The traction tower assembly includes a tower assembly including a first tower having a first side surface and a second tower having a second side surface positioned adjacent to the first side surface, wherein the second tower is movable with respect to the first tower in a first direction and in a second direction; and an elongated arm assembly attached to and extending from the tower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Alfonso, Robert Thibodeau, Matthew Summitt, Thien Vu, Brenda Yantzer
  • Surgical gas delivery system with remote gaseous sealing module and gas sealed sleeve for accessing a surgical cavity
    Patent number: 11273270
    Abstract: A system for performing an endoscopic surgical procedure in a surgical cavity of a patient that includes a gas delivery device configured to deliver a flow of pressurized gas to a gas delivery lumen extending therefrom, a gaseous sealing module communicating with a distal end of the gas delivery lumen and configured to generate a gaseous seal within a gas sealed lumen extending therefrom, and an access port communicating with a distal end of the gas sealed lumen so as to provide sealed instrument access to the surgical cavity and maintain a stable pressure within the surgical cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Gennady Kleyman, Michael J. Augelli, Mikiya Silver
  • SURGICAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH REMOTE GASEOUS SEALING MODULE FOR MAINTAINING STABLE PRESSURE IN A SURGICAL CAVITY
    Publication number: 20220072242
    Abstract: A system for performing an endoscopic surgical procedure in a surgical cavity of a patient that includes a gas delivery device configured to deliver a flow of pressurized gas to a gas delivery lumen extending therefrom, a gaseous sealing module communicating with a distal end of the gas delivery lumen and configured to generate a gaseous seal within a gas sealed lumen extending therefrom, and an access port communicating with a distal end of the gas sealed lumen so as to provide sealed instrument access to the surgical cavity and maintain a stable pressure within the surgical cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Augelli, Mikiya Silver, Michael J. Kane
  • Drill guide assembly
    Patent number: 11266422
    Abstract: A drill guide assembly for accurate and stable drilling of a bone tunnel. The drill guide assembly includes a guide body having first and second ends, and a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. The drill guide assembly also includes a curved guide arm having a first arm connected at an angle to a second arm. The first arm terminates in a distal tip. The second arm has first and second sides, and is slidable within the slot of the guide body. The second arm also includes detents along its second side. A locking mechanism is attached at the first end of the guide body and in a first position, and the locking mechanism is engaged with one of the detents. The drill guide assembly also includes a clamp mechanism attached at the second end of the guide body and a guide sleeve removably extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
    Inventor: Andrew P. Muser
  • MULTIPATH FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED GASEOUS SEAL FOR MULTIMODAL SURGICAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220062567
    Abstract: A gas conditioning unit for a surgical gas delivery device is disclosed, which includes a filter housing having an insufflation gas flow path for delivering insufflation gas to a body cavity and for facilitating pressure measurements from the body cavity, a pressurized gas flow path for delivering pressurized gas from a pump in the surgical gas delivery device to an internal nozzle in the filter housing that accelerates the pressurized gas and thereby generates a continuous pressure barrier that inhibits egress of insufflation gas from the body cavity, a vacuum return flow path for returning depressurized gas spent by the internal nozzle back to the pump under vacuum, an air entrainment flow path for drawing air into the body cavity to maintain a given pressure therein, and a smoke evacuation flow path for conveying smoke from the body cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Dominick Mastri, Earl M. Zergiebel, Michael J. Augelli, Kenneth Blier, Ralph Stearns
  • TENODESIS ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20220061980
    Abstract: A tenodesis anchor having an anchor member coupled to at least one fiber loop. The anchor member is inserted into a bone and the loop closed about a tendon to be anchored to the bone. Closing the loops additionally deforms the anchor member so that it remains within the bone, thereby securing the tendon trapped in the loop to the bone without the use of a staple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kam, Peter Verdonk, Timothy Spalding
  • DRIVER FOR ARTHROSCOPIC IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20220054168
    Abstract: A driver for a medical implant having a shaft with a longitudinal throughbore, a slot formed in the distal end of the shaft, and a rod moveable longitudinally within the shaft to selectively interlock the shaft with a medical implant or to release the medical implant once it is positioned in place during a medical operation. A pair of opposing ribs may extend circumferentially about the distal end of the shaft to assist with interlocking to the medical implant. The shaft of the driver expands radially when the rod is moved to the advanced position to interlock to the medical implant, and contracts radially when the rod is moved to the retracted position to release the medical implant. The shaft may include knurling to assist with engagement to the medical implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Isshiki, Kenny Rush
  • SURGICAL GAS DELIVERY DEVICE WITH INTERNAL GASEOUS SEALING MODULE AND FILTERED TUBE SET THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20220054773
    Abstract: A system for performing an endoscopic surgical procedure in a surgical cavity of a patient that includes a gas delivery device configured to deliver a flow of pressurized gas to a gas delivery lumen extending therefrom, a gaseous sealing module communicating with a distal end of the gas delivery lumen and configured to generate a gaseous seal within a gas sealed lumen extending therefrom, and an access port communicating with a distal end of the gas sealed lumen so as to provide sealed instrument access to the surgical cavity and maintain a stable pressure within the surgical cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Mikiya Silver, Michael J. Augelli, Ralph Stearns, Michael J. Kane
  • SOFT-THREAD CANNULA AND CANNULA SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220054164
    Abstract: A cannula seal assembly with a compatible flexible cannula. The cannula includes a rigid cannula body having proximal and distal body ends. The cannula body is composed of material having a first thickness. A flexible thread extends along at least a portion of the cannula body from the distal body end toward the proximal body end. The thread is composed of material having a second thickness, which is less than a first thickness. The cannula is attachable to a cannula seal assembly. The assembly includes a housing having a primary seal and a secondary seal therein. The assembly has a spacer connected between the primary seal and the secondary seal and a reservoir between the primary seal and the secondary seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Isshiki