Patents Assigned to MedShape Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for deploying a shape memory polymer
    Patent number: 8430933
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus described herein may utilize activation of an SMP material to install medical devices with respect to a surgical site. Activation of the SMP material may be performed with the use of a triggering force and/or a constraint applied to the SMP material. Activation using a triggering force and/or a constraint may be used to create varied activation rates in an SMP material and may be combined with temperature or other activation stimuli to create the varied activation rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: MedShape Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Gall
  • Suture anchor device
    Patent number: D681811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: MedShape, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack C. Griffis, III, Kenneth A. Gall, Christopher M. Yakacki