Patents Examined by Timothy J Gosart
  • Patent number: 7766964
    Abstract: Methods of ligament repair are provided. A ligament graft is arranged in a tensioning device and placed adjacent to a heating surface. The heating surface is activated to heat the graft. The graft is tensioned while on the substantially dry heating surface to provide laxity to the graft. The size of the relaxed graft remains the same until the graft is implanted in a bone tunnel as either an anterior or posterior cruciate ligament graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin T Stone, Nathan M Sautter, Michael D Lee
  • Patent number: 7758641
    Abstract: A prosthetic device and method to restore extraocular muscle function. The device includes a housing; a biasing component disposed in the housing; a proximal connector operatively connected to a proximal end of the biasing component; and a distal connector operatively connected to a distal end of the biasing component, wherein the proximal connector is configured for being secured with respect to an orbital bone and the distal connector adapted to be secured to the paralyzed or absent muscle stump, e.g. on the globe, or to the eyelid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: The University of Miami
    Inventor: David T. Tse
  • Patent number: 7740604
    Abstract: An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye. In some embodiments the implant has a body extending in a curved volume whose longitudinal axis forms an arc of a circle, and a plurality of open areas and strut areas formed in the body, the open areas extending over more than 50% of a surface defining the curved volume, the strut areas surrounding the open areas, the body having a diameter of between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches. The invention also provides a method of treating glaucoma including the steps of supporting tissue forming Schlemm's canal in an eye with an implant extending at least partially in the canal along an axial length within the canal; and contacting with the implant less than 50% of the tissue forming the canal along the axial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Ivantis, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Schieber, Charles L. Euteneuer