Patents by Inventor Alex McMullen

Alex McMullen 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).

  • Methods and systems for stitching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 10966704
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for performing soft tissue repair by delivering a suture through the soft tissue and underlying bone at two or more fixation points that can be spaced apart from each other and connected by the suture on the surface of the soft tissue. The two or more fixation points and the suture connected there between can be a continuous strand of suture, which can form a stitching assembly that can provide sufficient fixation in the bone and minimize disruption to the soft tissue and bone. In an example, the suture can be delivered into the bone using one or more implants that can catch the suture to drive the suture through the tissue and into the bone. The one or more implants can include structural features to aid in securing the suture to the implant. In an example, the suture can include structural features or be formed of a material to aid in fixation of the suture in the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: Antony J. Lozier, Matthew Prygoski, Daniel P. Murphy, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff, Michael Giordano, J. Craig Fryman, Alex McMullen, Kevin T. Stone
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STITCHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE
    Publication number: 20180125475
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for performing soft tissue repair by delivering a suture through the soft tissue and underlying bone at two or more fixation points that can be spaced apart from each other and connected by the suture on the surface of the soft tissue. The two or more fixation points and the suture connected there between can be a continuous strand of suture, which can form a stitching assembly that can provide sufficient fixation in the bone and minimize disruption to the soft tissue and bone. In an example, the suture can be delivered into the bone using one or more implants that can catch the suture to drive the suture through the tissue and into the bone. The one or more implants can include structural features to aid in securing the suture to the implant. In an example, the suture can include structural features or be formed of a material to aid in fixation of the suture in the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Antony J. Lozier, Matthew Prygoski, Daniel P. Murphy, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff, Michael Giordano, J. Craig Fryman, Alex McMullen, Kevin T. Stone