Patents by Inventor Amr W. ElMaraghy

Amr W. ElMaraghy 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).

  • Knotless closure sutures and methods of tissue fixation
    Patent number: 11272924
    Abstract: Surgical suturing constructs, suture anchor assemblies, and methods of tissue fixation are disclosed. The suturing construct includes a bumpy suture. A suturing construct may include one or more small loops on a distal end. A suturing construct may include a splice terminating into a tapered portion/region at a proximal end. A bumpy suture of a suturing construct may form a knotless, closed, self-locking loop around tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Loren D. Crook, Peter J. Dreyfuss, Amr W. Elmaraghy
  • KNOTLESS CLOSURE SUTURES AND METHODS OF TISSUE FIXATION
    Publication number: 20200022701
    Abstract: Surgical suturing constructs, suture anchor assemblies, and methods of tissue fixation are disclosed. The suturing construct includes a bumpy suture. A suturing construct may include one or more small loops on a distal end. A suturing construct may include a splice terminating into a tapered portion/region at a proximal end. A bumpy suture of a suturing construct may form a knotless, closed, self-locking loop around tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Loren D. Crook, Peter J. Dreyfuss, Amr W. Elmaraghy
  • Suture snare with retractable sleeve
    Patent number: 9451951
    Abstract: A delivery device (suture passer or suture snare) that may be used in both open and endoscopic surgical procedures. The delivery device is designed with an internal member terminating in a snare and a retractable outer sheath (sleeve). The device is passed through tissue, and the outer sheath is retracted (moved back), allowing the snare to open. The suture is captured by the snare, and the outer sheath is then released so that it returns to its distal position, closing the snare and securing the captured suture. Since the snare is exposed by retracting the outer sheath (sleeve), rather than advancing the snare, the space requirement for the device is reduced, as is the possibility that the snare will undesirably contact sensitive tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek C. Sullivan, Benjamin Wai-Man Chan, Amr W. ElMaraghy
  • SUTURE SNARE WITH RETRACTABLE SLEEVE
    Publication number: 20140128889
    Abstract: A delivery device (suture passer or suture snare) that may be used in both open and endoscopic surgical procedures. The delivery device is designed with an internal member terminating in a snare and a retractable outer sheath (sleeve). The device is passed through tissue, and the outer sheath is retracted (moved back), allowing the snare to open. The suture is captured by the snare, and the outer sheath is then released so that it returns to its distal position, closing the snare and securing the captured suture. Since the snare is exposed by retracting the outer sheath (sleeve), rather than advancing the snare, the space requirement for the device is reduced, as is the possibility that the snare will undesirably contact sensitive tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek C. Sullivan, Benjamin Wai-Man Chan, Amr W. ElMaraghy