Patents by Inventor Ben Kim Graf

Ben Kim Graf 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).

  • Trephine
    Patent number: 9901355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medical apparatuses and procedures for reconstructing a ligament. There is provided a trephine (10) comprising an adaptor (11), an elongate reamer (12) coupled thereto, and a reamer support stem (13), wherein the reamer support stem is mounted concentrically within the reamer and adaptor, and wherein at least a portion of the reamer support stem is slidably moveable about a longitudinal axis of the trephine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Bourque, Wei Li Fan, Rebecca Ann Blough, Ben Kim Graf, William R. Davis
  • Tissue repair assembly
    Patent number: 9259307
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fixation device. The fixation device includes a base portion including a first leg, a second leg, and a groove located between the first and second legs and a top portion extending from the base portion. A tissue repair device and a method of tissue repair are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Kim Graf, Paul Alexander Torrie
  • TISSUE REPAIR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140330381
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fixation device. The fixation device includes a base portion including a first leg, a second leg, and a groove located between the first and second legs and a top portion extending from the base portion. A tissue repair device and a method of tissue repair are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ben Kim Graf, Paul Alexander Torrie
  • TREPHINE
    Publication number: 20140309641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medical apparatuses and procedures for reconstructing a ligament. There is provided a trephine (10) comprising an adaptor (11), an elongate reamer (12) coupled thereto, and a reamer support stem (13), wherein the reamer support stem is mounted concentrically within the reamer and adaptor, and wherein at least a portion of the reamer support stem is slidably moveable about a longitudinal axis of the trephine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Bernard J. Bourque, Wei Li Fan, Rebecca Ann Blough, Ben Kim Graf, William R. Davis