Patents by Inventor Benjamin K. Graf

Benjamin K. 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).

  • Attachment device to attach tissue graft
    Patent number: 8721683
    Abstract: A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a first edge and a second edge connected to the first edge by a top side and a substantially curved bottom side. The platform member defines a slot extending between the first edge and the second edge, a first opening between the slot and the first edge, and a second opening between the slot and the second edge. The tissue graft attachment device includes a first filament passing through the first opening, a second filament passing through the second opening, and a graft connecting element passing through the slot to form a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Graf
  • SUTURE PULLER
    Publication number: 20130345726
    Abstract: A suture puller includes a tubular body member with a first end and a second end. First and second conical end members are coupled to the first and second ends of the tubular body member, respectively. The first conical end member and the tubular body member define a slot, configured to receive a suture, that extends through the first conical end member and a portion of the tubular body member along a central axis of the suture puller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Rodrigue Berube, JR., Gary Robert McCarthy, Benjamin K. Graf
  • ATTACHMENT DEVICE TO ATTACH TISSUE GRAFT
    Publication number: 20130085526
    Abstract: A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a first edge and a second edge connected to the first edge by a top side and a substantially curved bottom side. The platform member defines a slot extending between the first edge and the second edge, a first opening between the slot and the first edge, and a second opening between the slot and the second edge. The tissue graft attachment device includes a first filament passing through the first opening, a second filament passing through the second opening, and a graft connecting element passing through the slot to form a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Graf