Patents by Inventor Boyd T. Barker, Jr.

Boyd T. Barker, Jr. 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).

  • Knotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibers
    Patent number: 5628756
    Abstract: A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and second end portion. A first loop is formed in the first end portion of the cable with a second loop is formed, being placed around or through the bone parts to be tied. After the second loop is place around the selected bone parts, the free cable end is passed through the first loop and pulled tight to define a tightened position. The free cable end can have a needle. The free end is then secured to the cable by splicing for example, to hold the cable in the tightened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd T. Barker, Jr., Eric Lange
  • Knotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibers
    Patent number: 5540703
    Abstract: A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and second end portion. A first loop is formed in the first end portion of the cable with a second loop is formed, being placed around or through the bone parts to be tied. After the second loop is place around the selected bone parts, the free cable end is passed through the first loop and pulled tight to define a tightened position. The free cable end can have a needle. The free end is then secured to the cable by splicing for example, to hold the cable in the tightened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd T. Barker, Jr., Eric Lange