Patents by Inventor Breck Petrillo
Breck Petrillo 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).
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Patent number: 9808241Abstract: A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction generally unparallel to an axis of the carrying jaw. The needle may also be configured to retrieve a suture. A retaining mechanism holds a suture in place to be engaged by the needle. The jaw housing the needle may include a lateral opening through which the suture may be inserted. The needle may also include a lateral notch which may be aligned with lateral opening to receive the suture. An actuator coupled to the needle enables the user to move the needle proximally to align the notch with the lateral slot.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARLInventors: Christopher Weinert, Ron Farkash, Dan Nelsen, Breck Petrillo, Michael C. Pereira, David Robson, Thomas Weisel, Charles Johnson, David Skinlo
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Patent number: 8540732Abstract: A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction generally unparallel to an axis of the carrying jaw. The needle may also be configured to retrieve a suture. A retaining mechanism holds a suture in place to be engaged by the needle. The jaw housing the needle may include a lateral opening through which the suture may be inserted. The needle may also include a lateral notch which may be aligned with lateral opening to receive the suture. An actuator coupled to the needle enables the user to move the needle proximally to align the notch with the lateral slot.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Depuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Weinert, Ron Farkash, Dan Nelsen, Breck Petrillo, Michael C. Pereira, David Robson, Thomas Weisel, Charles Johnson, David Skinlo
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Patent number: 8313472Abstract: An emergency eyewash station and dispensing structure therefore is disclosed. The emergency eyewash station includes a main body configured and arranged to hold and dispense eyewash fluid therefrom, an actuator arm assembly movable from a closed position to an open position, and a dispensing structure having an eyepiece sealed by a membrane. The eyepiece is in fluid connection with the eyewash fluid contained in the main body. The dispensing structure is removably coupled to the actuator arm assembly such that when the actuator arm assembly is moved from the closed position to the open position, the membrane is unsealed and the eyewash fluid dispenses from the eyepiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. a Delaware corporationInventors: Benoit Devinat, Michael C Pereira, Breck Petrillo
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Publication number: 20110087245Abstract: A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction generally unparallel to an axis of the carrying jaw. The needle may also be configured to retrieve a suture. A retaining mechanism holds a suture in place to be engaged by the needle. The jaw housing the needle may include a lateral opening through which the suture may be inserted. The needle may also include a lateral notch which may be aligned with lateral opening to receive the suture. An actuator coupled to the needle enables the user to move the needle proximally to align the notch with the lateral slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC., A MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Weinert, Ron Farkash, Dan Nelsen, Breck Petrillo, Mike Michael Pereira, David Robson, Thomas Weisel, Charles Johnson, David Skinlo
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Patent number: 7879046Abstract: A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction generally unparallel to an axis of the carrying jaw. The needle may also be configured to retrieve a suture. A retaining mechanism holds a suture in place to be engaged by the needle. The jaw housing the needle may include a lateral opening through which the suture may be inserted. The needle may also include a lateral notch which may be aligned with lateral opening to receive the suture. An actuator coupled to the needle enables the user to move the needle proximally to align the notch with the lateral slot.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Depuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Weinert, Ron Farkash, Dan Nelsen, Breck Petrillo, Michael Pereira, David Robson, Thomas Weisel, Charles Johnson, David Skinlo
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Patent number: 7771461Abstract: Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure has at least one gusset that is resiliently deformable for accommodating patients of various sizes. A supply conduit fluidly connects an inlet of the enclosure to a reservoir, and a return conduit fluidly connects an outlet of the enclosure to the reservoir. A first coupler joins the supply conduit and the return conduit to the reservoir and a second coupler joins the supply conduit and the return conduit to the enclosure. The reservoir generally comprises a bag and at least a portion of the supply conduit is integral with the bag.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Life Recovery Systems HD, LLCInventors: Robert B. Schock, Marc Cote, Kevin Browning, Breck Petrillo, Robert W. Pekar
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Publication number: 20080082150Abstract: Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure has at least one gusset that is resiliently deformable for accommodating patients of various sizes. A supply conduit fluidly connects an inlet of the enclosure to a reservoir, and a return conduit fluidly connects an outlet of the enclosure to the reservoir. A first coupler joins the supply conduit and the return conduit to the reservoir and a second coupler joins the supply conduit and the return conduit to the enclosure. The reservoir generally comprises a bag and at least a portion of the supply conduit is integral with the bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: LIFE RECOVERY SYSTEMS HD, LLCInventors: Robert B. Schock, Marc Cote, Kevin Browning, Breck Petrillo, Robert W. Pekar
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Publication number: 20070270885Abstract: A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction generally unparallel to an axis of the carrying jaw. The needle may also be configured to retrieve a suture. A retaining mechanism holds a suture in place to be engaged by the needle. The jaw housing the needle may include a lateral opening through which the suture may be inserted. The needle may also include a lateral notch which may be aligned with lateral opening to receive the suture. An actuator coupled to the needle enables the user to move the needle proximally to align the notch with the lateral slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC., a Massachusetts corporationInventors: Christopher Weinert, Ron Farkash, Dan Nelsen, Breck Petrillo, Michael Pereira, David Robson, Thomas Weisel, Charles Johnson, David Skinlo