Patents by Inventor Carl Monti

Carl Monti 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).

  • Curved surgical needles and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5928268
    Abstract: A curved surgical needle and a method for producing the same from a solid sheet of material rather than from coiled wire including the steps of drilling a bore in one edge of the material, grinding an edge opposite the drilled edge to form a sharpened point, curving the material and cutting the material at a point of equal distance between each drilled bored to provide a surgical needle. A suture is then attached to the surgical needle, optionally lubricated, sterilized, and packaged by suitable means known in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Tyco Group S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Richard A. Butwell, Robert A. Hlavacek, Carl Monti