Patents by Inventor Carolyn Marie Krasniak

Carolyn Marie Krasniak 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).

  • Publication number: 20230181186
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering an anchor member to a bone of a patient may include a bone punch including an elongate shaft, a head at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, and a piercing tip at a distal end of the elongate shaft. The piercing tip may be configured to be driven into the bone. An anchor member may be disposed over at least a portion of the piercing tip with the piercing tip extending distal of the anchor member. The anchor member may be configured to penetrate the bone of the patient in cooperation with the piercing tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
    Inventors: Carolyn Marie Krasniak, Cori Grace Pierce
  • Publication number: 20230000521
    Abstract: A cannula for passing surgical instruments through tissue. In some instances, the cannula may include a distal flange flexible between a radial configuration and a longitudinal configuration. In some instances, the cannula may also include an actuator configured to move the distal flange between the radial configuration and the longitudinal configuration. In some instances, the cannula may include a valve disposed within the lumen of the cannula, and a cap configured to secure the valve to the cannula. The valve may include a body member having a base and first and second opposing walls extending from the base. In some instances, the valve has an arcuate cutout in the lower surface configured to fit around an instrument shaft inserted therethrough. In some instance, the cannula includes a slit extending an entire length of the cannular to permit an instrument shaft to be inserted and/or removed laterally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Jessica Marie Grabinsky, Jeffrey Louis Barnes, Carolyn Marie Krasniak, Timothy Matthew Murray, Kevin Michael Falco, Francheska Torres