Patents by Inventor Christopher Durando

Christopher Durando 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).

  • Non-sliding soft anchor
    Patent number: 12193656
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the (wide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • NON-SLIDING SOFT ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20220008061
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the (wide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • Non-sliding soft anchor
    Patent number: 11219443
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • Non-sliding soft anchor
    Patent number: 10743856
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • NON-SLIDING SOFT ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20190261977
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • NON-SLIDING SOFT ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20180242965
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • Non-sliding soft anchor
    Patent number: 10039543
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Durando
  • Non-Sliding Soft Anchor
    Publication number: 20160051246
    Abstract: A method for coupling tissue includes aligning a guide tool on an outer surface of a first tissue; forming a bore in the first tissue aligned with the guide tool; deploying a non-slip suture construct through the guide tool and into the bore; adjusting a saddle along a flexible member to a position adjacent to a soft anchor, wherein the saddle prevents the flexible member from slideably moving relative to the soft anchor; and threading the flexible member through a second tissue to secure the second tissue to the first tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Durando