Patents by Inventor Cory Schaffhausen

Cory Schaffhausen 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).

  • Apparatus for performing meniscus repair
    Patent number: 8221454
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of repairing a tear in body tissue includes inserting a needle containing a retaining head from a first insertion position on a first outer surface of the body tissue, through the tear and to a second outer surface of the body tissue. The retaining head is ejected from the insertion needle and grasps the second outer surface in an engaged position. An anchor coupled to the retaining head by a flexible member is advanced from a second insertion position on the first outer surface of the body tissue to a position at least through a portion of the tear. The flexible member extends a distance along the first outer surface of the body tissue from the first insertion position to the second insertion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Cory Schaffhausen
  • Apparatus for Performing Meniscus Repair
    Publication number: 20100042114
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of repairing a tear in body tissue includes inserting a needle containing a retaining head from a first insertion position on a first outer surface of the body tissue, through the tear and to a second outer surface of the body tissue. The retaining head is ejected from the insertion needle and grasps the second outer surface in an engaged position. An anchor coupled to the retaining head by a flexible member is advanced from a second insertion position on the first outer surface of the body tissue to a position at least through a portion of the tear. The flexible member extends a distance along the first outer surface of the body tissue from the first insertion position to the second insertion position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Cory Schaffhausen
  • Method and apparatus for performing meniscus repair
    Patent number: 7608092
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of repairing a tear in body tissue includes inserting a needle containing a retaining head from a first insertion position on a first outer surface of the body tissue, through the tear and to a second outer surface of the body tissue. The retaining head is ejected from the insertion needle and grasps the second outer surface in an engaged position. An anchor coupled to the retaining head by a flexible member is advanced from a second insertion position on the first outer surface of the body tissue to a position at least through a portion of the tear. The flexible member extends a distance along the first outer surface of the body tissue from the first insertion position to the second insertion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicince, LLC
    Inventor: Cory Schaffhausen