Patents by Inventor Dan Gerbec

Dan Gerbec 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).

  • System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 6866666
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to bone. The invention comprises the provision and use of a novel two-part anchor for attaching soft tissue and the like to bone. In one form of the invention, the two-part anchor generally comprises a stake and a cap. The stake is adapted to be positioned in bone and form a stake for impalement by a piece of soft tissue. The cap is adapted to cap soft tissue which has been impaled on the stake and thereby bind the soft tissue to the stake and, hence, to the bone in which the stake is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: MedicineLodge, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Sinnott, Dan Gerbec, Alan Chervitz, T. Wade Fallin
  • System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
    Patent number: 6863072
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to bone. The invention comprises the provision and use of a novel two-part anchor for attaching soft tissue and the like to bone. In one form of the invention, the two-part anchor generally comprises a stake and a cap. The stake is adapted to be positioned in bone and form a stake for impalement by a piece of soft tissue. The cap is adapted to cap soft tissue which has been impaled on the stake and thereby bind the soft tissue to the stake and, hence, to the bone in which the stake is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: MedicineLodge, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Sinnott, Dan Gerbec, Alan Chervitz, T. Wade Fallin