Patents by Inventor Daniel Andrew Shimko, Ph.D.

Daniel Andrew Shimko, Ph.D. 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).

  • SURGICAL TACK DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD AND KIT
    Publication number: 20160151102
    Abstract: A system for delivering a surgical tack in tissue includes a driver, comprising: a shaft having a slot and a channel; and a handle slidably connected to said shaft and having a driving mechanism, said driving mechanism having a driving pin for providing a downward force through said shaft; and a tack cartridge having a plurality of tacks and adapted to be received in said slot and further adapted to feed said tacks between said driving mechanism and said channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Susan J. Drapeau, Ph.D., Kelly Brook Emerton, Ph.D., Daniel Andrew Shimko, Ph.D.