Patents by Inventor David Michael Weir, II

David Michael Weir, II 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: 20120203249
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to an anchor and an insertion tool. The anchor may be sized for near cortex anchor fixation or for fixation into the intramedullary canal of a bone. Embodiments also describe a cortical anchor and insertion tool assembly including an anchor having a tool receptor, a leading face, a central face, a rear face, and a suture spool to receive suture that is situated away from a center of a longitudinal axis of the anchor; and an insertion tool having a rod member having a distal end. A tip of the rod member may include a pivot structure capable of actively pivoting the anchor at the tool receptor. In some embodiments, the anchor may be guided into a hole in a bone by the insertion tool and pivoted at the tool receptor to fully or partially cover the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Allegheny-Singer Research Institute
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Schmidt, David Michael Weir, II