Patents by Inventor David N. Caborn

David N. Caborn 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).

  • Patent number: 9226815
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Publication number: 20140324167
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Patent number: 8790401
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Publication number: 20120265298
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Publication number: 20110040380
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Patent number: 7819917
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn
  • Patent number: 7468074
    Abstract: A graft harness for securing a ligament in a bone tunnel takes the form of a shaped plug having a proximal end and a distal end. A radial groove is formed in the distal end of the plug which accepts a looped ligament graft. A suture passageway formed through the plug transverse to the groove accepts a length of suture. The proximal end of the plug features a concave configuration adapted to accept the distal end of an interference screw. A ligament graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the graft harness by seating the looped graft within the groove to form a harness/graft construct, passing a length of suture through the suture passageway, and drawing the harness/graft construct into the tunnel using the length of suture looped through the suture passageway. The graft is secured primarily using an interference screw which engages the concave proximal end of the harness. The harness provides secondary fixation of the graft in the bone tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Caborn, Gregory Guederian
  • Patent number: 7326247
    Abstract: A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, Craig D. Morgan, David N. Caborn