Patents by Inventor Derek M. O'Hara

Derek M. O'Hara 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).

  • Laparoscopic suturing devices, needles, sutures, and drive systems
    Patent number: 11344294
    Abstract: Devices are provided for a suturing device used during laparoscopic surgical procedures. A suturing needle includes a shaft forming a rod axis; a curved body having a piercing tip at a first end and a base at a second end; and an arm extending from the shaft to the base of the curved body such that the curved body is rotatable about the shaft. The suturing device includes a housing, a suturing needle, one or more sutures, a suture magazine configured to hold the one or more sutures, and a drive system, whereby the drive system may actuate the suturing needle to rotate, allowing the suturing needle to drive into and out of tissue to apply a suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Reviable Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek M. O'Hara, Daniel E. Johns, Peter J. Meinz
  • LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURING DEVICES, NEEDLES, SUTURES, AND DRIVE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200078007
    Abstract: Devices are provided for a suturing device used during laparoscopic surgical procedures. A suturing needle includes a shaft forming a rod axis; a curved body having a piercing tip at a first end and a base at a second end; and an arm extending from the shaft to the base of the curved body such that the curved body is rotatable about the shaft. The suturing device includes a housing, a suturing needle, one or more sutures, a suture magazine configured to hold the one or more sutures, and a drive system, whereby the drive system may actuate the suturing needle to rotate, allowing the suturing needle to drive into and out of tissue to apply a suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Derek M. O'Hara, Daniel E. Johns, Peter J. Meinz