Patents by Inventor Donna Belloli

Donna Belloli 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).

  • Methods and devices for repairing triangular fibrocartilage complex tears
    Patent number: 7455683
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEARS
    Publication number: 20080077182
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEARS
    Publication number: 20050192632
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli