Patents by Inventor Ernest Akopov

Ernest Akopov 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).

  • Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures
    Patent number: 5573543
    Abstract: A surgical staple for securing a purse string suture to human tissue comprises a staple body of deformable material formed into a loop through which the purse string suture is threaded. The staple body includes a pair of legs which are deformable into an overlapping configuration upon insertion into the tissue to secure the staple body and the purse string suture to the tissue. Alternatively, the staple body includes two or more legs including barbed ends for anchoring the legs to the tissue. To secure the purse string suture, a plurality of staples is positioned about the periphery of the tubular section of tissue, the purse string suture is threaded through the loops in the staples, and the staples are driven into the tissue to secure the purse string suture thereto. In addition, surgical instruments for open surgery and endoscopic surgery are provided for applying the staples and the purse string suture to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Akopov, Vytchesalv F. Astashov, Nikolai Tvorogov, Sergei Udalov
  • Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures
    Patent number: 5484451
    Abstract: A surgical staple for securing a purse string suture to human tissue comprises a staple body of deformable material formed into a loop through which the purse string suture is threaded. The staple body includes a pair of legs which are deformable into an overlapping configuration upon insertion into the tissue to secure the staple body and the purse string suture to the tissue. Alternatively, the staple body includes two or more legs including barbed ends for anchoring the legs to the tissue. To secure the purse string suture, a plurality of staples is positioned about the periphery of the tubular section of tissue, the purse string suture is threaded through the loops in the staples, and the staples are driven into the tissue to secure the purse string suture thereto. In addition, surgical instruments for open surgery and endoscopic surgery are provided for applying the staples and the purse string suture to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Akopov, Vytchesalv Astashov, Nikolai Tvorogov, Sergei Udalov
  • Surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures
    Patent number: 5242457
    Abstract: A surgical staple for securing a purse string suture to human tissue comprises a staple body of deformable material formed into a loop through which the purse string suture is threaded. The staple body includes a pair of legs which are deformable into an overlapping configuration upon insertion into the tissue to secure the staple body and the purse string suture to the tissue. Alternatively, the staple body includes two or more legs including barbed ends for anchoring the legs to the tissue. To secure the purse string suture, a plurality of staples is positioned about the periphery of the tubular section of tissue, the purse string suture is threaded through the loops in the staples, and the staples are driven into the tissue to secure the purse string suture thereto. In addition, a surgical instrument is provided for applying the staples and the purse string suture to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Akopov, Vyacheslav Astashev, Anatoly Ramm, Alexandr Reztsov