Patents by Inventor Ernesto Molmenti

Ernesto Molmenti 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).

  • Knot-tying device for surgical sutures
    Patent number: 11844513
    Abstract: A knot tying device including a sheath configured for placement over a surgical instrument. The sheath includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is elastically reconfigurable between a straightened configuration and a hook shaped configuration. Position of the sheath on the surgical instrument is adjustable between an extended position in which the sheath extends beyond a distal tip of the surgical instrument and a retracted position in which the sheath is pulled back from the distal tip of the surgical instrument. The distal end portion is in the hook shaped configuration when the sheath is in the extended position and the distal end portion is in the straightened configuration when the sheath is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ernesto Molmenti, Alexia McCann
  • KNOT-TYING DEVICE FOR SURGICAL SUTURES
    Publication number: 20220370063
    Abstract: A knot tying device including a sheath configured for placement over a surgical instrument. The sheath includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is elastically reconfigurable between a straightened configuration and a hook shaped configuration. Position of the sheath on the surgical instrument is adjustable between an extended position in which the sheath extends beyond a distal tip of the surgical instrument and a retracted position in which the sheath is pulled back from the distal tip of the surgical instrument. The distal end portion is in the hook shaped configuration when the sheath is in the extended position and the distal end portion is in the straightened configuration when the sheath is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ernesto Molmenti, Alexia McCann
  • Knot-tying device for surgical sutures
    Patent number: 11311286
    Abstract: A knot tying device including a sheath configured for placement over a surgical instrument. The sheath includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is elastically reconfigurable between a straightened configuration and a hook shaped configuration. Position of the sheath on the surgical instrument is adjustable between an extended position in which the sheath extends beyond a distal tip of the surgical instrument and a retracted position in which the sheath is pulled back from the distal tip of the surgical instrument. The distal end portion is in the hook shaped configuration when the sheath is in the extended position and the distal end portion is in the straightened configuration when the sheath is in the retracted position. In exemplary embodiments, the knot tying device may include one or more magnets or one or more magnets as an integral part of a surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ernesto Molmenti, Alexia McCann
  • INTRODUCER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200289156
    Abstract: Medical instrument introducers including instrument drive assemblies to incrementally advance a medical instrument are described. Methods of inserting an instrument into a patient, including incrementally advancing the instrument into the instrument introduction site, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ernesto MOLMENTI, Conor HAND, Derek YOUNG
  • KNOT-TYING DEVICE FOR SURGICAL SUTURES
    Publication number: 20200069305
    Abstract: A knot tying device including a sheath configured for placement over a surgical instrument. The sheath includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is elastically reconfigurable between a straightened configuration and a hook shaped configuration. Position of the sheath on the surgical instrument is adjustable between an extended position in which the sheath extends beyond a distal tip of the surgical instrument and a retracted position in which the sheath is pulled back from the distal tip of the surgical instrument. The distal end portion is in the hook shaped configuration when the sheath is in the extended position and the distal end portion is in the straightened configuration when the sheath is in the retracted position. In exemplary embodiments, the knot tying device may include one or more magnets or one or more magnets as an integral part of a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ernesto Molmenti, Alexia McCann, Osvaldo Del Campo, Octavio Molmenti, Abril Del Campo