Patents by Inventor Farnaz L. Yassaee

Farnaz L. Yassaee 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).

  • Tenodesis fixation method
    Patent number: 8932354
    Abstract: A tendon anchoring device may include an implant having a pair of spaced apart legs for straddling a tendon. A push rod removably attached to the implant may be utilized to guide and push a portion of the tendon into a pre-drilled bore in a bone. A fixation member may be slid along the push rod and threadably engage an inner surface of the pre-drilled bore to thereby anchor the tendon to the bone while a force is applied to the push rod. Once the fixation member has been installed, the push rod may be disengaged from the implant and removed from the bore. The implant may remain permanently straddled over the tendon inside of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Inventors: Shane Barwood, Farnaz L. Yassaee
  • Tenodesis system
    Patent number: 8845725
    Abstract: A tendon anchoring device may include an implant having a pair of spaced apart legs for straddling a tendon. A push rod removably attached to the implant may be utilized to guide and push a portion of the tendon into a pre-drilled bore in a bone. A fixation member may be slid along the push rod and threadably engage an inner surface of the pre-drilled bore to thereby anchor the tendon to the bone while a force is applied to the push rod. Once the fixation member has been installed, the push rod may be disengaged from the implant and removed from the bore. The implant may remain permanently straddled over the tendon inside of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Lumaca Orthopaedics Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Shane Barwood, Farnaz L. Yassaee
  • TENODESIS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110106252
    Abstract: A tendon anchoring device may include an implant having a pair of spaced apart legs for straddling a tendon. A push rod removably attached to the implant may be utilized to guide and push a portion of the tendon into a pre-drilled bore in a bone. A fixation member may be slid along the push rod and threadably engage an inner surface of the pre-drilled bore to thereby anchor the tendon to the bone while a force is applied to the push rod. Once the fixation member has been installed, the push rod may be disengaged from the implant and removed from the bore. The implant may remain permanently straddled over the tendon inside of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Shane Barwood, Farnaz L. Yassaee
  • TENODESIS FIXATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110106253
    Abstract: A tendon anchoring device may include an implant having a pair of spaced apart legs for straddling a tendon. A push rod removably attached to the implant may be utilized to guide and push a portion of the tendon into a pre-drilled bore in a bone. A fixation member may be slid along the push rod and threadably engage an inner surface of the pre-drilled bore to thereby anchor the tendon to the bone while a force is applied to the push rod. Once the fixation member has been installed, the push rod may be disengaged from the implant and removed from the bore. The implant may remain permanently straddled over the tendon inside of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Shane Barwood, Farnaz L. Yassaee