Patents by Inventor Gordon Edelson

Gordon Edelson 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).

  • Self-drilling surgical suture anchor
    Patent number: 6287324
    Abstract: A device and method for anchoring a surgical suture in solid tissue, such as bone, which is implantable without prior drilling of a hole. The device for anchoring a surgical suture to a solid tissue is attachable to an external rotational drive and includes a self-drilling body to which surgical suture is attachable, an assembly including at least one flexible locking element, attached to or integrally formed therewith, capable of assuming both an open and closed configurations. The device is configured so that the assembly including at least one flexible locking element in the closed configuration is releasably engageable by the external rotational drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Shoulderon Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeshayahu Yarnitsky, Gordon Edelson, Shay Kahana