Patents by Inventor Gregory Markarian

Gregory Markarian 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).

  • Arthroscopic Method and Apparatus for Rotator Cuff Repair
    Publication number: 20150366654
    Abstract: An arthroscopic method for reattaching a rotator cuff tendon to a humeral head may include creating a trough in the top of the humeral head, creating a cavity in the lateral portion of the humeral head, creating one or more tunnels between the cavity and the trough, retrieving sutures affixed to a loose end of the tendon through the trough, at least one tunnel, and the cavity; and passing the sutures through a tensioning and securing device, which is then implanted in the cavity, and the sutures are variously pulled or released to pull, tension, or release the sutures until the tendon is secured in the trough. The trough is preferably created using a unique extendable, angled surgical burr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Markarian
  • Arthroscopic Method and Apparatus for Rotator Cuff Repair
    Publication number: 20150289869
    Abstract: An arthroscopic method for reattaching a rotator cuff tendon to a humeral head may include creating a trough in the top of the humeral head, creating a cavity in the lateral portion of the humeral head, creating one or more tunnels between the cavity and the trough, retrieving sutures affixed to a loose end of the tendon through the trough, at least one tunnel, and the cavity; and passing the sutures through a tensioning and securing device, which is then implanted in the cavity, and the sutures are variously pulled or released to pull, tension, or release the sutures until the tendon is secured in the trough. The trough is preferably created using a unique extendable, angled surgical burr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Markarian
  • Arthroscopic Method and Apparatus for Rotator Cuff Repair
    Publication number: 20150289968
    Abstract: An arthroscopic method for reattaching a rotator cuff tendon to a humeral head may include creating a trough in the top of the humeral head, creating a cavity in the lateral portion of the humeral head, creating one or more tunnels between the cavity and the trough, retrieving sutures affixed to a loose end of the tendon through the trough, at least one tunnel, and the cavity; and passing the sutures through a tensioning and securing device, which is then implanted in the cavity, and the sutures are variously pulled or released to pull, tension, or release the sutures until the tendon is secured in the trough. The trough is preferably created using a unique extendable, angled surgical burr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Markarian
  • Arthroscopic method and apparatus for rotator cuff repair
    Patent number: 9155542
    Abstract: An arthroscopic method for reattaching a rotator cuff tendon to a humeral head may include creating a trough in the top of the humeral head, creating a cavity in the lateral portion of the humeral head, creating one or more tunnels between the cavity and the trough, retrieving sutures affixed to a loose end of the tendon through the trough, at least one tunnel, and the cavity; and passing the sutures through a tensioning and securing device, which is then implanted in the cavity, and the sutures are variously pulled or released to pull, tension, or release the sutures until the tendon is secured in the trough. The trough is preferably created using a unique extendable, angled surgical burr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Markarian
  • Arthroscopic Method and Apparatus for Rotator Cuff Repair
    Publication number: 20130190871
    Abstract: An arthroscopic method for reattaching a rotator cuff tendon to a humeral head may comprise creating a trough in the top of the humeral head, creating a cavity in the lateral portion of the humeral head, creating one or more tunnels between the cavity and the trough, retrieving sutures affixed to a loose end of the tendon through the trough, at least one tunnel, and the cavity; and passing the sutures through a tensioning and securing device, which is then implanted in the cavity, and the sutures are variously pulled or released to pull, tension, or release the sutures until the tendon is secured in the trough. The trough is preferably created using a unique extendable, angled surgical burr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Gregory Markarian