Patents by Inventor Igor S. Karapetian

Igor S. Karapetian 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).

  • Surgical staple, a method of and forceps for its removal
    Patent number: 4434796
    Abstract: The staple has two legs interconnected through a web. Each of the legs carries a rod having a pointed bottom end and a head. The head has a slot for the web to pass. A through hole or passage is made in the rod, which is open at the slot in the head and at the side rod surface. The rigidity of the leg decreases from the zone of interconnection with the web towards the leg end. A method of and forceps for removal of such a surgical staple are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Vsesojuzny Nauchno-Issledovatelsky I Ispytatelny Institut Meditsinskoi Tekhniki
    Inventors: Igor S. Karapetian, Ivan A. Korolkov, Nikolai N. Kapitanov, Boris A. Smirnov, Tatyana L. Ivanova