Patents by Inventor James Boucher

James Boucher 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).

  • Publication number: 20150320545
    Abstract: Methods for fixation of a soft tissue graft in a bone including: forming in the bone a tunnel defining an entrance opening and an exit opening at opposite ends of the tunnel, the tunnel including an anterior wall surface and a posterior wall surface opposite to the anterior wall surface; positioning the soft tissue graft within the tunnel such that the soft tissue graft extends through both the entrance opening and the exit opening of the tunnel; inserting a graft fixation apparatus into the tunnel and driving spikes of the graft fixation apparatus into the posterior wall surface to mount the graft fixation apparatus to the posterior wall surface of the tunnel such that the graft fixation apparatus is anterior to the posterior wall surface and is not recessed beneath the posterior wall surface; and securing the soft tissue graft inside the tunnel with the graft fixation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: James BOUCHER, Stephen M. Howell, James Marcinek, Troy M. Walters
  • Patent number: 8647385
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: James Boucher, Stephen M. Howell, James Marcinek
  • Patent number: 8221498
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: James Boucher, Stephen M. Howell, James Marcinek
  • Patent number: 8073757
    Abstract: An accounting system allows posting transactions to a general ledger of an Exchange Traded Fund. The accounting system includes a computer-assisted process that nets subscription and redemption orders that occurred over a particular time (e.g., one day) and records a transfer of securities into or out of the fund based on the net of the subscription and redemption orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Baldassini, Paul M. Murphy, Kirk Cleathero, Ian Johnson, Chip Russo, Timothy Hanifin, Gail Knudsen, James Boucher
  • Publication number: 20070203499
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Arthrotek, Inc.
    Inventors: James Boucher, Stephen Howell, James Marcinek
  • Publication number: 20060100955
    Abstract: An accounting system allows posting transactions to a general ledger of an Exchange Traded Fund. The accounting system includes a computer-assisted process that nets subscription and redemption orders that occurred over a particular time (e.g., one day) and records a transfer of securities into or out of the fund based on the net of the subscription and redemption orders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Baldassini, Paul Murphy, Kirk Cleathero, Ian Johnson, Chip Russo, Timothy Hanifin, Gail Knudsen, James Boucher
  • Patent number: 6514274
    Abstract: A rotator cuff buttress plate adapted to support a load from at least one suture used in securing a rotator cuff relative to a humerus. The rotator cuff buttress plate includes an inner surface, an outer surface, a sidewall and a plurality of apertures. The inner surface is adapted to engage an outer portion of a humerus. The outer surface is opposite the inner surface and is adapted to support the load from at least one suture. The sidewall is positioned between the inner surface and the outer surface. The suture is passed through the at least one aperture to distribute the suture load over the buttress plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Arthrotek, Inc.
    Inventors: James Boucher, Kevin J. Kessler