Patents by Inventor James Joseph Sullivan

James Joseph Sullivan 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).

  • Patent number: 10849635
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180360474
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10092303
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, James Joseph Sullivan, Paul Alexander Torrie, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roy Alan Majors
  • Patent number: 9962212
    Abstract: According to a first configuration, a hand tool is configured to include a shaft, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, and a tubular tip disposed on a hinge at a distal end of the shaft. The tubular tip pivots about the hinge, providing a way to steer a resource to a specific location in a medical site. In accordance with a second configuration, a hand tool includes a flexible section of tube, a flexible sheathing, and a link. The flexible sheathing encases the flexible section of tube. At least a portion of the link resides between an outer surface of the flexible section of tube and an inner surface of the flexible sheathing. One end of the link is affixed to a distal tip of the flexible section of tube. Pulling on the link causes the flexible section of tube to arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20160045244
    Abstract: According to a first configuration, a hand tool is configured to include a shaft, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, and a tubular tip disposed on a hinge at a distal end of the shaft. The tubular tip pivots about the hinge, providing a way to steer a resource to a specific location in a medical site. In accordance with a second configuration, a hand tool includes a flexible section of tube, a flexible sheathing, and a link. The flexible sheathing encases the flexible section of tube. At least a portion of the link resides between an outer surface of the flexible section of tube and an inner surface of the flexible sheathing. One end of the link is affixed to a distal tip of the flexible section of tube. Pulling on the link causes the flexible section of tube to arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9125707
    Abstract: According to a first configuration, a hand tool is configured to include a shaft, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, and a tubular tip disposed on a hinge at a distal end of the shaft. The tubular tip pivots about the hinge, providing a way to steer a resource to a specific location in a medical site. In accordance with a second configuration, a hand tool includes a flexible section of tube, a flexible sheathing, and a link. The flexible sheathing encases the flexible section of tube. At least a portion of the link resides between an outer surface of the flexible section of tube and an inner surface of the flexible sheathing. One end of the link is affixed to a distal tip of the flexible section of tube. Pulling on the link causes the flexible section of tube to arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20140262923
    Abstract: A package for a multi-component medical device is disclosed. The package includes a bottom portion with cavities providing individual access to different components of the medical device, thereby enabling a user to remove components from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components. The package also includes a barrier affixed to the bottom portion for sealing the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew Morrison, Joshua David Horvath, James Joseph Sullivan, Stephen Lynn Richards, Victor Politis
  • Publication number: 20130035692
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, James Joseph Sullivan, Paul Alexander Torrie, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roy Alan Majors
  • Publication number: 20120271323
    Abstract: A suture passer including a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end and a central axis defined therethrough, in which the tubular member includes at least one lumen formed therein, an eyelet configured to receive a suture, a movable jaw formed on the distal end of the tubular member configured to move between an open position and a closed position, in which the movable jaw includes a plurality of portions, and an actuator configured to be received within the at least one lumen of the tubular member, in which the actuator is configured to move along the central axis of the tubular member between a first position and a second position, in which, in the first position, the movable jaw is in the closed position, and in which, in the second position, the movable jaw is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, ENDOSCOPY, ANDOVER
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Linh Tuong Nguyen, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20120179146
    Abstract: According to a first configuration, a hand tool is configured to include a shaft, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, and a tubular tip disposed on a hinge at a distal end of the shaft. The tubular tip pivots about the hinge, providing a way to steer a resource to a specific location in a medical site. In accordance with a second configuration, a hand tool includes a flexible section of tube, a flexible sheathing, and a link. The flexible sheathing encases the flexible section of tube. At least a portion of the link resides between an outer surface of the flexible section of tube and an inner surface of the flexible sheathing. One end of the link is affixed to a distal tip of the flexible section of tube. Pulling on the link causes the flexible section of tube to arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan