Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Zaruby

Jeffrey Zaruby 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).

  • Methods for the placement of sutures in tissue
    Patent number: 8152835
    Abstract: A method for the placement of sutures in tissue prior to forming an opening in the tissue, the sutures for use in closing the opening, the method includes the steps of passing a first length of suture through a first portion of a tissue in a first direction relative to a target area to be incised, passing the first length of suture through a second portion of the tissue in the first direction, passing a second length of suture through a third portion of the tissue in a second direction relative to the target area to be incised, passing the second length of suture through a fourth portion of the tissue in the second direction, performing a surgical procedure including forming the opening in the tissue, and applying tension to the first length of suture and the second length of suture to close the opening in the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Eric Taylor, Peter Hathaway, Matthew Chowaniec, Jeffrey Zaruby
  • Methods For The Placement Of Sutures In Tissue
    Publication number: 20090320861
    Abstract: A method for the placement of sutures in tissue prior to forming an opening in the tissue, the sutures for use in closing the opening, the method includes the steps of passing a first length of suture through a first portion of a tissue in a first direction relative to a target area to be incised, passing the first length of suture through a second portion of the tissue in the first direction, passing a second length of suture through a third portion of the tissue in a second direction relative to the target area to be incised, passing the second length of suture through a fourth portion of the tissue in the second direction, performing a surgical procedure including forming the opening in the tissue, and applying tension to the first length of suture and the second length of suture to close the opening in the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Eric Taylor, Peter Hathaway, Matthew Chowaniec, Jeffrey Zaruby