Patents by Inventor John Crombie

John Crombie 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).

  • SUTURE ANCHORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080065157
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a suture locking device comprising a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the first and second ends of the retaining member are releasably positioned within the first and second recesses of the support member. Alternatively, the suture locking device comprises a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the support member is releasably secured to hold the first and second ends of the retaining member within its first and second recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: John CROMBIE, Etan CHATLYNNE, John COLLIER
  • REMOTELY-ACTIVATED VERTEBROPLASTY INJECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080039856
    Abstract: A remotely-activated injection device for use in vertebroplasty is provided to inject a flourescent probe material into a patient. The injection device includes a pump defining an injection chamber having an exit opening; an actuator; and a cable having a first end coupled to the actuator, and a second end remotely engaging the pump. The actuator remotely controls the pump by responsive movement of the cable to thereby cause injection of a flourescent probe material from the injection chamber of the pump through the exit opening to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DiMauro, John Crombie, Richard Pellegrino, Martin Reynolds
  • Suture anchoring device
    Patent number: 7300451
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the first and second ends of the retaining member are releasably positioned within the first and second recesses of the support member. Alternatively, the suture locking device comprises a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the support member is releasably secured to hold the first and second ends of the retaining member within its first and second recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: John Crombie, Etan Chatlynne, John Collier
  • Method of straddling an intraosseous nerve
    Publication number: 20050209659
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of straddling an intraosseous nerve with an energy transmitting device to improve the therapeutic treatment of the nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Pellegrino, Paula Papineau, John Crombie, Samit Patel, Thomas Ryan
  • Suture anchoring device
    Publication number: 20050149121
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a suture locking device comprising a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the first and second ends of the retaining member are releasably positioned within the first and second recesses of the support member. Alternatively, the suture locking device comprises a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxial, where the support member is releasably secured to hold the first and second ends of the retaining member within its first and second recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: John Crombie, Etan Chatlynne, John Collier
  • Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring device
    Publication number: 20050049617
    Abstract: A deployment device for anchoring a suture to a suture anchoring device, which is made from a helically coiled member, includes a winding tube for winding a suture around the coiled member in a helical path such that the suture is attached to at least one turn of the coiled member. A support mechanism is also provided for supporting the suture anchoring device during the winding of the suture around the coiled member. The deployment device can be used for anchoring a string and the like to any helically coiled member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Etan Chatlynne, John Collier, Robert Nering, John Crombie, Larry Crainich
  • Remotely-activated vertebroplasty injection device
    Publication number: 20040193171
    Abstract: A remotely-activated injection device for use in vertebroplasty is provided to inject a flourescent probe material into a patient. The injection device includes a pump defining an injection chamber having an exit opening; an actuator; and a cable having a first end coupled to the actuator, and a second end remotely engaging the pump. The actuator remotely controls the pump by responsive movement of the cable to thereby cause injection of a flourescent probe material from the injection chamber of the pump through the exit opening to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: DePuy AcroMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. DiMauro, John Crombie, Richard Pellegrino, Martin A. Reynolds