Patents by Inventor Johnny J. Valadez

Johnny J. Valadez 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 passing instruments and methods
    Patent number: 10470757
    Abstract: An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Rice Bourland, III, Johnny J. Valadez
  • SUTURE PASSING INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170333030
    Abstract: An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Rice BOURLAND, III, Johnny J. VALADEZ
  • Suture passing instruments and methods
    Patent number: 9668726
    Abstract: An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Arthrogenx, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Rice Bourland, III, Johnny J. Valadez
  • Suture passing instruments and methods
    Patent number: 9439647
    Abstract: An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Arthrogenx, LLC.
    Inventors: Charles Rice Bourland, III, Johnny J. Valadez