Patents by Inventor Joshua Joseph Michalik

Joshua Joseph Michalik 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: 20190008503
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Michalik, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson