Patents by Inventor Joyce-Marie Gallagher

Joyce-Marie Gallagher 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).

  • Surgical fasteners and methods and devices for deploying a surgical fastener
    Patent number: 10390822
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical fasteners are provided, and methods and devices are provided for deploying a surgical fastener. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgical fastener to be deployed to secure tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical fastener can be configured to move between a first linear or compressed configuration, in which the fastener can have a first maximum diameter, and a second bent or expanded configuration, in which the fastener can have a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter. A delivery device can be configured to advance the fastener through tissue and into bone to attach the tissue to the bone. The delivery device can be configured to maintain the fastener in the compressed configuration such that when the fastener is released from the delivery device, the fastener can be configured to self-expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Hester, Joyce-Marie Gallagher
  • Surgical Fasteners and Methods and Devices for Deploying a Surgical Fastener
    Publication number: 20160192931
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical fasteners are provided, and methods and devices are provided for deploying a surgical fastener. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgical fastener to be deployed to secure tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical fastener can be configured to move between a first linear or compressed configuration, in which the fastener can have a first maximum diameter, and a second bent or expanded configuration, in which the fastener can have a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter. A delivery device can be configured to advance the fastener through tissue and into bone to attach the tissue to the bone. The delivery device can be configured to maintain the fastener in the compressed configuration such that when the fastener is released from the delivery device, the fastener can be configured to self-expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas Hester, Joyce-Marie Gallagher
  • Surgical fasteners and methods and devices for deploying a surgical fastener
    Patent number: 9314245
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical fasteners are provided, and methods and devices are provided for deploying a surgical fastener. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgical fastener to be deployed to secure tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical fastener can be configured to move between a first linear or compressed configuration, in which the fastener can have a first maximum diameter, and a second bent or expanded configuration, in which the fastener can have a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter. A delivery device can be configured to advance the fastener through tissue and into bone to attach the tissue to the bone. The delivery device can be configured to maintain the fastener in the compressed configuration such that when the fastener is released from the delivery device, the fastener can be configured to self-expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Hester, Joyce-Marie Gallagher
  • Surgical Fasteners and Methods and Devices for Deploying a Surgical Fastener
    Publication number: 20130331839
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical fasteners are provided, and methods and devices are provided for deploying a surgical fastener. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgical fastener to be deployed to secure tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical fastener can be configured to move between a first linear or compressed configuration, in which the fastener can have a first maximum diameter, and a second bent or expanded configuration, in which the fastener can have a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter. A delivery device can be configured to advance the fastener through tissue and into bone to attach the tissue to the bone. The delivery device can be configured to maintain the fastener in the compressed configuration such that when the fastener is released from the delivery device, the fastener can be configured to self-expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Hester, Joyce-Marie Gallagher