Patents by Inventor Karl S. Reese
Karl S. Reese 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).
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Patent number: 8449584Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLCInventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares
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Publication number: 20120184992Abstract: A bioabsorbable suture anchor for anchoring soft tissue to a bone is provided. The suture anchor is configured to toggle and anchor itself inside a bone cavity of a small joint. The anchor comprises an elongate body defined by a longitudinal axis, a first, leading end and a second, trailing end. The elongate body also has two opposed surfaces between the first and second ends, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the two opposed surfaces. Extending from one of the sidewalls is a flared portion that is formed on the second end of the elongate body. A suture channel extends between the two opposed surfaces. The suture channel is formed in the elongate body for passage of a suture strand therethrough, such that pulling on an attached suture strand effects toggling of the anchor inside a bone cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Shelby L. Cook, Jose E. Lizardi, Karl S. Reese, Thomas A. Shepard
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Patent number: 8133257Abstract: A bioabsorbable suture anchor for anchoring soft tissue to a bone is provided. The suture anchor is configured to toggle and anchor itself inside a bone cavity of a small joint. The anchor comprises an elongate body defined by a longitudinal axis, a first, leading end and a second, trailing end. The elongate body also has two opposed surfaces between the first and second ends, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the two opposed surfaces. Extending from one of the sidewalls is a flared portion that is formed on the second end of the elongate body. The flared portion is adapted to engage and anchor into bone tissue upon toggling. A suture channel extends between the two opposed surfaces. The suture channel is formed in the elongate body for passage of a suture strand therethrough, such that pulling on an attached suture strand effects toggling of the anchor inside a bone cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Shelby L. Cook, Jose E. Lizardi, Karl S. Reese, Thomas A. Shepard
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Publication number: 20110087283Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares
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Patent number: 7875064Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares
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Patent number: 7217279Abstract: A suture anchor is provided having a body with at least one suture-receiving channel that extends distally from a proximal end of the body. The suture-receiving channel can include a cavity formed in a distal-most end of the body, or it can terminate at a transversely-extending bore formed through the body. The suture anchor can also include a suture loop that is positioned within the suture-receiving channel and cavity or bore, and that includes a proximal portion that extends proximal of the proximal end of the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2003Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventor: Karl S. Reese
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Publication number: 20040243180Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares
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Patent number: 6773436Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares
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Publication number: 20030065331Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone, resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Edwin C. Bartlett, Karl S. Reese, Steven D. Muller, Paul J. Ares