Patents by Inventor Keith Seritella

Keith Seritella 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).

  • Applicator and method for deploying a surgical fastener in tissue
    Patent number: 5941439
    Abstract: An applicator for deploying a fastener into tissue, the fastener including a head portion and a filament portion extending from the head portion, the applicator comprising an elongated hollow needle member having a pointed distal end portion, a slotted portion for releasably retaining the head of the shaped fastener, and a first connector portion; and a chuck comprising a second connector portion engageable with the first connector portion for interconnecting the needle member and the chuck, a push rod having a distal end portion adapted to move lengthwise in the needle member, and an actuator for moving the push rod in the needle member so as to eject the head portion of the fastener from the slotted portion of the needle member. A method for deploying the fastener in tissue is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene W. Kammerer, Jack S. Pedlick, Keith A. Seritella
  • Umbrella-shaped suture anchor device with actuating ring member
    Patent number: 5545180
    Abstract: A suture anchor device having an anchor member with outwardly extending wing members and an actuating wedge member. The suture anchor device is inserted into a bore hole in a bone as part of an orthopedic surgical procedure wherein soft tissue such as a tendon or ligament is attached to the surface of the bone. The wing members are spread outwardly by the wedge member to lock the suture anchor device in the bone. The suture anchor has similar utility in soft tissue applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Thu A. Le, Sung S. Yi, William Zwaskis, Jack S. Pedlick, Brian H. Luscombe, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, John Di Giovanni, Keith A. Seritella, Mark G. Steckel, Steven F. Harwin
  • Umbrella shaped suture anchor device with actuating ring member
    Patent number: RE36289
    Abstract: A suture anchor device having an anchor member with outwardly extending wing members and an actuating wedge member. The suture anchor device is inserted into a bore hole in a bone as part of an orthopedic surgical procedure wherein soft tissue such as a tendon or ligament is attached to the surface of the bone. The wing members are spread outwardly by the wedge member to lock the suture anchor device in the bone. The suture anchor has similar utility in soft tissue applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Thu Anh Le, Sung Sok Yi, William Zwaskis, Jack S. Pedlick, Brian H. Luscombe, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, John Di Giovanni, Keith A. Seritella, Mark G. Steckel, Steven F. Harwin