Patents by Inventor Kevin B. McKenney

Kevin B. McKenney 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).

  • Methods and systems for attaching tissue to bone
    Patent number: 11660103
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a system for attaching tissue to bone includes a suture, suture anchor, inserter tool, drill, and drill guide having an outer guide and an inner guide. A method for attaching tissue to bone includes attaching a suture to tissue, nesting the suture in a notch on the distal end of the outer guide, passing the suture through a lumen formed in the outer guide, and inserting an inner guide in a lumen formed in the outer guide. The drill guide protects the suture from rotational movement of the drill and allows a user to maintain alignment between the drill guide and the drilled hole. As a result, a suture anchor can be more easily positioned within the drilled hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
    Inventors: Gerome O. Miller, Kevin B. McKenney, Gregory R. Whittaker
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE
    Publication number: 20180028203
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a system for attaching tissue to bone includes a suture, suture anchor, inserter tool, drill, and drill guide having an outer guide and an inner guide. A method for attaching tissue to bone includes attaching a suture to tissue, nesting the suture in a notch on the distal end of the outer guide, passing the suture through a lumen formed in the outer guide, and inserting an inner guide in a lumen formed in the outer guide. The drill guide protects the suture from rotational movement of the drill and allows a user to maintain alignment between the drill guide and the drilled hole. As a result, a suture anchor can be more easily positioned within the drilled hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Gerome O. Miller, Kevin B. McKenney, Gregory R. Whittaker
  • Methods and systems for attaching tissue to bone
    Patent number: 9788844
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a system for attaching tissue to bone includes a suture, suture anchor, inserter tool, drill, and drill guide having an outer guide and an inner guide. A method for attaching tissue to bone includes attaching a suture to tissue, nesting the suture in a notch on the distal end of the outer guide, passing the suture through a lumen formed in the outer guide, and inserting an inner guide in a lumen formed in the outer guide. The drill guide protects the suture from rotational movement of the drill and allows a user to maintain alignment between the drill guide and the drilled hole. As a result, a suture anchor can be more easily positioned within the drilled hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
    Inventors: Gerome O. Miller, Kevin B. McKenney, Gregory R. Whittaker
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE
    Publication number: 20130158596
    Abstract: A system and method for attaching tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a system for attaching tissue to bone includes a suture, suture anchor, inserter tool, drill, and drill guide having an outer guide and an inner guide. A method for attaching tissue to bone includes attaching a suture to tissue, nesting the suture in a notch on the distal end of the outer guide, passing the suture through a lumen formed in the outer guide, and inserting an inner guide in a lumen formed in the outer guide. The drill guide protects the suture from rotational movement of the drill and allows a user to maintain alignment between the drill guide and the drilled hole. As a result, a suture anchor can be more easily positioned within the drilled hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: Gerome O. Miller, Kevin B. McKenney, Gregory R. Whittaker