Patents by Inventor Kevin Clair

Kevin Clair 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 suturing apparatus with measurement structure
    Patent number: 8012161
    Abstract: There is disclosed suture manipulating instrumentation having measuring structure to determine the length of suture during a given point in a surgery. The instrument is preferably a surgical suturing instrument capable of manipulating a suture carrying needle at the distal end. The measuring structure in the form of a scale is provided on the suturing instrument at a location remote from the distal end. The length of suture can easily be determined with the use of the scale at any point during a surgery. There is also disclosed a kit for providing the suture measuring structure on other suture manipulating instruments, as well as, methods of using suture manipulating instrumentation having the disclosed measuring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Michael Primavera, Kevin Clair
  • SURGICAL SUTURING APPARATUS WITH MEASUREMENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090248046
    Abstract: There is disclosed suture manipulating instrumentation having measuring structure to determine the length of suture during a given point in a surgery. The instrument is preferably a surgical suturing instrument capable of manipulating a suture carrying needle at the distal end. The measuring structure in the form of a scale is provided on the suturing instrument at a location remote from the distal end. The length of suture can easily be determined with the use of the scale at any point during a surgery. There is also disclosed a kit for providing the suture measuring structure on other suture manipulating instruments, as well as, methods of using suture manipulating instrumentation haying the disclosed measuring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Michael Primavera, Kevin Clair
  • Surgical suturing apparatus with measurement structure
    Publication number: 20060036232
    Abstract: There is disclosed suture manipulating instrumentation having measuring structure to determine the length of suture during a given point in a surgery. The instrument is preferably a surgical suturing instrument capable of manipulating a suture carrying needle at the distal end. The measuring structure in the form of a scale is provided on the suturing instrument at a location remote from the distal end. The length of suture can easily be determined with the use of the scale at any point during a surgery. There is also disclosed a kit for providing the suture measuring structure on other suture manipulating instruments, as well as, methods of using suture manipulating instrumentation having the disclosed measuring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Primavera, Kevin Clair