Patents by Inventor Kris A. DiNucci

Kris A. DiNucci 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).

  • Suture passing K-wire
    Patent number: 10143469
    Abstract: A method for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Denove, Kris A. DiNucci, Karen L. Gallen
  • SUTURE PASSING K-WIRE
    Publication number: 20160081689
    Abstract: A method for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Peter A. Denove, Kris A. DiNucci, Karen L. Gallen
  • Suture passing K-wire
    Patent number: 9204874
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Denove, Kris A. DiNucci, Karen L. Gallen
  • Suture passing K-wire
    Patent number: 8425554
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Denove, Kris A. DiNucci, Karen L. Gallen
  • SUTURE PASSING K-WIRE
    Publication number: 20100152752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: PETER A. DENOVE, Kris A. DiNucci, Karen L. Gallen