Patents by Inventor Kurt E. Handlos

Kurt E. Handlos 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).

  • Patent number: 5298012
    Abstract: A device for holding a tendon graft in position as the tendon is scraped and sutured is described. The device includes a pair of tension arms that can be moved in both a horizontal and vertical plane. Horizontal movement of the tension arms can be used to adjust the amount of tension that is applied to a tendon graft. Vertical movement of the tension arms can be used to position the tendon graft in a location which enables medical personnel to more easily suture parallel lengths of a graft together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt E. Handlos
  • Patent number: 5251642
    Abstract: A scissor-like device is described which can be used to measure the diameter of a tendon graft or bone plug. The device can also be used to hold a tendon graft or bone plug in a fixed position while multiple sutures are inserted in the end thereof. The device includes a pair of arms which are hinged at the proximal end. The inner surface of each arm includes a series of semicircular sizing sleeves which mate with one another to form a series of cylindrical sleeves of increasing diameter. A tendon graft or bone plug can be placed in the series of sleeves to determine the proper diameter of the graft or plug. Various measuring indicia are provided along the arms of the device to provide an indication of both the diameter and length of tendon tissue to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt E. Handlos