Patents by Inventor Laura STEELE

Laura STEELE 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).

  • Publication number: 20210259822
    Abstract: A graft preparation system that includes a base, a guide extending laterally outward from the base and including a top interface and a bottom interface that removably receives a graft thereon, and a plurality of slots extending through the guide between the top interface and the bottom interface. Each slot of the plurality of slots are sized to receive a needle therethrough such that the plurality of slots form a plurality of channels from the top interface to the bottom interface. The guide is configured to facilitate placement of a suture attached to the needle from the top interface into at least one of the channels formed by the plurality of slots such that the suture is received through the graft at the bottom interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Community Blood Center d.b.a. Community Tissue Service's
    Inventors: Andrew CLOW, Mark MARTIN, Laura STEELE