Patents by Inventor Marc Terwilliger

Marc Terwilliger 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 trimmer
    Patent number: 7992571
    Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft with a groove formed in the side thereof, a cutting member movably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. The suture trimmer may be used to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop, and to deliver an agent near the location where the suture is severed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Michael Dana, Dawn Ma, Steven C. Anderson, Marc Terwilliger, Jim Swett, Mitchell B. Friedman
  • Suture trimmer
    Patent number: 7918867
    Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft with a groove formed in the side thereof, a cutting member movably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. The suture trimmer may be used to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop, and to deliver an agent near the location where the suture is severed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Michael Dana, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Steven C. Anderson, Marc Terwilliger, Jim Swett, Mitchell B. Friedman
  • Suture Trimmer
    Publication number: 20060293700
    Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft with a groove formed in the side thereof, a cutting member movably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. The suture trimmer may be used to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop, and to deliver an agent near the location where the suture is severed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Michael Dana, T. Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Steven Anderson, Marc Terwilliger, Jim Swett, Mitchell Friedman
  • Suture trimmer
    Publication number: 20030181926
    Abstract: A suture trimmer having a shaft with a groove formed in the side thereof, a cutting member movably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. The suture trimmer may be used to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop, and to deliver an agent near the location where the suture is severed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Dana, T. Daniel Gross, Maurice Marthaler, Dawn Ma, Steven C. Anderson, Marc Terwilliger, Jim Swett, Mitchell B. Friedman