Patents by Inventor Mark C. Newby

Mark C. Newby 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).

  • Endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid
    Patent number: 5810852
    Abstract: An endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid allows a suture to be looped around itself multiple times and cinched, enabling a throw of a surgeon's knot to be easily made. The tying aid includes a needle holder connected to a proximal end of a shaft for releasably holding a needle; a hook that slides longitudinally with respect to the beaks; and the shaft being axially rotatable with respect to the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignees: Greenberg Surgical Technologies LLC, Human Factors Industrial Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex M. Greenberg, Douglas M. Spranger, Paul J. Mulhauser, Mark C. Newby
  • Endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid
    Patent number: 5709694
    Abstract: An endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid allows a suture to be looped around itself multiple times and cinched, enabling a throw of a surgeon's knot to be easily made. The tying aid includes a needle holder connected to a proximal end of a shaft for releasably holding a needle; a hook that slides longitudinally with respect to the beaks; and the shaft being axially rotatable with respect to the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignees: Human Factors Industrial Design, Inc., Greenberg Surgical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alex M. Greenberg, Douglas M. Spranger, Paul J. Mulhauser, Mark C. Newby