Patents by Inventor Mark G. Messmann

Mark G. Messmann 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).

  • SOFT ORTHOPEDIC ANCHOR ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENTS FOR INSERTING SAME
    Publication number: 20210275160
    Abstract: An orthopedic anchor assembly may include an elongate, relatively soft orthopedic anchor; and a suture strand extending from a first end of the orthopedic anchor through a sidewall of the orthopedic anchor and internally through the orthopedic anchor to a second end of the orthopedic anchor. The suture strand may further extend through the sidewall of the orthopedic anchor at the second end of the orthopedic anchor and extend back to the first end of the orthopedic anchor externally to the orthopedic anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Snell, Mark G. Messmann, Isaac Running