Patents by Inventor Mark Pearcy

Mark Pearcy 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).

  • Orthopaedic ligament fixation system
    Publication number: 20070038221
    Abstract: A ligament fixation system comprising an expandable screw (11) with an atraumatic thread. The screw is expanded by insertion of an expansion screw (12) into a threaded longitudinal bore of the expandable screw to cause radial expansion of the screw. The system includes an insertion tool (32) having an outer sleeve (33) for insertion of the expandable screw and an inner relatively rotatable member (39) for insertion of the expansion screw. The tool includes a torque gauge. The invention extends to methods of fixing a tendon graft in a bone tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Fine, Kevin Maley, Mark Pearcy