Patents by Inventor Marshall Dean

Marshall Dean 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).

  • Method of using surgical device to deploy implants
    Patent number: 11712235
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • METHOD OF USING SURGICAL DEVICE TO DEPLOY IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20210236113
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • Surgical device and methods of delivering implants
    Patent number: 11006944
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
  • TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR SEALS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190160638
    Abstract: A tool assembly including at least one movable cam assembly including at least one cam, where the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Charles DELEUZE, James Fox, Phil Bussone, Marshall Dean
  • SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF DELIVERING IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20190008503
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Joseph Michalik, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson