Patents by Inventor Matthew Demmer

Matthew Demmer 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).

  • Tissue graft fixation
    Patent number: 9968436
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Konsei Shino, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Matthew Demmer
  • TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION WITH TENSION ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20170239037
    Abstract: Apparatus for tissue graft fixation. A tissue graft fixation device includes a main body part (15) provided with a pair of suture through holes (20, 25) positioned on opposite sides of a spherically radiused screw through hole (30), the pair of suture through holes sized to receive sutures, the spherically radiused screw through hole sized to receive a radiused head of a securing screw, and two spike parts (35, 40) extending substantially parallel to each other from an underside of the main body, the spike parts spaced apart at a predetermined distance slightly shorter than a diameter of a formed bone tunnel and adapted be stricken into a bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Konsei Shino, Stephen Santangelo, Matthew Demmer
  • TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION
    Publication number: 20170020656
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Konsei Shino, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Matthew Demmer
  • Tissue graft fixation
    Patent number: 9463086
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Konsei Shino, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Matthew Demmer
  • TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION
    Publication number: 20160030158
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Demmer, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Konsei Shino
  • Tissue graft fixation
    Patent number: 9056003
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Demmer, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Konsei Shino
  • TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION
    Publication number: 20140214163
    Abstract: A tissue graft fixation device including a body having an upper and lower surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion comprising at least two tabs extending transverse to the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion defining at least one hole located between the at least two tabs, and each of the at least two tabs comprising a keel extending transverse to the intermediate portion and including a cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Demmer, Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Konsei Shino