Patents by Inventor Melanie Hempel

Melanie Hempel 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).

  • Throw and Catch Suturing Device With A Curved Needle
    Publication number: 20170164941
    Abstract: A suturing instrument using a curved needle is presented. The suturing instrument includes an elongated body, which has a lumen at its distal end. The suturing device also includes a curved needle which has a hook at its distal end to capture a suture from a suture staging area coupled with the suture. The rotational movement of the curved needle can be operated by a linear movement of a controlling element via a compound pivots that are configured to move the needles out from the lumen, couple the needle to the suture, and pull the suture away back toward the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Nobles, Melanie Hempel
  • Throw and catch suturing device with a curved needle
    Patent number: 9662104
    Abstract: A suturing instrument using a curved needle is presented. The suturing instrument includes an elongated body, which has a lumen at its distal end. The suturing device also includes a curved needle which has a hook at its distal end to capture a suture from a suture staging area coupled with the suture. The rotational movement of the curved needle can be operated by a linear movement of a controlling element via a compound pivots that are configured to move the needles out from the lumen, couple the needle to the suture, and pull the suture away back toward the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: HEARTSTITCH, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Nobles, Melanie Hempel