Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Ferragamo
Michael Charles Ferragamo 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).
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Patent number: 9149285Abstract: A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Bernard Joseph Bourque, William Richard Davis, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Patent number: 9125707Abstract: According to a first configuration, a hand tool is configured to include a shaft, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, and a tubular tip disposed on a hinge at a distal end of the shaft. The tubular tip pivots about the hinge, providing a way to steer a resource to a specific location in a medical site. In accordance with a second configuration, a hand tool includes a flexible section of tube, a flexible sheathing, and a link. The flexible sheathing encases the flexible section of tube. At least a portion of the link resides between an outer surface of the flexible section of tube and an inner surface of the flexible sheathing. One end of the link is affixed to a distal tip of the flexible section of tube. Pulling on the link causes the flexible section of tube to arc.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan
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Publication number: 20150223927Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft. The needle includes a pointed distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle. A fixator for use with the needle and method of fixating a soft tissue graft to a bone is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman, Alfred Rodique Berune, Michael James Perriello, Gary R. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20150190147Abstract: A surgical drill bit and retrograde reamer bit perform antegrade and retrograde drilling of a stepped diameter surgical tunnel employing a detachable reamer bit of a different diameter than the entry (antegrade) bit. The entry drill bit employs a cannulated shaft having a bore adapted to receive a guidewire and fluted cutting edges on an outer circumference of the shaft to define the surgical tunnel. A transverse receptacle across a diameter of the shaft extends substantially orthogonal to an axis of the bore is adapted to receive a reamer bit having a wider diameter for antegrade drilling the larger of the stepped diameters by withdrawing the reamer bit in the opposed direction from entry. The transverse receptacle is shaped for receiving the reamer bit and is adapted to secure the bit for retrograde cutting by intersecting with the bore for securing the reamer bit via engagement of a guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Spencer William Shore
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Patent number: 9060768Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft. The needle includes a pointed distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle. A fixator for use with the needle and method of fixating a soft tissue graft to a bone is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman, Alfred Rodrique Berune, Jr., Michael James Perriello, Gary Robert McCarthy
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Publication number: 20150112385Abstract: A fixation device includes a member defining at least two openings, and a suture tied to the member by passing the suture through the at least two openings in the member to form two suture loops through which ends of the suture pass. The two suture loops are interconnected. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing the fixation member, attaching the suture to a tissue graft, and adjusting the length of the suture between the fixation member and the tissue graft by pulling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrigue Berube, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Publication number: 20150094763Abstract: A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a leading edge and a trailing edge connected to the leading edge by a pair of sides. The platform member defines a pair of slots extending along a longitudinal axis passing between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and an opening between the pair of slots and the leading edge. The device includes a first suture passing through the opening, a second suture passing through one of the slots, and an attachment member passing through the pair of slots to form a loop. A method for attaching a tissue graft includes providing the tissue graft attachment device, forming a bone tunnel, pulling on the first suture to pull the platform member through the bone tunnel, and pulling on the second suture to position the platform member on the bone tunnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
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Patent number: 8926662Abstract: A fixation device includes a member defining at least two openings, and a suture tied to the member by passing the suture through the at least two openings in the member to form two suture loops through which ends of the suture pass. The two suture loops are interconnected. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing the fixation member, attaching the suture to a tissue graft, and adjusting the length of the suture between the fixation member and the tissue graft by pulling the suture.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrigue Berube, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Publication number: 20140358153Abstract: A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Bernard Joseph Bourque, William Richard Davis, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Publication number: 20140316463Abstract: A bone block assembly including a bone block having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, and a hole formed therethrough, and a threaded screw having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first eyelet formed on the proximal end of the threaded screw, the threaded screw configured to be received within the hole of the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is, at least partially, exposed on the proximal end of the bone block when the threaded screw is fully engaged with the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is configured to receive a suture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Konsei Shino, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
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Patent number: 8840615Abstract: A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Bernard Joseph Bourque, William Richard Davis, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Patent number: 8834523Abstract: A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a leading edge and a trailing edge connected to the leading edge by a pair of sides. The platform member defines a pair of slots extending along a longitudinal axis passing between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and an opening between the pair of slots and the leading edge. The device includes a first suture passing through the opening, a second suture passing through one of the slots, and an attachment member passing through the pair of slots to form a loop. A method for attaching a tissue graft includes providing the tissue graft attachment device, forming a bone tunnel, pulling on the first suture to pull the platform member through the bone tunnel, and pulling on the second suture to position the platform member on the bone tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
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Patent number: 8821498Abstract: A bone block assembly including a bone block having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, and a hole formed therethrough, and a threaded screw having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first eyelet formed on the proximal end of the threaded screw, the threaded screw configured to be received within the hole of the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is, at least partially, exposed on the proximal end of the bone block when the threaded screw is fully engaged with the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is configured to receive a suture.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Konsei Shino, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
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Publication number: 20140088606Abstract: A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Bernard Joseph Bourque, William Richard Davis, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Publication number: 20130268000Abstract: A fixation device includes a member, a woven material attached to the member, and suture extending through the woven material and including free regions for securing the woven material to a tissue graft. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing a fixation member having a woven material attached thereto and suture extending through the woven material; determining a desired distance between the fixation member and a tissue graft; and attaching the woven material to the tissue graft using the suture at a position to obtain the desired distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Christopher D. Harner, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrigue Berube, JR.
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Patent number: 8523875Abstract: A graft caliper provides for a first member having a first pick at its distal end and its proximal end attached to a handle. A second member of the graft caliper is disposed above the first member and has a second pick at its distal end that extends beyond the first pick. The proximal end of the second member is attached to an adjuster which causes the second member to move from a first position to a second position in order to change a distance the second pick extends beyond the first pick. The graft caliper provides for an indication of at least one metric for describing the distance the second pick extends beyond the first pick and places an identifier on a surface of bone representing the location of a tunnel to be formed through a femur, tibia or any other anatomical structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Charles Henry Brown, Jr., Michael Charles Ferragamo, William Richard Davis
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Publication number: 20130197580Abstract: A fixation device includes a member defining at least two openings, and a suture tied to the member by passing the suture through the at least two openings in the member to form two suture loops through which ends of the suture pass. The two suture loops are interconnected. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing the fixation member, attaching the suture to a tissue graft, and adjusting the length of the suture between the fixation member and the tissue graft by pulling the suture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrigue Berube, Michael Charles Ferragamo
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Publication number: 20130184610Abstract: A guide for a flexible member includes a stationary member, an articulating member, and an actuating member. The articulating member defines a first lumen. The stationary member, the articulating member, and the actuating member are coupled to one another by one or more arcuate grooves or flanges such that the articulating member pivots relative to the stationary member when the actuating member is moved relative to the stationary member. The stationary member and the actuating member form a second lumen arranged to accommodate the flexible member coextensively in the first lumen and the second lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Bernard Joseph Bourque, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Stephan Bernard Reynolds
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Publication number: 20130131740Abstract: A bone block assembly including a bone block having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, and a hole formed therethrough, and a threaded screw having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first eyelet formed on the proximal end of the threaded screw, the threaded screw configured to be received within the hole of the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is, at least partially, exposed on the proximal end of the bone block when the threaded screw is fully engaged with the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is configured to receive a suture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Konsei Shino, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
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Publication number: 20130116787Abstract: A graft attachment device includes a platform member, a ratchet mechanism, and a graft connecting element. The ratchet mechanism includes a rack member and a pawl member coupled to the rack member. The rack member has a first end, a second end, and teeth between the first end and the second end. The platform member is coupled to the first end. The pawl member is configured to engage with the teeth of the rack member such that movement of the pawl with respect to the rack member and the platform member is free in a first direction towards the first end of the rack member while being limited in a second direction towards the second end of the rack member. The second direction is opposite the first direction. The graft connecting element is coupled to the pawl member and configured for attachment to a graft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrigue Berube, JR.