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).

  • Publication number: 20130090664
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Charles Henry Brown, JR., Michael Charles Ferragamo, William Richard Davis
  • Publication number: 20130085512
    Abstract: An assembly for meniscal repair including a first tissue fixation member configured to secure a meniscal tissue, a suture anchor having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, an eyelet on the proximal end of the suture anchor, and a textured outer surface, and a first suture configured to be coupled to the first tissue fixation member and configured to be received through the eyelet of the suture anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Wyman, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Stephen Anthony Santangelo
  • Publication number: 20130085527
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman
  • Publication number: 20130035720
    Abstract: A tissue graft suspension device includes a platform member defining an opening, a suture having a first portion and a second portion, and a fixation member mating with the opening in the platform member. The first portion and the second portion pass through the opening such that a third portion of the suture forms a loop for attachment to a tissue graft. The fixation member includes a retaining mechanism configured to allow the first portion or the second portion to pass through the opening in a manner that decreases a size of the loop and to prevent the first portion or the second portion of the suture from passing through the opening in a manner that increases a size of the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Michael James Perriello, Alfred Rodrique Berube, JR., Michael Charles Ferragamo
  • Publication number: 20120179146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Wei Li Fan, Michael Charles Ferragamo, James Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20120109132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for use during ligament reconstruction surgery. The device includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the handle including a first channel for housing of an insert, a second channel, a third channel for housing of the shaft, a first window, a second window, and a groove. A method for use during ligament reconstruction surgery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ellis, Michael Charles Ferragamo, Bryce Bederka, Michael James Perriello
  • Publication number: 20120083837
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman, Alfred Rodrique Berune, JR., Michael James Perriello, Gary Robert McCarthy