Patents by Inventor Michael Ferragamo

Michael 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: 20100145395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes an interference device and a fixation device coupled to the interference device, wherein the fixation device includes a coupling portion and a capturing portion. Other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Ben K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20080027445
    Abstract: A sheath for organizing soft tissue includes a first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a fixation device, and a second tube coupled to the first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a soft tissue graft. A method for implanting soft tissue in a bone tunnel includes coupling a soft tissue graft to a sheath assembly; and positioning the sheath assembly relative to the soft tissue graft based on a measured depth of a bone tunnel. A set of surgical devices for implanting soft tissue grafts in a bone tunnel includes a sheath assembly, a measurement device for measuring the depth of the bone tunnel, a securing element configured to secure the sheath assembly to the soft tissue graft at a position determined by the measured bone tunnel depth, and a tensioning device configured to organize a plurality of soft tissue grafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles BROWN, Bernard Bourque, Rebecca Blough, Michael Ferragamo, Raymond Bojarski, Paul Torrie, Ben Graf, Fraser Harvie, Steve Ek
  • Publication number: 20080009904
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical device including an anchor body defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity, and a flexible member extending through the opening and having a sliding knot disposed within the cavity. The anchor body includes at least two longitudinally extending slots on an outer surface of the anchor body. The disclosure also relates to a surgical device including a handle, an outer shaft including a flanged end portion and a longitudinally extending slot, and an inner shaft received within the outer shaft. The inner shaft includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the handle. The outer shaft is movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the handle. Methods of repairing a soft tissue are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Barnard Bourque, Michael Ferragamo, Michael Terry, Thomas May, Steven Astorino
  • Publication number: 20070219557
    Abstract: A surgical device includes an anchor body defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity, and a flexible member extending through the opening and having a sliding knot disposed within the cavity. The flexible member is movable through the anchor body in a first direction while movement of the flexible member in a second, opposite direction is restricted. The flexible member forms a loop portion, a tension portion, and the sliding knot. The surgical device includes an outer shaft defining a longitudinally slot, and an inner shaft defining a recess. The flexible member passes through the recess and the slot. A method includes placing an anchor having a flexible member coupled thereto in the form of a loop in bone, passing the loop through an opening in tissue, positioning the loop around the anchor, and tensioning the flexible member to decrease the loop size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Bernard Bourque, Michael Ferragamo, Sally Carter, George Sikora
  • Patent number: 7192431
    Abstract: A set of surgical instruments for repairing a cartilage surface on a posterior surface of the patella includes a first instrument and a second instrument. The first instrument includes a channel defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the channel to intersect an anterior surface of the patella. The second instrument is mountable to the first instrument and includes a surface that is configured to be placed against a posterior surface of the patella. The longitudinal axis of the channel is at an angle to the surface of the second instrument when the second instrument is mounted in the first instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Lazlo Hangody, Zoltan Karparti, Paul Alexander Torrie, Michael Ferragamo
  • Publication number: 20050288690
    Abstract: A surgical device includes a first member, deformable to move a pair of opposing projections toward one another. The projections are received in a pair of opposing openings in a second member, so the first member can pivot relative to the second member about an axis defined by the projections. In another aspect, a surgical instrument includes a first pinless joint pivotably coupling a first jaw to a second jaw, a second pinless joint coupling a distal end of an actuating member to the first jaw, and a third pinless joint coupling a handle to a proximal end of the actuating member. The third pinless joint translates movement of the handle into axial movement of the actuating member, and the second pinless joint translates axial movement of the actuating member into pivotable movement of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the first pinless joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Bernard Bourque, Michael Ferragamo
  • Publication number: 20020143342
    Abstract: A set of surgical instruments for repairing a cartilage surface on a posterior surface of the patella includes a first instrument and a second instrument. The first instrument includes a channel defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the channel to intersect an anterior surface of the patella. The second instrument is mountable to the first instrument and includes a surface that is configured to be placed against a posterior surface of the patella. The longitudinal axis of the channel is at an angle to the surface of the second instrument when the second instrument is mounted in the first instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc. a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Lazlo Hangody, Zoltan Karparti, Paul Alexander Torrie, Michael Ferragamo
  • Patent number: 6375658
    Abstract: A set of surgical instruments for repairing a cartilage surface on a posterior surface of the patella includes a first instrument and a second instrument. The first instrument includes a channel defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the channel to intersect an anterior surface of the patella. The second instrument is mountable to the first instrument and includes a surface that is configured to be placed against a posterior surface of the patella. The longitudinal axis of the channel is at an angle to the surface of the second instrument when the second instrument is mounted in the first instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Lazlo Hangody, Zoltan Karparti, Paul Alexander Torrie, Michael Ferragamo