Patents by Inventor Mike Teague

Mike Teague 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).

  • Sternal clamp with rib extension
    Patent number: 8556948
    Abstract: A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, and its method of use, the device having a pair of body members each having engagement members adapted to abut the sides of the sternal halves, and at least one rib extension member having rib retaining members and attached to at least one of said body members, such that the rib extension member can be secured to a rib to reduce the force being applied directly to the sternal halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: KLS-Martin, L.P.
    Inventors: Mike Teague, Charles Anderson, Shawn Burke, Axel Walzenegger
  • Sternal Clamp with Rib Extension
    Publication number: 20120245644
    Abstract: A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, and its method of use, the device having a pair of body members each having engagement members adapted to abut the sides of the sternal halves, and at least one rib extension member having rib retaining members and attached to at least one of said body members, such that the rib extension member can be secured to a rib to reduce the force being applied directly to the sternal halves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Mike Teague, Charles Anderson, Shawn Burke, Axel Walzenegger
  • Sternal clamp with rib extension
    Publication number: 20090248091
    Abstract: A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the device having a pair of body members each having engagement members adapted to abut the sides of the sternal halves, and at least one rib extension member having rib retaining means attached to at least one of said body members, such that the rib extension member can be secured to a rib to reduce the force being applied directly to the sternal halves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Mike Teague, Charles Anderson, Shawn Burke, Axel Walzenegger