Patents by Inventor Nathan Cauldwell
Nathan Cauldwell 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: 9271715Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: DEPUY MITEK, LLCInventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary McAlister, Jose E. Lizardi
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Patent number: 9192370Abstract: A suture anchor is provided including an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one bone-engaging thread formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end and a distal end mated to the elongate shank. The drive head has a substantially oval shape and includes at least one suture attachment member formed in a portion of the drive head. The configuration of the drive head is particularly advantages in that it provides a suture anchor having improved physical properties, including a high failure torque and a high stripping strength.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: DEPUY MITEK, LLCInventors: Robert Boock, Nathan Cauldwell
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Patent number: 8956410Abstract: A radially expandable sheath is provided having a substantially closed distal end with at least two sidewalls extending proximally therefrom and defining a central lumen. Each sidewall can have a substantially concave outer surface adapted to seat a graft member, and each side wall is at least partially separated by a longitudinally oriented slot that extends from a proximal end along a substantial length of each sidewall. The slot preferably terminates at a position just proximal to the distal end. The device can also include a sheath expander that is adapted to be disposed in the central lumen of the radially expandable sheath and that is configured to flex the sidewalls to radially expand the sheath so as to fix a graft member within a bone tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLCInventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Nathan Cauldwell
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Publication number: 20150018881Abstract: Devices and methods for anchoring tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided that includes a bone screw and a collar that can be configured to rotate independent of the bone screw. In one aspect, the collar can be rotatably disposed on a cylindrical seating portion of the bone screw. The collar can include an eyelet and a hook that is angularly offset from the eyelet. In use, a suture loop can be fixedly attached to the collar through the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Douglas W. Dunn
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Patent number: 8597328Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLCInventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe, Eugene Wolf
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Publication number: 20130245685Abstract: The present invention provides a suture anchor that includes an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one engaging member for applying the suture anchor within the bone and securing the suture anchor in the bone once implanted formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end, a distal end and a radial cross-sectional geometry, where the drive head is mated to the elongate shank, includes at least one suture attachment element formed in a portion thereof and at least one anti-rotational member integral therewith, suture anchor kits utilizing the suture anchors and methods of attaching bone to gone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Depuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Joseph H. Contiliano, Yufu Li, Zhigang Li, Nathan Cauldwell
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Patent number: 8394123Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary Mcalister, Jose E. Lizardi, Jason Hamilton, Frank Capuano
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Publication number: 20120310281Abstract: A suture anchor is provided including an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one bone-engaging thread formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end and a distal end mated to the elongate shank. The drive head has a substantially oval shape and includes at least one suture attachment member formed in a portion of the drive head. The configuration of the drive head is particularly advantages in that it provides a suture anchor having improved physical properties, including a high failure torque and a high stripping strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: ETHICON, INC.Inventors: Robert Boock, Nathan Cauldwell
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Patent number: 8317863Abstract: A radially expandable sheath is provided having a substantially closed distal end with at least two sidewalls extending proximally therefrom and defining a central lumen. Each sidewall can have a substantially concave outer surface adapted to seat a graft member, and each side wall is at least partially separated by a longitudinally oriented slot that extends from a proximal end along a substantial length of each sidewall. The slot preferably terminates at a position just proximal to the distal end. The device can also include a sheath expander that is adapted to be disposed in the central lumen of the radially expandable sheath and that is configured to flex the sidewalls to radially expand the sheath so as to fix a graft member within a bone tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLCInventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Lisa M. Donnelly
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Publication number: 20120259361Abstract: The present invention provides a suture anchor that includes an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one engaging member for applying the suture anchor within the bone and securing the suture anchor in the bone once implanted formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end, a distal end and a radial cross-sectional geometry, where the drive head is mated to the elongate shank, includes at least one suture attachment element formed in a portion thereof and at least one anti-rotational member integral therewith, suture anchor kits utilizing the suture anchors and methods of attaching bone to gone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.Inventors: Joseph H. Contiliano, Yufu Li, Zhigang Li, Nathan Cauldwell
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Patent number: 8267981Abstract: A suture anchor is provided including an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one bone-engaging thread formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end and a distal end mated to the elongate shank. The drive head has a substantially oval shape and includes at least one suture attachment member formed in a portion of the drive head. The configuration of the drive head is particularly advantages in that it provides a suture anchor having improved physical properties, including a high failure torque and a high stripping strength.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Robert Boock, Nathan Cauldwell
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Publication number: 20120179200Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary McAlister, Jose E. Lizardi
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Patent number: 8197509Abstract: The present invention provides a suture anchor that includes an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one engaging member for applying the suture anchor within the bone and securing the suture anchor in the bone once implanted formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end, a distal end and a radial cross-sectional geometry, where the drive head is mated to the elongate shank, includes at least one suture attachment element formed in a portion thereof and at least one anti-rotational member integral therewith, suture anchor kits utilizing the suture anchors and methods of attaching bone to gone.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Joseph H. Contiliano, Yufu Li, Zhigang Li, Nathan Cauldwell
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Patent number: 8167906Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary McAlister, Jose E. Lizardi
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Publication number: 20120083841Abstract: A suture anchor comprises an anchor body comprising a longitudinal axis and bone engaging external threads oriented for rotation about the longitudinal axis; and a suture attachment on the anchor body rotational with respect to the body about the longitudinal axis whereby to help reduce twisting of one or more sutures which may be attached to the suture attachment as the anchor body is threaded into a bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Kristian DiMatteo, Gregory R. Whittaker, Nathan Cauldwell
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Publication number: 20120065679Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary McAlister, Jose E. Lizardi, Jason Hamilton, Frank Capuano
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Patent number: 8114128Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe
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Patent number: 8083769Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Gregory R. Whittaker, Gary McAlister, Jose E. Lizardi, Jason Hamilton, Frank Capuano
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Publication number: 20100185238Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Jonathan Howe, Eugene Wolf
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Publication number: 20090287246Abstract: Devices and methods for anchoring tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided that includes a bone screw and a collar that can be configured to rotate independent of the bone screw. In one aspect, the collar can be rotatably disposed on a cylindrical seating portion of the bone screw. The collar can include an eyelet and a hook that is angularly offset from the eyelet. In use, a suture loop can be fixedly attached to the collar through the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.Inventors: Nathan Cauldwell, Douglas W. Dunn