Patents by Inventor Patrick Michel White

Patrick Michel White 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).

  • Fusion implant
    Patent number: 11903840
    Abstract: Implants, instruments, and methods are presented for fixing adjacent bone portions to promote fusion of the bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • FUSION IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20200261234
    Abstract: Implants, instruments, and methods are presented for fixing adjacent bone portions to promote fusion of the bone portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Fusion Implant
    Patent number: 10631994
    Abstract: Implants, instruments, and methods are presented for fixing adjacent bone portions to promote fusion of the bone portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Suture anchor
    Patent number: 10194898
    Abstract: Suture anchors are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: VentureMD Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, James Murphy, T. Wade Fallin, Patrick Michel White
  • Catheter assembly
    Patent number: 10149963
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one aspect of the invention, a catheter includes a terminal end with a fluid exchange portion. The terminal end may further include a diffuser. The terminal end may further include a barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Vital 5, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wade Fallin, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Patrick Michel White
  • Method of anchoring a suture
    Patent number: 10136883
    Abstract: Suture anchors and associated methods are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: VentureMD Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, James Murphy, T. Wade Fallin, Patrick Michel White
  • Soft tissue reconstruction
    Patent number: 10004518
    Abstract: Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Transosseous attachment
    Patent number: 9782165
    Abstract: Techniques and instruments for surgical transosseous attachment to a bone include a guide able to guide the formation of intersecting bone tunnels and a retriever able to retrieve a suture through the bone tunnels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: VentureMD Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: James Murphy, Kwan-Ho Chan, T. Wade Fallin, Patrick Michel White
  • SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20170196574
    Abstract: Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Soft tissue reconstruction
    Patent number: 9603612
    Abstract: Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Barrier catheter
    Patent number: 9446224
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one example, a catheter includes a fluid exchange portion and a member attached to the fluid exchange portion for biasing fluid flow at the treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Vital 5, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas Wade Fallin, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Patrick Michel White, Frank Phillips, Kern Singh
  • CATHETER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160206850
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one aspect of the invention, a catheter includes a terminal end with a fluid exchange portion. The terminal end may further include a diffuser. The terminal end may further include a barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Wade Fallin, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Patrick Michel White
  • SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20160135823
    Abstract: Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Catheter assembly
    Patent number: 9265913
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one aspect of the invention, a catheter includes a terminal end with a fluid exchange portion. The terminal end may further include a diffuser. The terminal end may further include a barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Vital 5, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wade Fallin, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Frank Phillips, Kern Singh, Patrick Michel White
  • Soft tissue reconstruction
    Patent number: 9241784
    Abstract: Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Suture Anchor
    Publication number: 20150342597
    Abstract: Suture anchors are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: VENTUREMD INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, James Murphy, T. Wade Fallin, Patrick Michel White
  • Suture anchor
    Patent number: 9131937
    Abstract: Suture anchors are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: VentureMD Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, James Murphy, T. Wade Fallin, Patrick Michel White
  • Orthopedic suture passer and method
    Patent number: 8801727
    Abstract: Instruments and techniques to pass a suture are presented. In one illustrative example, a suture passer includes a drill guide and is able to form a tunnel in a bone and pass a suture through the tunnel so formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • Orthopedic guide and method
    Patent number: 8784427
    Abstract: A guide and method for cutting bones adjacent a joint at locations referenced to the joint anatomy is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White
  • FUSION IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20140107712
    Abstract: Implants, instruments, and methods are presented for fixing adjacent bone portions to promote fusion of the bone portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Patrick Michel White