Patents by Inventor Paul Vincuilla

Paul Vincuilla 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).

  • Suture anchor insertion tool
    Publication number: 20030204193
    Abstract: A tool includes a housing adapted to receive an anchor with attached suture, and a suture retainer adapted to receive the attached suture. The suture retainer is configured to regulate deployment of the suture from the retainer such that deployment of the suture from the housing does not occur until a load applied to the suture corresponds to at least a selected minimum fixation strength of the anchor in bone. A method includes inserting a suture anchor at an attachment site, the suture anchor having an attached suture, and deploying the attached suture from a suture retainer when a load applied to the suture corresponds to at least a selected minimum fixation strength of the anchor in bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Gabriel, Dennis Colleran, Paul Vincuilla, Paul Salvas, Laird L. Hatch, Paul O'Connor