Patents by Inventor Peter Colby

Peter Colby 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).

  • Methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing
    Patent number: 12076003
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SURGICAL SUTURING
    Publication number: 20230293169
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • Methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing
    Patent number: 11712240
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SURGICAL SUTURING
    Publication number: 20210093318
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • Methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing
    Patent number: 10869662
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SURGICAL SUTURING
    Publication number: 20190000445
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • Methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing
    Patent number: 10080562
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SURGICAL SUTURING
    Publication number: 20170035415
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Otrando, Kevin Zylka, Jonathan Bellas, James T. Spivey, Peter Colby