Patents by Inventor Peter K. Sorensen

Peter K. Sorensen 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).

  • Multiple offset eyelet suture anchor
    Patent number: 8029536
    Abstract: A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone may include a threaded body, a head extending along a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of eyelets that extend though the anchor head and that are each configured to receive a suture. The eyelets are offset from one another along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the suture anchor. Each eyelet may have a desired shape and cross section. Surgical kits including one or more suture anchors and one or more surgical tools are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Sorensen, Paul V. Fenton, Jr.
  • Leakage detection system for gas pipelines
    Publication number: 20030037596
    Abstract: An integrated pipeline and gas leak detection system including:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Peter K. Sorensen