Patents by Inventor Peter Klindt Sorensen
Peter Klindt 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).
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Patent number: 11857176Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20230285017Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20220313242Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 11413031Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 10849635Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
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Publication number: 20200214691Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 10631844Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 10588617Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20190261975Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20180360474Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, Matthew Edwin Koski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Daniel B. Ellis, Roy Alan Majors, James Joseph Sullivan
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Patent number: 10092303Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, James Joseph Sullivan, Paul Alexander Torrie, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roy Alan Majors
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Publication number: 20160220243Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 9370352Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20150223800Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 9078651Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20140296883Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Patent number: 8795334Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
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Publication number: 20130035692Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Peter Klindt Sorensen, James Joseph Sullivan, Paul Alexander Torrie, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roy Alan Majors
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Publication number: 20120197271Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible fixation member having a body with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture having two terminal ends, the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Steven William Astorino, Peter Klindt Sorensen, Laura Lindsey Mills
