Patents by Inventor Peter M. Cessarini

Peter M. Cessarini 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).

  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: 5620447
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a first member that has an opening in its distal region for admitting tissue and that is rotatable with respect to a base from which the first member extends to allow the rotational orientation of the opening to be selectively changed with respect to the axis of the instrument. A second member is disposed within the first member to transmit force to move a cutting implement disposed at its distal end and cause it to cut tissue that is exposed to the implement through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Dyonics Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Peter M. Cessarini, Steven B. Woolfson