Patents by Inventor Philip Sample

Philip Sample 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 procedures and instruments
    Publication number: 20060149280
    Abstract: Surgical instruments and methods are provided. In one aspect, a method of securing a fixation device within an opening in a tissue is provided, including delivering a material in a flowable state to said opening, and changing the state of the material so that the material forms an interference fit that secures the fixation device in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Fraser Harvie, Graham Smith, Philip Sample, Gary McCarthy, Adam James, Peter Richardson, Sally Carter