Patents by Inventor R. Pepper Murray

R. Pepper Murray 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).

  • Suturing instrument for passing multiple sutures
    Patent number: 9393010
    Abstract: An instrument for passing sutures in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The instrument includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the lower jaw being provided with a slot configured to engage a plurality of sutures. The hand assembly has a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the hand assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position, and to sequentially engage the needle with each of the plurality of sutures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Jonathan I. Decker, Robert M. Weber, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Jacob L. Powell
  • SUTURING INSTRUMENT FOR PASSING MULTIPLE SUTURES
    Publication number: 20130345725
    Abstract: An instrument for passing sutures in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The instrument includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the lower jaw being provided with a slot configured to engage a plurality of sutures. The hand assembly has a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the hand assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position, and to sequentially engage the needle with each of the plurality of sutures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Jonathan I. Decker, Robert M. Weber, Thomas Dooney, JR., Jacob L. Powell
  • Suturing instrument and method for passing multiple sutures
    Patent number: 8460318
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for passing multiple sutures in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and passing through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the lower jaw being provided with a slot configured to sequentially engage multiple sutures inserted into the instrument. The handle assembly has a cam mechanism and a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the handle assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position, and to thereby sequentially capture, in the needle, each of the multiple sutures inserted in the instrument, for subsequent passing through tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Jonathan I. Decker, Robert M. Weber, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Jacob L. Powell
  • Suture passing instrument and method of passing suture
    Patent number: 7972344
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for passing suture(s) in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the upper jaw being curve-shaped to enable grasping of thick tissue. The hand assembly has a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the hand assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Robert M. Weber
  • SUTURING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PASSING MULTIPLE SUTURES
    Publication number: 20100121352
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for passing multiple sutures in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and passing through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the lower jaw being provided with a slot configured to sequentially engage multiple sutures inserted into the instrument. The handle assembly has a cam mechanism and a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the handle assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position, and to thereby sequentially capture, in the needle, each of the multiple sutures inserted in the instrument, for subsequent passing through tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Jonathan I. Decker, Robert M. Weber, Thomas Dooney, JR., Jacob L. Powell
  • SUTURE PASSING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF PASSING SUTURE
    Publication number: 20080208221
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for passing suture(s) in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the upper jaw being curve-shaped to enable grasping of thick tissue. The hand assembly has a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the hand assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: R. Pepper Murray, Robert M. Weber