Patents by Inventor Richard Caspari

Richard Caspari 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).

  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Patent number: 9510816
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for attaching tissue, for example to bone. For example, devices are provided for anchoring filament to tissue or bone. Suture anchors are provided, and multi-component suture anchors are provided with sutures and components that fit together through an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY MITEK, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • SELF-LOCKING SUTURE ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20090099598
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Patent number: 7081126
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft, tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Publication number: 20050149122
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Publication number: 20050090862
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft, tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Patent number: 6660023
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Publication number: 20030130695
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari
  • Self-locking suture anchor
    Patent number: 6527794
    Abstract: A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McDevitt, Jeffrey Halbrecht, Richard Caspari