Patents by Inventor Richard Moufarrege

Richard Moufarrege 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).

  • Method and device for closing wounds
    Patent number: 5591206
    Abstract: A method and a device for holding together a pair of tissue edges defining a wound in a skin layer of a patient, the skin layer having an epidermic top layer and an underlying dermic layer. The device includes a first locking element, a second locking element, a locking structure positioned on either one of the first or second locking element for locking the first locking element to the second locking element. A first grasping structure is positioned on the first locking element for grasping on a portion of the dermic layer positioned adjacent the first locking element. A second grasping structure is positioned on the second locking element for grasping on a portion of the dermic layer positioned adjacent the second locking element. The first and second locking elements are adapted to be inserted by a puncturing action, on each side of the wound, through the epidermic layer and into the dermic layer, so that the first and second locking elements are completely embedded into the dermic layer of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Richard Moufarrege