Patents by Inventor Richard P. Carpentiere

Richard P. Carpentiere 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 needle-suture attachment for controlled suture release
    Patent number: 5568746
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for attaching a surgical needle having a generally cylindrical end portion defining an elongated aperture having a generally circular cross-section and a suture having a generally elongated end portion of generally circular cross-section corresponding in dimension to the elongated aperture of the needle. The apparatus includes a pair of dies, each having a die face with an inner die surface portion. The inner die surface portion includes at least one generally planar crimping surface having an arcuate recess formed therein which extends along at least a portion of the planar crimping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Francis D. Colligan, Richard P. Carpentiere, Ronald H. Belcourt, Jr., Giuseppe Giordano
  • Surgical needle-suture attachment for controlled suture release
    Patent number: 5383902
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for attaching a surgical needle having a generally cylindrical end portion defining an elongated aperture having a generally circular cross-section and a suture having a generally elongated end portion of generally circular cross-section corresponding in dimension to the elongated aperture of the needle. The apparatus includes a pair of dies, each having a die face with an inner die surface portion. The inner die surface portion includes at least one generally planar crimping surface having an arcuate recess formed therein which extends along at least a portion of the planar crimping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Richard P. Carpentiere, Francis D. Colligan, Ronald H. Belcourt, Jr., Giuseppe Giordano