Patents by Inventor Robert Bruce Mackinnon, III

Robert Bruce Mackinnon, III 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).

  • Patent number: 11857170
    Abstract: The present disclosures describe devices and methods to repair cartilage defects using arthroscopic surgical methods. The disclosed devices include a cannula assembly including a cannula body, a dam seal sub-assembly disposed proximally from the cannula body, and an obturator inserted coaxially through both the cannula body and the dam seal sub-assembly; an articulated arthroscopic cutting tool; a ring curette; a square curette; a rake curette; a matrix shuttle delivery device for delivering a cell-seeded support matrix including chondrocytes; and an applicator tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Vericel Corporation
    Inventors: Felix Ernesto Robles Toth, Robert Bruce Mackinnon, III, Lester H. Fehr
  • Publication number: 20230372653
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that in some embodiments can be used to securely fasten a medical device (e.g. an endotracheal tube) in position for use by a patient. In various embodiments, the device can include a frame and an adjustable locking mechanism slidably connected to the frame. The adjustable locking mechanism can feature a cylindrical block, a swivel lock portion, and an adjustable clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Surgicure Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Mackinnon, III, Irena King
  • Publication number: 20230277163
    Abstract: The present disclosures describe devices and methods to repair cartilage defects using arthroscopic surgical methods. The disclosed devices include a cannula assembly including a cannula body, a dam seal sub-assembly disposed proximally from the cannula body, and an obturator inserted coaxially through both the cannula body and the dam seal sub-assembly; an articulated arthroscopic cutting tool; a ring curette; a square curette; a rake curette; a matrix shuttle delivery device for delivering a cell-seeded support matrix including chondrocytes; and an applicator tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Felix Ernesto Robles Toth, Robert Bruce Mackinnon, III, Lester H. Fehr