Patents by Inventor Robert S. Reiffel

Robert S. Reiffel 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).

  • Publication number: 20120116448
    Abstract: A method of suturing a wound using a length-control technique. The method includes the step of placing a first pass of suture having barbs, with a first pre-attached needle, completely through the skin of the wound, from the undersurface to the outside, at a shallow angle just beyond one apex of the wound. The method also includes the step of placing the opposite end of the suture, with a second pre-attached needle, completely through the skin of the wound, from the undersurface to the outside, at a shallow angle just beyond the opposite apex of the wound. When the skin is pushed down on the suture, the suture pulls both apices towards the center of the wound to connect both apices to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Robert S. Reiffel