Patents by Inventor Robert Steven Backstein

Robert Steven Backstein 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).

  • Suture removal instrument and method
    Patent number: 9532779
    Abstract: The present device is a suture removal instrument having a disposable guarded blade. The disposable guarded blade comprises of a guard component and a blade component. The present suture removal instrument provides a quick, efficient, and atraumatic removal of the suture. It also decreases discomfort associated with suture removal by severing the suture loop without any need to insert an instrument or part of an instrument into the loop of the tied suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Steven Backstein
  • SUTURE REMOVAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150105803
    Abstract: The present device is a suture removal instrument having a disposable guarded blade. The disposable guarded blade comprises of a guard component and a blade component. The present suture removal instrument provides a quick, efficient, and atraumatic removal of the suture. It also decreases discomfort associated with suture removal by severing the suture loop without any need to insert an instrument or part of an instrument into the loop of the tied suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Steven Backstein