Patents by Inventor Roland Francis Gattuma

Roland Francis Gattuma 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).

  • Tissue repair devices
    Patent number: 9936939
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity; and a headless insertion member configured for arrangement within the anchor cavity, the insertion member including a body having a threaded proximal portion, a non-threaded distal portion, and a cannulation extending a partial length of the insertion member. Other anchor assemblies, anchors, and delivery devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Tuong Nguyen, Paul Steven Vincuilla, Richard Mark Lunn, Mark Edwin Housman, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roland Francis Gattuma, David A. Paulk
  • Threaded suture anchor
    Patent number: 9393006
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor. The suture anchor includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body including threads along at least a partial length of the body and at least one through hole, the threads including a profile such that the threads located near the distal end of the body include a first shape and the threads located near the proximal end of the body include a second shape different from the first shape. Delivery devices and anchor dilators are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Edwin Housman, Paul Steven Vincuilla, Richard Mark Lunn, Julie Kennelly Tripodi, Paul Leo Salvas, Roland Francis Gattuma
  • Tissue Repair Devices
    Publication number: 20110112576
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity; and a headless insertion member configured for arrangement within the anchor cavity, the insertion member including a body having a threaded proximal portion, a non-threaded distal portion, and a cannulation extending a partial length of the insertion member. Other anchor assemblies, anchors, and delivery devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Linh Tuong Nguyen, Paul Steven Vincuilla, Richard Mark Lunn, Mark Edwin Housman, Matthew Edwin Koski, Roland Francis Gattuma, David A. Paulk