Patents by Inventor Saniay E. Sarma

Saniay E. Sarma 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: 20210204936
    Abstract: A suture needle apparatus includes a needle body and a radio-frequency identification (“RFID”) chip disposed proximate to the needle body. The RFID chip is encoded with an identifying information associated with the suture needle apparatus. The RFID chip includes an electromagnetic coupling element. A suture thread is operatively coupled to the needle body. At least one of the needle body and the suture thread is an antenna selectively electromagnetically coupled to the RFID chip and, when coupled, is configured to wirelessly communicate the identifying information responsive to radio-frequency interrogation of the suture needle apparatus. A method of providing a suture needle apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Rahul Bhattacharyya, Wilton Cahn Levine, Sai Nithin R. Kantareddy, Dustin R. Long, Saniay E. Sarma, David H. Bartels, Devan D. Bartels, Matthew M. Vanneman