Patents by Inventor Stuart C. Marshall

Stuart C. Marshall 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).

  • Surgical knot manipulator
    Publication number: 20030083675
    Abstract: A surgical knot manipulator device is presented for facilitating the tying and untying of surgical knots through an access portal such as an arthroscopic cannula or an endoscopic trocar. The surgical knot manipulator device includes an elongated, cylindrical body member having a handle at its proximal end and a circular loop located at its distal end where the circular loop may contain a slot to facilitate the engagement of a suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Orthopaedic Biosystems Ltd., Inc. a Arizona corporation
    Inventors: Stuart C. Marshall, Jeffry B. Skiba
  • Surgical knot manipulator
    Patent number: 6511488
    Abstract: A surgical knot manipulator device is presented for facilitating the tying and untying of surgical knots through an access portal such as an arthroscopic cannula or an endoscopic trocar. The surgical knot manipulator device includes an elongated, cylindrical body member having a handle at its proximal end and a circular loop located at its distal end where the circular loop may contain a slot to facilitate the engagement of a suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Orthopaedic Biosystems Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart C. Marshall, Jeffry B. Skiba
  • Surgical knot manipulator
    Patent number: 6045561
    Abstract: A surgical knot manipulator device is presented for facilitating the tying and untying of surgical knots through an access portal such as an arthroscopic cannula or an endoscopic trocar. The surgical knot manipulator device includes an elongated, cylindrical body member having a handle at its proximal end and a circular loop located at its distal end where the circular loop may contain a slot to facilitate the engagement of a suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Orthopaedic Biosystems Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart C. Marshall, Jeffry B. Skiba