Patents by Inventor William R. Bowns
William R. Bowns 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).
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Patent number: 11812950Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Nicholas P. Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20210145436Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Nicholas P. Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Patent number: 10912552Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20180289368Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Patent number: 10016196Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Patent number: 8864776Abstract: A suture deployment system is disclosed including a surgical needle having a flexible suture fixedly attached thereto and a target suture releasably secured to the flexible suture. A collar is positioned between the flexible suture and the target suture and is fixedly secured to the flexible suture. The target suture is releasably secured to the collar is such that the target suture may detach from the collar once a surgical procedure has been completed. The surgical needle is a double pointed surgical needle specifically configured to be manipulated by a surgical suturing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Michael Bogart, Gregg Krehel, Christopher Fishbein, Russell Pribanic, David Kirsch, Kenneth W. Horton, Jr., Timothy D. Kosa, Nicholas Maiorino, Mark S. Buchter, William R. Bowns
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Patent number: 8403017Abstract: A system and method for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, and a welding/cutting assembly configured to join a first section and second section of the thread to form a loop and to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread. A die for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Nicholas Maiorino, Timothy Kosa, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20120024482Abstract: A system for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, a welding assembly configured to join a first and second section of the thread to form a loop, and a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20120004686Abstract: A system for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, a welding assembly configured to join a first and second section of the thread to form a loop, and a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Patent number: 8056599Abstract: A system for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, a welding assembly configured to join a first and second section of the thread to form a loop, and a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20100228270Abstract: A suture deployment system is disclosed including a surgical needle having a flexible suture fixedly attached thereto and a target suture releasably secured to the flexible suture. Either the flexible suture or the target suture may be made of a shape memory polymer. A collar is positioned between the flexible suture and the target suture and is fixedly secured to the flexible suture. The target suture is releasably secured to the collar is such that the target suture may detach from the collar once a surgical procedure has been completed. The surgical needle is a double pointed surgical needle specifically configured to be manipulated by a surgical suturing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Michael Bogart, Gregg Krehel, Christopher Fishbein, Russell Pribanic, David Kirsch, Kenneth W. Horton, JR., Timothy D. Kosa, Nicholas Maiorino, Mark S. Buchter, Ahmad Robert Hadba, Gerald Hodgkinson, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20100204729Abstract: A suture including a loop having a tapered end is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal end and a distal end and a loop integrally formed on the distal end of the elongate body. At least a portion of the loop includes a shape memory polymeric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Ahmad Robert Hadba, Gerald Hodgkinson, Nicholas Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Publication number: 20100101707Abstract: A system and method for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, and a welding/cutting assembly configured to join a first section and second section of the thread to form a loop and to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread. A die for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Nicholas Maiorino, Timothy Kosa, William R. Bowns