This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents, plus 1 CIPO patent. Top assignee: American Cyanamid Company. Active years: 1993-1995.
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Location History:
- Nr Southampton, GB (1993)
- Southampton, GB (1995)
Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1993-1995
Title: Patrick R. Holmes and His Medical Suturing Invention.
Introduction
Patrick R. Holmes is an inventor associated with Southampton, Great Britain. His patent work includes a mechanism designed to secure surgical sutures to needles through a controlled crimping process.
Latest Patents
Holmes is credited with 2 patents. One described invention, titled “Medical Suturing Device, a Single-Strike Die Mechanism, and a Method of Operating the Same,” concerns a mechanism for attaching a suture to a surgical needle.
The device uses a rotatable cam drive ring to actuate at least three crimping dies. Arranged symmetrically within a die guide, the dies move simultaneously toward the centerline of a surgical needle. After a suture is inserted into the needle’s hollow barrel end, the dies crimp the barrel to secure the suture. The invention also describes a method for operating the mechanism to carry out this process.
Career Highlights
The available information associates Holmes with American Cyanamid Company and Sherwood Services AG. His patent work reflects an application of mechanical design to a practical medical-device manufacturing task.
Collaborations
Holmes’s listed coworkers include Mark L. Stein and Charles L. Putnam. Their names provide context for the professional connections associated with his inventive work.
Conclusion
Patrick R. Holmes’s patent record highlights a single-strike crimping mechanism intended to make the attachment of surgical sutures to needles precise and repeatable.
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