Ethicon, Gmbh

Mitek Surgical Products Inc.

Keith A Seritella

Gene W Kammerer

Jack S Pedlick

Susan Trenka-Benthin

Rupam Naik

Dennis D Jamiolkowski

Brian H Luscombe

Joan M Sullivan

Daniel J Mckernan

Thu Anh Le

Mark G Steckel

Steven F Harwin

John Di Giovanni

Sung S Yi

William Zwaskis

An obturator for use in surgical procedures, particularly minimally invasive procedures. The obturator has an elongated member having a distal piercing tip. The obturator also has a longitudinal groove for containing a surgical instrument for insertion into a body space.

Trocar obturator having grooved passageway

An H-type fastener for surgical tissue. The fastener has a central biasing member. The biasing member has a first end and a second end. Anchor members are mounted to each end.

Meniscal repair device

An H-type fastener for tissue. The fastener has a central spring member. The spring member has a first end and a second end. Tissue anchor members are mounted to each end. When placed in tissue, the spring member provides a compressive spring force upon tissue between the anchor members of the fastener.

Meniscal repair device having integral spring member

An applicator for deploying a fastener into tissue, the fastener including a head portion and a filament portion extending from the head portion, the applicator comprising an elongated hollow needle member having a pointed distal end portion, a slotted portion for releasably retaining the head of the shaped fastener, and a first connector portion; and a chuck comprising a second connector portion engageable with the first connector portion for interconnecting the needle member and the chuck, a push rod having a distal end portion adapted to move lengthwise in the needle member, and an actuator for moving the push rod in the needle member so as to eject the head portion of the fastener from the slotted portion of the needle member. A method for deploying the fastener in tissue is also disclosed.

Applicator and method for deploying a surgical fastener in tissue

A suture anchor device having an anchor member with outwardly extending wing members and an actuating wedge member. The suture anchor device is inserted into a bore hole in a bone as part of an orthopedic surgical procedure wherein soft tissue such as a tendon or ligament is attached to the surface of the bone. The wing members are spread outwardly by the wedge member to lock the suture anchor device in the bone. The suture anchor has similar utility in soft tissue applications.

Umbrella-shaped suture anchor device with actuating ring member

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Keith A Seritella