CRAIG D MORGAN, MD
Medical Practice at Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE

5409494, Apr 25, 1995

Sep 17, 1993

8/122308

Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE

Arthrex, Inc. - Naples FL

A61F 504

606 96

A tibial tunnel guide which enables accurate tibial tunnel placement both inside and outside the knee for use in endoscopic ACL reconstruction. The guide utilizes a consistency between the PCL and the ACL anatomic structure to accurately locate the ideal position of the tibial tunnel. The guide includes an arc shaped outrigger with a slot along its length, a sighting device secured to the outrigger in the slot and adapted to receive a guide pin, and a grasping tool adjustably secured to the outrigger in the slot having a grasper at one end. The grasper is arranged to grasp the base of the PCL near the intercondylar floor from the anteromedial portal. The sighting device is fixed relative to the position of the crotch of the grasper and locates the guide pin at an ideal position for tibial tunnel placement.

5269786, Dec 14, 1993

Feb 20, 1992

7/837886

Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE

Arthrex Inc. - Naples FL

A61F 504

606 96

A tibial tunnel guide which enables accurate tibial tunnel placement both inside and outside the knee for use in endoscopic ACL reconstruction. The guide utilizes a consistency between the PCL and the ACL anatomic structure to accurately locate the ideal position of the tibial tunnel. The guide includes an arc shaped outrigger with a slot along its length, a sighting device secured to the outrigger in the slot and adapted to receive a guide pin, and a grasping tool adjustably secured to the outrigger in the slot having a grasper at one end. The grasper is arranged to grasp the base of the PCL near the intercondylar floor from the anteromedial portal. The sighting device is fixed relative to the position of the crotch of the grasper and locates the guide pin at an ideal position for tibial tunnel placement.

6592588, Jul 15, 2003

Feb 3, 1999

09/243880

Vladimir Bobic - Chester, GB
Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE
Reinhold Schmieding - Naples FL
Stephen S. Burkhart - San Antonio TX
Philip S. OQuinn - Naples FL

Arthrex, Inc. - Naples FL

A61B 1732

606 79, 606167, 606184, 600567

Apparatus for autogenous or allograft transplantation of articular cartilage with bone from one site, such as in the knee, to another to treat chondral defects. Graft harvesters and recipient site harvesters create identically-sized donor graft osteochondral cores and recipient sockets. Collared pins disposed within the harvesters facilitate removal of the harvested cores. Windows formed in the side of the harvester tubes allow visualization of the graft, such as when being inserted into the recipient socket. A removable three-piece driver/extractor is provided to allow for impact-driving and depth control of the harvesters at the selected sites.

2012026, Oct 18, 2012

Jun 25, 2012

13/532203

Reinhold Schmieding - Naples FL, US
Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE, US
David N. Caborn - Louisville KY, US

A61F 2/08

623 1314

A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.

7326247, Feb 5, 2008

Oct 28, 2004

10/975087

Reinhold Schmieding - Naples FL, US
Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE, US
David N. Caborn - Louisville KY, US

Arthrex, Inc. - Naples FL

A61F 2/0811

623 1314, 606 73

A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity.

5785714, Jul 28, 1998

Feb 18, 1997

8/801635

Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE
Reinhold Schmieding - Naples FL

Arthrex, Inc. - Naples FL

A61B 1758

606 86

A method of reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament using arthroscopic surgery. A closed-ended socket is formed in the tibia and the femur. The locations of the sockets are determined using an offset aimer to reference anatomical structures within the knee. An ACL graft is fixated in the tibial and femoral sockets using interference screws. The method obviates the need to form tibial incisions and tunnels, as required by existing methods.

5603716, Feb 18, 1997

Feb 16, 1995

8/389492

Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE
Reinhold Schmieding - Naples FL

Arthrex Inc. - Naples FL

A61B 1758

606 88

A method of reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament using arthroscopic surgery. A closed-ended socket is formed in the tibia and the femur. The locations of the sockets are determined using an offset aimer to reference anatomical structures within the knee. An ACL graft is fixated in the tibial and femoral sockets using interference screws. The method obviates the need to form tibial incisions and tunnels, as required by existing methods.

5055105, Oct 8, 1991

Oct 11, 1989

7/419776

Arthur H. Hamlin - Mendham NJ
Craig D. Morgan - Greenville DE

Bowen & Company, Ltd. - Rockville MD

A61B 1716

606 80

A bone drill bit for drilling a hole through bone, cartilage and/or other soft tissue, and the like includes an elongate cylindrical shaft having a pointed tip at one end and a shank at the other end which is adapted to be received in a surgical drilling apparatus. A plurality of small protuberances are provided around the cylindrical shaft adjacent the tip so that as the protuberances pass through the drilled bone a hole slightly larger than the shank is produced and thus the shank passes freely through the drilled hole. Preferably, the protuberances are diamond shaped and the pointed tip is pyramidal shaped. In addition, a suture holding device, such as an aperture or hook at the end of the shank, is provided for holding a suture to the shank as the shank passes through the drilled hole. A portion of the shank is cut away on either side of the suture holding device to provide clearance for the suture. Where the suture holding device is an aperture, this aperture is preferably countersunk at both ends.