Richard Bernard Caspari
Physician in Dabneys, VA

6660023, Dec 9, 2003

Feb 27, 2003

10/375389

Dennis McDevitt - Upton MA
Jeffrey Halbrecht - San Francisco CA
Richard Caspari - Maidens VA

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

A61B 1704

606232

A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.

7081126, Jul 25, 2006

Jul 30, 2003

10/629978

Dennis McDevitt - Upton MA, US
Jeffrey Halbrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Richard Caspari - Maidens VA, US

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

A61B 17/04

606232

A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft, tissue to bone using such an anchor.

2005014, Jul 7, 2005

Feb 7, 2005

11/052557

Dennis McDevitt - Upton MA, US
Jeffrey Halbrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Richard Caspari - Maidens VA, US

A61B017/56

606232000, 606072000

A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.

4844064, Jul 4, 1989

Sep 30, 1987

7/103885

James A. Thimsen - Richmond VA
Terry L. Whipple - Richmond VA
Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA

Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. - Deerfield IL

A61B 1732

128305

A surgical cutting instrument comprising: an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, the outer tube having a distal end wall, a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis, the outer tube having a first and second opening, the first opening being located at least primarily in the distal end wall and the second opening being located at least primarily in the peripheral wall, each of the openings having first and second cutting edges defining portions of the periphery of such openings; and an inner cutting member rotatable within the outer tube, the inner cutting member having at least one cutting edge cooperable with the first and second cutting edges of the openings of the outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action that progresses along the first and second cutting edges as the inner cutting member rotates.

4616637, Oct 14, 1986

Sep 14, 1984

6/650664

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Terry L. Whipple - Richmond VA
James A. Thimsen - Richmond VA

Precision Surgical Instruments, Inc. - Richmond VA

A61G 1300

128 84R

A shoulder traction applying apparatus which clamps to an operating table. The forearm of a patient is gripped by a tapering sleeve-like member and a cord therefrom is entrained over a pair of pulleys at opposite ends of a boom member. The remote end of the cord is selectively weighted to apply tension to the cord and achieve a desired traction. The boom is secured to the top member of a pair of separable members of which the lower member is clamped to the operating table. The top member is rotatable by a hand crank which turns a worm gear that meshes with a spur gear fixedly secured to the top member. The lower member may be raised or lowered by cranking a pinion of a rack and pinion assembly wherein the rack is mounted on the lower member. Hand controlled spring pressure locks the lower member in the position selected by the rack and pinion assembly. A caster-mounted stand stores the top and lower members when the apparatus is not in use.

4549540, Oct 29, 1985

Nov 16, 1983

6/552375

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Terry L. Whipple - Richmond VA
James A. Thimsen - Richmond VA

Precision Surgical Instruments, Inc. - Richmond VA

A61F 1300

128133

A thigh restraining apparatus especially useful in connection with arthroscopic knee surgery wherein the surgeon may perform the operation while viewing the knee on a television screen. A bar member extends across the operating table supported by horizontally extending rail members customarily provided on operating tables. A specially designed sphygmomanometer constitutes a tourniquet member and applies a known pressure to the thigh of the patient. A strap member envelops the thigh of the patient and is reeled out or in by a screw feed as required to accommodate the patient's thigh. One end of the strap is secured and an intermediate portion is removably attached to the sphygmomanometer. If necessary, both knees may be operated upon sequentially without disturbing a required sterile field by positioning a pair of strap feeding devices on opposite sides of the bar member and securing each strap to an adjacent sphygmomanometer applied to each of the patient's thighs.

5902321, May 11, 1999

Jul 25, 1997

8/901027

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Alan Chervitz - Hopkinton MA
Thomas Wade Fallin - Hyde Park UT
Rickey D. Hart - Plainville MA
Daniel F. Justin - Logan UT
Daniel A. Perkins - Hyde Park UT

Innovasive Devices, Inc. - Marlborough MA

A61B17/04

606232

A connector delivery device and method include a rod frangibly affixed to an inner member and a support member slidable around the rod. The support member is adapted to support an outer member for movement relative to the inner member for forming a snap fit therebetween, the snap fit for trapping flexible material such as suture at a surgical site. In an alternate embodiment a pistol-type handle and trigger operate to move a push rod seated within an outer barrel against the outer member to push the outer member over the inner member to form the snap fit. A collet is attached to a collet barrel slidable within the outer barrel, the collet barrel positioned in surrounding relation to the push rod. The collet, which is spring biased into a closed position, supports the outer member prior to activation of the delivery device.

6290711, Sep 18, 2001

Aug 13, 1999

9/374727

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Daniel F. Justin - Logan UT

Innovasive Devices, Inc. - Logan UT

A61B 1704

606232

A connector for joining sections of flexible material includes a locking member that has an engagement portion at a distal end and that can support a flexible member at a proximal end. An outer member is engageable with the locking member's engagement portion and is movable between a disengaged position and a locking position in cooperation with the locking member. When the outer member is in the locking position, the flexible material piece is retainable along the nonlinear path against movement between the locking member and the outer member. The connector is lockable at a desired surgical site in a generally collinear fashion with the flexible material piece. The nonlinear pathway defined by the material enhances the strength of the connection, which is particularly effective in the case of suture material, which is known to slip easily. The piece of material to be secured may include one or more pieces of suture or a loop of suture having two ends, or sections of wire, cable, or tissue pieces.

5263498, Nov 23, 1993

Jan 26, 1993

8/016176

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Jeffrey G. Roberts - Palm Harbor FL
James T. Treace - Largo FL

A61B 1900, A61F 238

128898

Methods and apparatus for prosthetic knee replacement permit preparation of tibial plateau and femoral condyle surfaces and implant of tibial and femoral protheses components with the use of arthroscopic surgical techniques. The bone surfaces are resected by moving a rotating milling cutter longitudinally across the bone surface and moving the rotating milling cutter substantially laterally across the bone. Cement is supplied between the prostheses and the bone surfaces after positioning of the prostheses on the bone, and cement bonding is enhanced by applying suction to the bone to draw the cement into the bone.

5171244, Dec 15, 1992

Jan 8, 1990

7/462529

Richard B. Caspari - Maidens VA
Jeffrey G. Roberts - Palm Harbor FL
James T. Treace - Largo FL

A61B 1900, A61F 238

606 88

Methods and apparatus for prosthetic knee replacement permit preparation of tibial plateau and femoral condyle surfaces and implant of tibial and femoral protheses components with the use of arthroscopic surgical techniques. The bone surfaces are resected by moving a rotating milling cutter longitudinally across the bone surface and moving the rotating milling cutter substantially laterally across the bone. Cement is supplied between the prostheses and the bone surfaces after positioning of the prostheses on the bone, and cement bonding is enhanced by applying suction to the bone to draw the cement into the bone.