DR. STUART E FROMM, MD
Medical Practice at Highway 16, Rapid City, SD

2013026, Oct 10, 2013

Apr 6, 2012

13/441290

Tracy Pat-Yen Ng - Denver CO, US
Kyle Craig Pilgeram - San Jose CA, US
Lee Harris Cordova - Denver CO, US
Stuart Edward Fromm - Rapid City SD, US

HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. - Mahwah NJ

A61B 17/04

606232

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for securing tissue to bone, including drilling a bone hole into the bone; passing a filament through the tissue, the filament including a first end, a second end and a length therebetween, the second end having a loop; passing the first end of the filament through the loop of the filament; pulling on the first end of the filament such that the loop travels along the length of the filament and to the tissue; passing an anchor along the length of the filament, from the first end towards the loop and tissue; engaging the loop with a distal end of the anchor; positioning the distal end of the anchor, with the loop of the filament, into the bone hole; and securing the anchor in the bone.

6533802, Mar 18, 2003

May 16, 2001

09/859096

Raymond A. Bojarski - Attleboro MA
Paul A. Torrie - Marblehead MA
Stuart E. Fromm - Rapid City SD

Smith Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 1704

606232, 606228, 623 1311

A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed-loop having a pair of opposing loop sections and capturing a first loop section of the closed-loop within the fixation member. An opposing second loop section of the closed loop is passed through an opening in the tissue graft, and the second loop section of the closed loop is secured to the fixation member.

6866673, Mar 15, 2005

Dec 20, 2002

10/323795

Ran Oren - 25130 Doar Na Oshrat, IL
Dan Moor - 25130 Doar Na Oshrat, IL
Thomas May - Wrentham MA, US
Sergio P. Dasilva - Norton MA, US
Joan M. Sullivan - Hanover MA, US
Stuart E. Fromm - Rapid City SD, US

A61B017/04

606148, 606144, 289 17

An implement for manipulating and cutting a knotted suture includes a body member having a handle at one end, and a knot-engageable section at the opposite end for engaging the knotted suture to be cut; and a cutting member carried by the body member and having an end portion formed with a cutting edge for cutting the knotted suture at a predetermined distance from the knot. The cutting member is movable along its longitudinal axis from a normal position to an actuated position for cutting the knotted suture. The knot-engageable section of the body member is formed with an axial bore for receiving the end portion of the cutting member when the cutting member is moved to its actuated position, and with an angled bore intersecting the axial bore at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving the knotted suture. The knot is located at one side of the angled bore and the suture to be cut extends through the angled bore to the opposite side, such as to permit hand-tensioning the knot and then cutting the suture by moving the cutting member to its actuated position.

2008018, Aug 7, 2008

Feb 4, 2008

12/025334

David Selvitelli - Millis MA, US
Thomas C. May - Wrentham MA, US
Debra Mack - Walpole MA, US
Stuart Fromm - Rapid City SD, US
Christopher A. Battles - Hamden CT, US

DEPUY MITEK, INC. - Norwood MA

A61B 17/04

606232

A suture anchor system for repairing torn or damaged tissue is provided and generally includes a first suture anchor having at least one length of suture attached thereto, and a second suture anchor having at least one length of suture attached thereto. Each length of suture is coupled to one another such that a distance between the first and second suture anchors with respect to each other can be selectively adjustable. The suture anchor system also preferably includes at least one slip knot that allows the first and second suture anchors to be maintained in a fixed position with respect to one another. In use, the suture anchors can be deployed through tissue to be repaired and into the anchoring tissue at a position spaced apart from one another by a selected distance. The suture length(s) can then be tensioned to re-approximate the tom or damaged tissue toward the anchoring tissue, thereby securely attached the torn tissue to the anchoring tissue.

7530990, May 12, 2009

Jul 20, 2004

10/895266

Michael Perriello - Hopedale MA, US
Stuart E. Fromm - Rapid City SD, US

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 17/04, A61F 2/08

606232, 606 72, 623 1311

A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed double-loop having a pair of differently sized loop sections and capturing both sections of the closed-loop within the fixation member. The longer loop section is passed through an opening in the tissue graft then is passed through the smaller loop and thrown over the fixation member to form a knot.

8512374, Aug 20, 2013

Jan 15, 2004

10/758372

Herbert E. Schwartz - Fort Wayne IN, US
Thomas C. May - Winona Kale IN, US
Stuart Fromm - Rapid City SD, US
Robert-Jan Enzerink - Davis CA, US
Eric Hubbard - Modesto CA, US
John Margetts - Bountiful UT, US
Keith Denlinger - Warsaw IN, US
David Cox - Warsaw IN, US

DePuy Mitek, LLC - Raynham MA

A61B 17/04

606232

A device for repairing a defect in a soft tissue is disclosed, the device including a first anchor engaging a first surface of the soft tissue on a first side of the defect, the first anchor having a locking mechanism, a second anchor for engaging against a second side of the soft tissue on a second side of the defect, and a suture adjustably connecting the second anchor to the first anchor.

6884249, Apr 26, 2005

Oct 30, 2001

10/011452

Thomas C. May - Wrentham MA, US
Stuart E. Fromm - Rapid City SD, US

DePuy Mitek, Inc. - Norwood MA

A61B017/04

606148, 606139, 606144

A surgical knot pusher device allows a prepared knot to be pushed down a length of suture without deforming or collapsing the knot. The surgical knot pusher device includes a handle portion and an elongate body extending from the handle portion. The elongate body has a curved tip that is tapered and has a groove along a length of the tip. The tip also includes a central channel extending from the groove to a distal end of the tip.

2011002, Jan 27, 2011

Oct 30, 2009

12/609448

Stephen J. Orphanos - Bridgewater MA, US
William Arthur Roosa - Berkley MA, US
Marc R. Helmick - Boston MA, US
Stuart E. Fromm - Rapid City SD, US

DePuy Mitek, Inc. - Raynham MA

A61B 17/10, A61B 17/04

606139, 606232

Assemblies and methods suitable for knotless arthroscopic repair of tissue defects include two fixation members coupled by two limbs of suture comprising a continuous loop. A unidirectional restriction element that can be a preformed locking, sliding suture knot proximate to one of the fixation members, provides tensioning of the repair.

6238418, May 29, 2001

Dec 17, 1999

9/464809

Herbert E. Schwartz - Fort Wayne IN
Thomas C. May - Winona Kale IN
Stuart Fromm - Rapid City SD
Robert-Jan Enzerink - Davis CA
Eric Hubbard - Modesto CA
John Margetts - Bountiful UT
Keith Denlinger - Warsaw IN
David Cox - Warsaw IN

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. - Warsaw IN

A61B 1704

606232

The invention disclosed is a device for repairing a soft tissue defect, particularly a defect in the meniscus of a knee. The device comprises an outer wall anchor for engaging against an outside wall of the meniscus on a first side of the defect, an inner meniscal anchor engaging an inner surface of the meniscus on a second side of the defect, the inner meniscal anchor having a locking mechanism, and a suture adjustably connecting the outer wall anchor to the inner meniscal anchor. Tension on the suture pulls the defect together and the locking mechanism then locks the suture in place.