DR. WILLIAM E ANSPACH, M.D.
Medical Practice at Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL

2007003, Feb 8, 2007

Oct 3, 2006

11/542445

Eddy Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL, US
William Anspach - Stuart FL, US

A61B 17/58

606072000

For suture tying in a medical procedure including the use of an anchor that includes a suture locking device that includes a sliding pin guided by axial side slots formed in the locking device that forces the suture where the two ends thereof are inserted into the interior of the suture locking mechanism to drive the captured suture and pin to fit into a recess on the top of the suture locking mechanism such that the top of the pin binds the suture against the upper inner surface of the recess. The recess can be serrated to enhance the locking capability and the pin is polygonal shaped to provide side surfaces that run parallel to the wall of the recess to assure that the side portion of the pin does not fracture the suture and cause it to weaken. The locking of the suture is automatic upon the deployment of the anchor which actuates the pin into the locking position, thus eliminating the necessity of manually knotting the suture and improving the cinching of the tissue to the bone. The suture locking mechanism is usable for attaching tissue to the bone, tying tissue to tissue and the like. The disclosure also includes the method of deploying the combined anchor and suture locking device in a medical procedure.

2006010, May 18, 2006

Nov 16, 2004

10/989786

Eddy Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL, US
William Anspach - Stuart FL, US

A61B 17/04

606232000

For suture tying in a medical procedure including the use of an anchor that includes a suture locking device that includes a sliding pin guided by axial side slots formed in the locking device that forces the suture where the two ends thereof are inserted into the interior of the suture locking mechanism to drive the captured suture and pin to fit into a recess on the top of the suture locking mechanism such that the top of the pin binds the suture against the upper inner surface of the recess. The recess can be serrated to enhance the locking capability and the pin is polygonal shaped to provide side surfaces that run parallel to the wall of the recess to assure that the side portion of the pin does not fracture the suture and cause it to weaken. The locking of the suture is automatic upon the deployment of the anchor which actuates the pin into the locking position, thus eliminating the necessity of manually knotting the suture and improving the cinching of the tissue to the bone. The suture locking mechanism is usable for attaching tissue to the bone, tying tissue to tissue and the like. The disclosure also includes the method of deploying the combined anchor and suture locking device in a medical procedure.

2004023, Nov 25, 2004

May 20, 2003

10/441835

William Anspach - Stuart FL, US

A61B017/04

606/232000

The repair of torn tendon/ligament by anchoring the tendon to a anchor affixed to the bone is by a suture judiciously looped in the tissue to form a double strand holding the tending to cinch to the bone trough and securing the strand to and downstream of the anchor. This enhances the pull-out resistance of the suture from the tendon. The suture, secured by a knot or clamp, is at the end of the tendon and not under it so as to allow the surgeon to maintain constant apposition to the bone while the knot is being tied. The knot is in the bone trough and not over the tendon avoiding abrasion of the suture by other parts of the body. When the operation is done by arthroscopic surgery the ability for cinching the tissue down to the bone and assessing how tightly the tissue is apposed to the bone and tying the knot while maintaining secure apposition of the tendon to the bone is improved.

5827295, Oct 27, 1998

Feb 3, 1997

8/794106

Eddy H. Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL
William E. Anspach - Stuart FL

The Anspach Effort, Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens FL

A61F 1100

606109

A myringotomy tube with a axial lumen is constructed with an integral cutting tang extending axially from the flange of the grommet for incising the tympanic membrane without the necessity of a scalpel. A disposable inserter is optionally included that frictionally fits the myringotomy tube to the inserter and includes a handle with an ejector mechanism for releasing the myringotomy tube after it is implanted. The handle is injection molded and inexpensive to fabricate so that the inserter is disposable. The method of construction includes the sequence of assembly to allow the grommet to be releasably affixed to the inserter. The surgical method of use of the inserter and grommet allows the grommet to be implanted in a single step eliminating the necessity of a separate incision.

5643280, Jul 1, 1997

Dec 7, 1995

8/568915

Eddy H. Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL
William E. Anspach - Stuart FL

The Anspach Effort, Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens FL

A61F 1100

606109

A myringotomy tube with a axial lumen is constructed with an integral cutting tang extending axially from the flange of the grommet for incising the tympanic membrane without the necessity of a scalpel. A disposable inserter is optionally included that frictionally fits the myringotomy tube to the inserter and includes a handle with an ejector mechanism for releasing the myringotomy tube after it is implanted. The handle is injection molded and inexpensive to fabricate so that the inserter is disposable. The method of construction includes the sequence of assembly to allow the grommet to be releasably affixed to the inserter. The surgical method of use of the inserter and grommet allows the grommet to be implanted in a single step eliminating the necessity of a separate incision.

5741282, Apr 21, 1998

Jan 22, 1996

8/589779

William E. Anspach - Stuart FL
Eddy H. Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL

The Anspach Effort, Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens FL

A61B 1700

606151

An expandable fastener device for attaching tissue to bone and a surgical operating technique for using The fastener device includes a shaft which will pierce tissue and when rotated, will drill a hole in bone with a drill point to receive the fastener in bone. The device can be drilled in place and fixed in place by actuation of the device itself.

5876405, Mar 2, 1999

Sep 17, 1997

8/932016

Eddy H. Del Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL
William E. Anspach - Stuart FL

The Anspach Effort, Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens FL

A61B 1756

606 80

The drill bit for drilling a hole in bone structure is made to inherently prevent cutting when the resistive force is removed by providing an annular wall with a cutting edge formed on the bottom edge and lying in a plane that is in the circumferential plane of the annular wall and providing a shield in the same plane and disposed adjacent to the cutting edge that is automatically displaced when a resistive load is applied and automatically returns to shield the cutting edge when the resistive load ceases. In one embodiment the wall of the annular wall is judiciously slotted to provide the automatic movement of the shield and in another embodiment the shield is spring load to be displaced and returned to its original position. The perforator of this invention includes safety mechanism that prevents penetration of the perforator when the drill bit has completed the cutting operation and the resistive load is removed. The perforator cuts the hole by an annular slot leaving a plug of the bone structure that is removed and returned to the original hole for re-filling the hole which aids in the healing process.

2004023, Nov 25, 2004

May 20, 2003

10/441834

William Anspach - Stuart FL, US
Eddy Rio - Royal Palm Beach FL, US

A61B017/04

606/232000

A clamp for securing suture made from a main body that is generally a planar member that is configured into a generally circular, oval, or triangular shape or the like, with the top edges located in juxtaposed position to define a gap that is smaller in width than the diameter of the suture. A slot formed on the bottom of the main body is sufficiently large to allow the passage of four strands of the suture to pass there through and defines a double loop around each side edge of the main body to uniformly absorb the loads imposed on the suture. The method includes threading the suture through the slot and then looping it back into the slot, drawing the suture to the side edges so that the surgeon can tighten the suture or slide the clamp to a desired position and then locking the suture by sliding each strand into the gap which may be serrated.