Inventor

R. Donald Grafton

Inventor

Naples, FL, US

Overview

31→

Patents

1996–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 31 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis42%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests14%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general13%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels10%

D04CBraiding or manufacture of lace, including bobbin-net or carbonised lace7%

C08LCompositions of macromolecular compounds6%

D07BRopes or cables in general4%

D10BIndexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles3%

PatentTitleYear

10,537,318Method for knotless fixation of tissue2020 9,005,246'Swivel anchor and method for knotless fixation of tissue'2015 8,702,752'Knotless anchor for surgical repair'2014 8,409,250'Meniscal repair system and method'2013 8,012,172'High strength suture with coating and colored trace'2011 7,892,256'High strength suture tape'2011 7,883,528'Fully threaded suture anchor with insert-molded suture'2011 7,837,708'Accelerated healing with intraoperative combination of suture and autogenous blood components'2010 7,820,638'Method of applying hyaluronic acid to implant or graft to enhance lubricity and cellular density'2010 7,803,173'Looped high strength suture chain for knotless fixation'2010 7,226,469'Insert molded suture anchor'2007 7,211,088'Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using the same'2007 7,195,634'Corkscrew suture anchor'2007 7,029,490'High strength suture with coating and colored trace'2006 6,994,719'High strength suture with colored trace at one end'2006 6,916,333'Corkscrew suture anchor'2005 6,716,234'High strength suture material'2004 6,641,597'Interference fit knotless suture anchor fixation'2003 6,616,665'Method of rotator cuff repair'2003 6,575,976'Expandable tissue anchor'2003 6,569,188'Hex drive bioabsorbable tissue anchor'2003 6,517,564'Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using same'2003 6,511,499'Corkscrew suture anchor'2003 6,319,270'Headed bioabsorbable tissue anchor'2001 6,214,031'Corkscrew suture anchor'2001 6,117,162'Corkscrew suture anchor'2000 6,056,778'Meniscal repair device'2000 5,964,783'Suture anchor with insert-molded suture'1999 5,895,425'Bone implant'1999 5,601,562'Forked insertion tool and metnod of arthroscopic surgery using the same'1997 5,562,664'Drill guide with target PCL-oriented marking hook'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2020Patents assigned to ARTHREX INC (31)· patent assignee history

1996–2020Based in Naples, FL, US· patent location history

2013–2014Patents assigned to SCHMIEDING REINHOLD (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to BURKHART STEPHEN S (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to DREYFUSS PETER J (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to GRAFTON R DONALD (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ARTHREX INC	31	1996–2020
BURKHART STEPHEN S	2	2014–2015
DREYFUSS PETER J	2	2014–2015
GRAFTON R DONALDself	2	2014–2015
SCHMIEDING REINHOLD	2	2013–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Naples, Florida, US	31	1996–2020