Geoffrey I Karasic

20120272505, Nov 1, 2012

Aug 19, 2011

13/214143

Branko Sarh - Huntington Beach CA, US
Haruhiko H. Asada - Lincoln MA, US
Geoffrey I. Karasic - Bedford MA, US

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Cambridge MA
THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

B62D 57/02
B23P 11/00
G06F 19/00
B60L 9/00

2952501, 180 21, 29428, 700245, 901 1

A robot is placed on a first surface of a panel. The robot includes a body and first and second feet connected to the body via joints. A flux conducting device is positioned on an opposing second surface of the panel, opposite the robot, so that each foot of the robot is magnetically coupled to the flux conducting device. The flux conducting device is moved along the exterior surface to pull the robot along the interior surface until an obstacle on the first surface is encountered. The robot decouples one of the feet from the flux conducting device, lifts the decoupled foot above the obstacle, and moves the decoupled foot past the obstacle.

20130297070, Nov 7, 2013

Jul 5, 2013

13/936125

Branko Sarh - Huntington Beach CA, US
Haruhiko Harry Asada - Lincoln MA, US
Geoffrey Ian Karasic - Bedford MA, US

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - CAMBRIDGE MA
THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

B25J 9/16
B25J 9/00

700248

A system includes a driver robot having a body with a pair of spaced apart flux conductors, and a follower robot having an articulated body with a pair of spaced apart magnets. The magnets are coupled to the flux conductors when the articulated body is in an engaged position. One of the magnets is decoupled from one of the flux conductors when the articulated body is in a flipping or stepping position.

20220409198, Dec 29, 2022

Aug 30, 2022

17/898527

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Geoffrey Karasic - Milton MA, US

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 17/04

Anchor delivery systems include anchors having a generally cylindrical body with a rail on top for positioning within a delivery device slot. The rail incorporates a side-bulge as a retaining feature which axially extends along a majority of the length of the rail. The bulge interferes with a corresponding hourglass cutout in the delivery device slot to prevent the anchor from stripping out of the delivery device when the delivery device is retracted through tissue. The anchors are symmetrical along a length and width to facilitate loading within the delivery device. The distal portion of the delivery device includes a series of distally-extending barbs that intentionally change the penetration force required to push the device tip through tissue.

20220240918, Aug 4, 2022

Jun 12, 2020

17/617718

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Geoffrey Ian Karasic - Raynham MA, US
Paul Alexander Torrie - Marblehead MA, US
Kyle Steven Frederick Turner - Mansfield MA, US
Nehal Navinbhai Patel - Boston MA, US
Benjamin Michael Hall - Roslindale MA, US

A61B 17/04
A61B 17/06

A tissue repair assembly is disclosed, including a soft anchor body and at 5 least a first suture operably coupled to the anchor body. Tensioning on first and/or second ends of first suture may deploy the anchor body to a second configuration, in which the anchor body is axially compressed and radially extended. The tissue repair assembly may also include a means to cinch around a portion of a first and/or second suture and knotlessly lock the tissue repair assembly. Some embodiments 10 may include a pre-formed knot. In some embodiments, the preformed knot may be a nail knot, provided wrapped around an insertion instrument and configured to receive and cinch around a suture extending therethrough.

20220233302, Jul 28, 2022

Jun 18, 2020

17/617212

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Mark Edwin Housman - Attleboro MA, US
Chun Liu - Brookline MA, US
James Hunt - Hanover MA, US
Jacob Peabody - Londonderry NH, US
Paul McGovern - Hanson MA, US
Han Teik Yeoh - Albany MA, US
Paul Alexander Torrie - Marblehead MA, US
Mason James Bettenga - Memphis TN, US
Anil S. Ranawat - Tenafly NJ, US
Lawrence Ferraiuolo - Randolph NJ, US
Geoffrey Ian Karasic - Raynham MA, US

A61F 2/08

Methods and devices for tissue graft fixation include fixation devices attached to an adjustable fixation loop of suture without compromising the graft or requiring additional material to complete the repair. Other fixation devices are attachable to an independent adjustable suture system. Adjustable fixation loops minimize slip/creep of the suture within the loop.

20210346148, Nov 11, 2021

May 5, 2021

17/308228

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Chun Liu - Brookline MA, US
Geoffrey Ian Karasic - Milton MA, US

A61F 2/08

An adjustable fixation system for coupling a tissue or graft to bone is disclosed including a suture construct including a first limb, a second limb and a body therebetween. The body is continuously braided with the first and second limbs and has a longitudinal passage therethrough. The first and second limbs define a braided portion including a braided core. The suture construct is configured to form at least one adjustable loop formed by passing the first limb between braids of the suture construct, along the longitudinal passage and back out between braids of the adjustable suture construct. Tension on at least one of the first or second limbs reduces a diameter of the longitudinal passage around a length of the first limb and thereby the braided core disposed along the body longitudinal passage and knotlessly locks the adjustable loop.

20200360007, Nov 19, 2020

May 13, 2020

15/930593

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Geoffrey Karasic - Milton MA, US

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 17/04

Anchor delivery systems include anchors having a generally cylindrical body with a rail on top for positioning within a delivery device slot. The rail incorporates a side-bulge as a retaining feature which axially extends along a majority of the length of the rail. The bulge interferes with a corresponding hourglass cutout in the delivery device slot to prevent the anchor from stripping out of the delivery device when the delivery device is retracted through tissue. The anchors are symmetrical along a length and width to facilitate loading within the delivery device. The distal portion of the delivery device includes a series of distally-extending barbs that intentionally change the penetration force required to push the device tip through tissue.

20200261072, Aug 20, 2020

Oct 16, 2018

16/757079

- Memphis TN, US
Marc Joseph Balboa - Hopkinton MA, US
Geoffrey Karasic - Milton MA, US
Christopher Michael Connolly - Hampstead NH, US

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 17/04
A61B 17/00

Methods for superior capsular repair use knotless anchors on the glenoid row to simplify graft shuttling and reduce the number of sutures required to complete the repair. A single suture knotlessly attached to the graft and to a glenoid row anchor is the primary pulley used to shuttle the graft into the joint Other sutures attached to the graft may be placed in working portals to add further control over the graft orientation.