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US 1,118,902 · App. 29/826,471 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Surgical cannula

Inventors: Troy Schifano (Morgantown, WV); Steve Anderson (Folsom, CA)
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Patent No.
US 1,118,902
App. No.
29/826,471
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a surgical cannula as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: ORTHOCISION INC.
To: OMNIA MEDICAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 072592/0943 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2024
From: OMNIA MEDICAL, LLC
To: COLONY BANK
Reel/Frame 068443/0900 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: ORTHOCISION, INC.
To: OMNIA MEDICAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 068138/0408 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ANDERSON, STEVE; SCHIFANO, TROY
To: ORTHOCISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 058996/0745 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 29718879 · Dec 30, 2019
Continuation In Part 14668976 · Mar 25, 2015
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