Patents
US 10470887 B2: Modification of the surface topography of cartilage grafts for joint reconstruction
- Granted
- 2019-11-12
- Filed
- 2016-08-26 application 15249176
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Herein disclosed is a tissue supplied in a configuration pre-shaped to the topography of the recipient surface for covering defects in the articulating surfaces of bones. Also discussed herein is a method of preparing a graft for reconstruction of a defect in an articular surface of a bone comprising determining the topography of the native articular surface and the corresponding underside of the cartilage layer; fabricating a pair of mating surfaces having the topography of the native articular surface and the underside of the cartilage layer; harvesting a cartilage graft from a cadaveric donor; and placing said graft between the mating surfaces and subjecting said graft to sufficient pressure for a sufficient duration to cause it to change shape to that of the deforming surfaces.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191112.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Orthopedic Research & Education 1 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Jones | Manvel, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Philip C. Noble | Houston, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/30756 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, HUGH signed 2015-09-09 | INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH & EDUCATION HOUSTON, TX | 39742/464 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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