Patents

US 10973623 B1: Surgical implants useful in orthopedic surgery

Granted
2021-04-13
Filed
2017-06-30 application 15639890
Type
Utility · 8 claims
Elsewhere
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Abstract

The present application is directed to the field of surgical implants useful in orthopedic surgery. In one aspect, the present application provides a novel, preshaped allograft or xenograft bone tendon (BT) or bone tendon bone graft (BTB) having at least a portion of the tendon that is wider than the bone blocks. Such preshaped grafts allow for more efficacious surgeries and reduced surgical time.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210413.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
RTI Surgical, Inc. 21 patentsUS company or organizationAlachua, FLRTI SURGICAL, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationallyPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Arunas A. ZhukauskasGainesville, FL11PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
A61FFilters 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 kitsA61F2/0811PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articlesA61L27/3604PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
A61BDiagnosis; surgery; identificationA61B17/1635PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2025-09-25Release of security interest
Termination and release of security interest in patents and trademarks
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION signed 2025-09-25RTI SURGICAL INC. D/B/A EVERGEN ALACHUA, FL72938/203PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2025-09-25Security interest Security interest
Security interest
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2025-09-25
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED signed 2025-09-25
TISSX, LLC signed 2025-09-25
GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY72924/721PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-21Security interest Security interest
Security interest
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2020-07-20
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. signed 2020-07-20
TUTOGEN MEDICAL (UNITED STATES), INC. signed 2020-07-20
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS SECURITY AGENT NEW YORK, NY53273/665PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-21Release of security interest
Release of security interest
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2020-07-20RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. ALACHUA, FL
TUTOGEN MEDICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL
53260/398PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-20Name change
Change of name
RTI OEM, LLC signed 2020-07-17RTI SURGICAL, INC. PARIS53259/146PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-20Assignment
Intellectual property assignment agreement
SURGALIGN SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RTI SURGICAL, INC.) signed 2020-07-17RTI OEM, LLC PARIS53259/19PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-20Release of security interest
Release of security interest
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT signed 2020-07-20RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. ALACHUA, FL
TUTOGEN MEDICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL
PARADIGM SPINE, LLC NEW YORK, NY
FOURTH DIMENSION SPINE, LLC NEW YORK, NY
53257/652PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-07-20Name change
Change of name
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2020-07-17SURGALIGN SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL53248/432PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2019-03-08Security interest Security interest
Security interest
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2019-03-08
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. signed 2019-03-08
TUTOGEN MEDICAL, INC. signed 2019-03-08
PARADIGM SPINE, LLC signed 2019-03-08
FOURTH DIMENSION SPINE, LLC signed 2019-03-08
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY48543/505PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2018-06-07Release of security interest
Release of security interest
TD BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2018-06-05RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL46327/864PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2018-06-06Security interest Security interest
Security interest
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2018-06-05
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. signed 2018-06-05
TUTOGEN MEDICAL, INC. signed 2018-06-05
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL46303/926PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2017-10-04Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
ZHUKAUSKAS, ARUNAS A signed 2016-10-26RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL43782/921ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2017-08-20Security interest Security interest
Security interest
RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2017-07-18TD BANK, N.A. CHERRY HILL, NJ43608/874PASDL, file of 2026-10-15

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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