Patents
US 12279916 B2: Devices and methods for protecting against neuromas
- Granted
- 2025-04-22
- Filed
- 2021-02-10 application 17172886
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The subject invention provides devices and methods for alleviating discomfort associated with neuroma formation. The devices and methods of the invention effectively use the body's natural response of reconstructing implanted biomaterials to minimize the size of, isolate, and protect a neuroma. In preferred embodiments, the subject device is a cylindrical cap, wherein the internal chamber of the cylindrical cap physically partitions the nerve to enable an arrangement of nerve fibers (as opposed to haphazardly arranged nerve fibers often produced in neuromas). Tabs arranged on the outside of the cap can be used to manipulate the cap into place on a nerve. The open end can also be configured with flaps that can be used to widen the open end for easier insertion of the nerve into the cap. In addition, the cap's material remodels into a tissue cushion after implantation, which protects the neuroma from being stimulated and inducing pain.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250422.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXOGEN CORPORATION 50 patents | US company or organization | Alachua, FL | AXOGEN CORPORATION Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Deister | Alachua, FL | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Crystal Simon | Alachua, FL | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jennifer Faleris | Alachua, FL | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B90/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61L | Methods 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 articles | A61L31/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N1/0558 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEISTER, CURT signed 2019-04-23 FALERIS, JENNIFER signed 2019-04-23 SIMON, CRYSTAL signed 2019-04-30 | AXOGEN CORPORATION ALACHUA, FL | 56044/162 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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