Patents
US 12377193 B2: Indirect method of articular tissue repair
- Granted
- 2025-08-05
- Filed
- 2017-07-06 application 16310029
- Type
- Utility · 32 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and devices for the repair of a torn or injured ligament or tendon are provided. The methods include the use of multiple scaffolds, e.g., beads. The multiple scaffolds may be positioned along a suture or other device such that they are moveable with respect to one another or the injured tissue.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250805.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Medical Center Corporation 717 patents | US company or organization | Boston, MA | THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital 73 patents | US company or organization | Providence, RI | RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha M. Murray | Sherborn, MA | 18 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Braden C. Fleming | East Greenwich, RI | 3 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A61L27/386 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/0401 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| 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 | A61F2/08 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FLEMING, BRADEN C. signed 2017-07-11 MURRAY, MARTHA M. signed 2018-05-04 | THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION BOSTON, MA RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL PROVIDENCE, RI | 62144/133 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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