Patents
US 9693866 B2: Tasseled bone graft
- Granted
- 2017-07-04
- Filed
- 2015-04-06 application 14679170
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tasseled cortical bone graft and a method of preparing cortical bone in thin strips or tubes then fully demineralizing it to give it formed flexibility and then creating a plurality of strands extending from one or more connection locations in the cortical bone in a fashion similar to a tassel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170704.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivex Biomedical, Inc. 42 patents | US company or organization | Atlanta, GA | Vivex Biomedical, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Thomas Temple | Miami, FL | 17 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Sonya A. Cooper | Miami, FL | 4 | 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 | A61F2/2846 | 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 | A61L27/3608 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BANKUNITED, N.A. signed 2022-08-25 | VIVEX BIOLOGICS GROUP, INC. ATLANTA, GA | 61333/853 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-08-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | VIVEX BIOLOGICS GROUP, INC. signed 2022-07-31 | HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE SAN JOSE, CA | 61084/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-12 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE signed 2019-12-11 | VIVEX BIOMEDICAL, INC. ATLANTA, GA UMTB BIOMEDICAL, INC ATLANTA, GA ADVANCED NUMED TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. ATLANTA, GA VIVEX BIOMEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. ATLANTA, GA | 51282/653 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-11 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | VIVEX BIOLOGICS GROUP, INC. signed 2019-12-10 | BANKUNITED, N.A. MIAMI, FL | 51260/64 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-08-16 | Name change Change of name | VIVEX BIOLOGICS, INC. signed 2019-07-31 | VIVEX BIOLOGICS GROUP, INC. ATLANTA, GA | 50079/225 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-08-16 | Name change Change of name | VIVEX BIOMEDICAL, INC. signed 2019-07-01 | VIVEX BIOLOGICS, INC. ATLANTA, GA | 50079/179 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-02-22 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | VIVEX BIOMEDICAL, INC. signed 2017-02-21 UMTB BIOMEDICAL, INC. signed 2017-02-21 ADVANCED NUMED TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. signed 2017-02-21 VIVEX BIOMEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2017-02-21 | HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE SAN JOSE, CA | 41782/452 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-04-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COOPER, SONYA A. signed 2015-04-02 TEMPLE, HARRY THOMAS signed 2015-04-06 | VIVEX BIOMEDICAL, INC. MARIETTA, GA | 35357/516 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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