Patents
US 9717586 B2: Adjustable and fixed assembled bone-tendon-bone graft
- Granted
- 2017-08-01
- Filed
- 2013-06-07 application 13912979
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention has multiple aspects relating to a bone-tendon-bone graft and components thereof. Embodiments of the present invention comprise an intermediate bone block that is used to adjustably secure soft tissue (e.g., tendon) in a patient. The present invention further relates to an assembled bone-tendon-bone graft suitable for implantation in humans comprising the intermediate bone block and a length of soft tissue. In a preferred embodiment, a bone-tendon-bone graft comprises a length of soft tissue (e.g., tendon) extending from a first assembled bone block to a second bone block and then doubles back to said first assembled bone block. Depending upon the embodiment, the second bone block fixedly or slideably attaches to the length of soft tissue and facilitates it doubling back to the first assembled bone block.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170801.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTI Surgical, Inc. 21 patents | US company or organization | Alachua, FL | RTI SURGICAL, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Bianchi | Gainesville, FL | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arunas A. Zhukauskas | Gainesville, FL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Todd E. Goede | Alachua, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lauren M. Brown | Gainesville, FL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Guy B. Grover | Gainesville, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wesley I. Lewis | Archer, FL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joe Kutsavage | High Springs, 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 | A61F2/0811 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents and trademarks | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION signed 2025-09-25 | RTI SURGICAL INC. D/B/A EVERGEN ALACHUA, FL | 72938/203 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-21 | Security 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, NY | 53273/665 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2020-07-20 | RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. ALACHUA, FL TUTOGEN MEDICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL | 53260/398 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-20 | Name change Change of name | RTI OEM, LLC signed 2020-07-17 | RTI SURGICAL, INC. PARIS | 53259/146 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-20 | Assignment Intellectual property assignment agreement | SURGALIGN SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RTI SURGICAL, INC.) signed 2020-07-17 | RTI OEM, LLC PARIS | 53259/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-20 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT signed 2020-07-20 | RTI 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 | 53257/652 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-20 | Name change Change of name | RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2020-07-17 | SURGALIGN SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL | 53248/432 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-03-08 | Security 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, NY | 48543/505 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-06-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | TD BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2018-06-05 | RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL | 46327/864 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-06-06 | Security 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, IL | 46303/926 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-08-20 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RTI SURGICAL, INC. signed 2017-07-18 | TD BANK, N.A. CHERRY HILL, NJ | 43608/874 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-06 | Name change Change of name | REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2008-02-27 | RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. DOVER, DE | 41892/570 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-03-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BIANCHI, JOHN R signed 2006-01-17 BROWN, LAUREN M signed 2006-01-17 GOEDE, TODD E signed 2006-01-17 WESLEY, LEWIS I signed 2006-01-17 ZHUKAUSKAS, ARUNAS A signed 2006-01-17 KUTSAVAGE, JOE signed 2006-01-18 GROVER, GUY B signed 2006-01-20 | REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DOVER, DE | 41473/500 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-08-14 | Name change Change of name | RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. signed 2013-07-16 | RTI SURGICAL, INC. ALACHUA, FL | 31012/159 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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