Patents by Inventor Gennaro Tafuri

Gennaro Tafuri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Biocompatible material and prosthetic device made thereof for the replacement, repair and regeneration of meniscus
    Patent number: 8901202
    Abstract: Herein described is a biocompatible material comprising a polymer matrix based on hyaluronic acid derivatives and poly-?Caprolactone, the process for preparing this material, a prosthetic device constituted by this biocompatible material and a reinforcing material, the process for preparing the prosthetic device, and its use for the partial or total replacement of meniscus, and regeneration of the meniscal fibrocartilage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Anika Therapeutics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Pastorello, Luigi Ambrosio, Gennaro Tafuri, Alessandra Pavesio
  • Biocompatible Material and Prosthetic Device Made Thereof for the Replacement, Repair and Regeneration of Meniscus
    Publication number: 20080097605
    Abstract: Herein described is a biocompatible material comprising a polymer matrix based on hyaluronic acid derivatives and poly-?Caprolactone, the process for preparing this material, a prosthetic device constituted by this biocompatible material and a reinforcing material, the process for preparing the prosthetic device, and its use for the partial or total replacement of meniscus, and regeneration of the meniscal fibrocartilage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andrea Pastorello, Luigi Ambrosio, Gennaro Tafuri, Alessandra Pavesio