Patents by Inventor Graeme Howling

Graeme Howling 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).

  • BIOACTIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180014936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioactive material and to a method of producing a bioactive material which is suitable for use as an implant or for use as a bone substitute for repairing bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Graeme Howling, Paul Gunning
  • Graft fixation
    Patent number: 9770534
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anchor for fixating a tissue graft to bone. The anchor includes a through hole extending an entire length of the anchor and a polymer composition having shape memory qualities. Other anchors and methods for fixating a tissue graft to bone are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Malcolm Brown, Graeme Howling, Steve Fenwick, Nicholas Cotton, David Brumfield
  • Systems and methods for installing and removing an expandable polymer
    Patent number: 9603639
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for installing shape memory polymers relative to orthopedic implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Brown, Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Graeme Howling, James K. Rains, John Rose, Michael Hall, Robin A. Chivers, Andy Marsh, Mason James Bettenga, Andrew Thompson, Henry B. Faber
  • BIOACTIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150165089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioactive material and to a method of producing a bioactive material which is suitable for use as an implant or for use as a bone substitute for repairing bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Graeme Howling, Paul Gunning
  • Bioactive material
    Patent number: 8980425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioactive material and to a method of producing a bioactive material which is suitable for use as an implant or for use as a bone substitute for repairing bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Graeme Howling, Paul Gunning
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE POLYMER
    Publication number: 20140052133
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for installing shape memory polymers relative to orthopedic implants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Brown, Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Graeme Howling, James K. Rains, John Rose, Michael Hall, Robin A. Chivers, Andy Marsh, Mason James Bettenga, Andrew Thompson, Henry B. Faber
  • FRACTURE FIXATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120095463
    Abstract: Systems for bone fracture repair are disclosed. One system includes a biocompatible putty that may be packed about a bone fracture to provide full loadbearing capabilities within days. The disclosed putties create an osteoconductive scaffold for bone regeneration and degrade over time to harmless resorbable byproducts. Fixation devices for contacting an endosteal wall of an intramedullary (IM) canal of a fractured bone are also disclosed. One such fixation device includes a woven elongated structure fabricated from resorbable polymer filaments. The woven elongated structure has resilient properties that allow the woven structure to be radially compressed and delivered to the IM canal using an insertion tube. When the insertion tube is removed, the woven structure expands towards its relaxed cross-sectional width to engage the endosteal wall. The woven elongated structure is impregnated with a resorbable polymer resin that cures in situ, or in the IM canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: James K. Rains, John Rose, Alan William Bull, Nicola Macauley, David L. Brumfield, William D. Patterson, Graeme Howling
  • BIOACTIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110059312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioactive material and to a method of producing a bioactive material which is suitable for use as an implant or for use as a bone substitute for repairing bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Graeme ... Howling, Paul Gunning
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE POLYMER
    Publication number: 20100152735
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for installing shape memory polymers relative to orthopedic implants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Malcolm Brown, Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Graeme Howling, James K. Rains, John Rose, Michael Hall, Robin A. Chivers, Andy Marsh, Mason James Bettenga, Andrew Thompson, Henry B. Faber
  • Graft Fixation
    Publication number: 20100145448
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anchor for fixating a tissue graft to bone. The anchor includes a through hole extending an entire length of the anchor and a polymer composition having shape memory qualities. Other anchors and methods for fixating a tissue graft to bone are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Malcolm Brown, Graeme Howling, Steve Fenwick, Nicholas Cotton, David Brumfield
  • Enhancement Of The Calcium Sensing Receptor
    Publication number: 20080286335
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to medical devices capable of enhancing ossification in a subject. More specifically, the disclosure relates to the use of devices comprising a releasable calcium sensing receptor agonist and a releasable calcium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Cotton, Catherine Booth, James Huckle, Graeme Howling