Patents by Inventor Mark J. Pelo

Mark J. Pelo 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).

  • Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray reader
    Patent number: 8082192
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for interrogating and automatically identifying a radio-frequency tagged surgical instrument tray and its contents of RFID-tagged surgical instruments are disclosed. The surgical instrument tray and its contents come into contact with an RF signal transmitted by the RFID reader, and as a result, the RFID tags affixed on the instrument tray and the surgical instruments respond by transmitting back to the RFID reader data pertaining to the history of the surgical instruments. A data terminal, which is connected to the RFID reader, may contain data pertaining to the radio frequency tagged surgical instruments during packaging, and during the return of the surgical instrument trays to the packager, identifies the surgical instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H Nycz, Steven M Tethrake, Mark J Pelo
  • Porous extracellular matrix scaffold and method
    Patent number: 8025896
    Abstract: A method of making an implantable scaffold for repairing damaged or diseased tissue includes the step of suspending pieces of an extracellular matrix material in a liquid. The extracellular matrix material and the liquid are formed into a mass. The liquid is subsequently driven off so as to form interstices in the mass. Porous implantable scaffolds fabricated by such a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasanna Malaviya, Herbert E. Schwartz, Pamela L. Plouhar, Mark J. Pelo
  • CARTILAGE REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080167716
    Abstract: An orthopaedic device for repairing and regenerating cartilage includes a plug configured to be positioned in a hole formed in the cartilage and an anchor configured to support the plug. One or both of the plug and the anchor may be formed from naturally occurring extracellular matrix such as small intestine submucosa. A method for repairing and regenerating cartilage is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Hebert E. Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya, Mark J. Pelo, Pamela L. Plouhar
  • BONE IMPLANT HAVING ENGINEERED SURFACES
    Publication number: 20080154378
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an implantable device that is machined to have a bone engaging interface defining cavities that may be deposited with bone growth promoting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventor: Mark J. Pelo
  • Cartilage repair apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7361195
    Abstract: An orthopaedic device for repairing and regenerating cartilage includes a plug configured to be positioned in a hole formed in the cartilage and an anchor configured to support the plug. One or both of the plug and the anchor may be formed from naturally occurring extracellular matrix such as small intestine submucosa. A method for repairing and regenerating cartilage is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert E. Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya, Mark J. Pelo, Pamela L. Plouhar
  • Porous extracellular matrix scaffold and method
    Publication number: 20030044444
    Abstract: A method of making an implantable scaffold for repairing damaged or diseased tissue includes the step of suspending pieces of an extracellular matrix material in a liquid. The extracellular matrix material and the liquid are formed into a mass. The liquid is subsequently driven off so as to form interstices in the mass. Porous implantable scaffolds fabricated by such a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Prasanna Malaviya, Herbert E. Schwartz, Pamela L. Plouhar, Mark J. Pelo
  • Cartilage repair apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030036801
    Abstract: An orthopaedic device for repairing and regenerating cartilage includes a plug configured to be positioned in a hole formed in the cartilage and an anchor configured to support the plug. One or both of the plug and the anchor may be formed from naturally occurring extracellular matrix such as small intestine submucosa. A method for repairing and regenerating cartilage is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Herbert E. Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya, Mark J. Pelo, Pamela L. Plouhar