Patents by Inventor Norbert M. Meenen

Norbert M. Meenen 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).

  • Biohybrid articular surface replacement
    Patent number: 6319712
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biohybrid articular surface replacement in the form of a three-dimensional, porous carrier, in which cartilage cells can be cultured in vitro and/or in vivo to a three-dimensional cell union and which following cell growth and optionally after tissue development, can be placed on the exposed bone in the vicinity of a defective articular surface, wherein on the side of the carrier intended for engagement with the bone it has an agent for aiding osseous integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Deutsche Institute fur Textil-und Faserforschung Stuttgart
    Inventors: Norbert M. Meenen, Martin Dauner, Heinrich Planck