Patents by Inventor Aaron S. Merriam

Aaron S. Merriam 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).

  • IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD TO REPLACE THE MENISCUS OF THE KNEE AND OTHER BODY STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140031933
    Abstract: A meniscus implant including a c-shaped scaffold having an arcuate middle section extending between an anterior end and a posterior end. A reinforcing network of fibers independent from the scaffold is embedded therein. Fibers of said network fibers exit each end of the scaffold to form respective anterior and posterior attachment segments which extend parallel to a central axis of the scaffold. The network of fibers is configured to convert an axial compressive force on said scaffold to tensile loads on said attachment points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Charles J. Gatt, Aaron S. Merriam, Michael G. Dunn