Patents by Inventor Alan Hooks

Alan Hooks 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for treating allograft products
    Patent number: 8303898
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Allosource
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALLOGRAFT PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110086383
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: ALLOSOURCE
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks
  • Methods for treating allograft products
    Patent number: 7794653
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Allosource
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks
  • Apparatus for treating allograft products
    Patent number: 7658888
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Allosource
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks
  • Aseptic, high pressure water cleaning chamber
    Publication number: 20090314314
    Abstract: There are disclosed systems and methods of debriding tissue. In an embodiment, a system includes a bone tube having an opening sized to receive a bone with tissue disposed thereon, the opening of the bone tube sized to exclude entry of an operator's hand; a spray nozzle configured to emit a water jet into the bone tube; and an outlet from the bone tube. In another embodiment, a method includes assembling a sterile debridement system; placing a sterile mesh bag over a bone tube having an opening sized to receive a bone with tissue disposed thereon, the opening of the bone tube sized to exclude entry of an operator's hand; inserting one end of a bone into the bone tube; actuating a spray nozzle directed into the bone tube, and the water jet configured to debride tissue from the bone within the bone tube. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Raymond Klein, Brent Parks, Alan Hooks, Elizabeth Fowler
  • Apparatus and Methods For Treating Allograft Products
    Publication number: 20080213127
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ALLOSOURCE
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks
  • Apparatus and Methods For Treating Allograft Products
    Publication number: 20070160493
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts and methods for determining microbial contamination using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: ALLOSOURCE
    Inventors: Chad J. Ronholdt, Simon Bogdansky, Alan Hooks