Patents by Inventor Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel

Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel 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).

  • Patent number: 11730861
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hydrogel devices and methods of making an use thereof. The devices can comprise: a continuous hydrogel matrix; a first chamber in the hydrogel matrix; and a second chamber in the hydrogel matrix; wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are each independently perfusable; wherein the first chamber is fluidly independent from the second chamber; wherein the first chamber is configured to be at least partially filled with adipose tissue; wherein the second chamber is configured to be at least partially filled with an oxygenated fluid; wherein the first chamber is defined by a first border; wherein the second chamber is defined by a second border; and wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are spaced apart from each other by an average distance of from 50 micrometers (microns, ?m) to 800 ?m as measured from the first border to the second border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: The Methodist Hospital System
    Inventor: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11642216
    Abstract: Soft tissue repair grafts are provided for supporting, covering, and/or retaining an implant positioned in the body of a subject. The grafts are particularly suitable for use for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction with a breast implant or tissue expander. The grafts include positional notches for more accurate positioning in a subject. The grafts also include at least one cuff element which is folded to form a reinforced folded edge for suturing the graft more securely to adjacent tissues than previously known grafts. The grafts also include a plurality of arcuate slots which form a plurality of circular patterns arranged concentrically about a focal point, thereby enabling the grafts to expand without tearing and to conform more closely to the implant and/or adjacent body tissues such as the breast pocket, than previously known grafts. Acellular dermal matrices are particularly suitable for making the soft tissue repair grafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, The Methodist Hospital
    Inventors: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel, Kai-Roy Wang
  • Publication number: 20230119855
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hydrogel devices and methods of making an use thereof. The devices can comprise: a continuous hydrogel matrix; a first chamber in the hydrogel matrix; and a second chamber in the hydrogel matrix; wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are each independently perfusable; wherein the first chamber is fluidly independent from the second chamber; wherein the first chamber is configured to be at least partially filled with adipose tissue; wherein the second chamber is configured to be at least partially filled with an oxygenated fluid; wherein the first chamber is defined by a first border; wherein the second chamber is defined by a second border; and wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are spaced apart from each other by an average distance of from 50 micrometers (microns, ?m) to 800 ?m as measured from the first border to the second border.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20210022848
    Abstract: Soft tissue repair grafts are provided for supporting, covering, and/or retaining an implant positioned in the body of a subject. The grafts are particularly suitable for use for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction with a breast implant or tissue expander. The grafts include positional notches for more accurate positioning in a subject. The grafts also include at least one cuff element which is folded to form a reinforced folded edge for suturing the graft more securely to adjacent tissues than previously known grafts. The grafts also include a plurality of arcuate slots which form a plurality of circular patterns arranged concentrically about a focal point, thereby enabling the grafts to expand without tearing and to conform more closely to the implant and/or adjacent body tissues such as the breast pocket, than previously known grafts. Acellular dermal matrices are particularly suitable for making the soft tissue repair grafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel, Kai-Roy Wang
  • Patent number: 10813743
    Abstract: Soft tissue repair grafts are provided for supporting, covering, and/or retaining an implant positioned in the body of a subject. The grafts are particularly suitable for use for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction with a breast implant or tissue expander. The grafts include positional notches for more accurate positioning in a subject. The grafts also include at least one cuff element which is folded to form a reinforced folded edge for suturing the graft more securely to adjacent tissues than previously known grafts. The grafts also include a plurality of arcuate slots which form a plurality of circular patterns arranged concentrically about a focal point, thereby enabling the grafts to expand without tearing and to conform more closely to the implant and/or adjacent body tissues such as the breast pocket, than previously known grafts. Acellular dermal matrices are particularly suitable for making the soft tissue repair grafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel, Kai-Roy Wang
  • Publication number: 20200078165
    Abstract: Soft tissue repair grafts are provided for supporting, covering, and/or retaining an implant positioned in the body of a subject. The grafts are particularly suitable for use for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction with a breast implant or tissue expander. The grafts include positional notches for more accurate positioning in a subject. The grafts also include at least one cuff element which is folded to form a reinforced folded edge for suturing the graft more securely to adjacent tissues than previously known grafts. The grafts also include a plurality of arcuate slots which form a plurality of circular patterns arranged concentrically about a focal point, thereby enabling the grafts to expand without tearing and to conform more closely to the implant and/or adjacent body tissues such as the breast pocket, than previously known grafts. Acellular dermal matrices are particularly suitable for making the soft tissue repair grafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel, Kai-Roy Wang
  • Patent number: D895812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Aldona Jedrysiak Spiegel, Kai-Roy Wang