Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Weiss

Andrew B. Weiss 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).

  • Bio-absorbable composite tissue scaffold
    Patent number: 4512038
    Abstract: The invention comprises a bio-compatible composition suitable for constructing surgical articles for the repair or replacement of a part of the body of a human or non-human animal, e.g., ligaments, tendons, bones, comprising a composite of a bio-absorbable polymer and at least one substrate of a plurality of carbon fibers.The invention also includes surgical articles fabricated from the composites for the repair of damaged tissue, e.g., tendons, ligaments and bones.The invention includes a method for the formation of the aforesaid composite comprising providing a substrate of the carbon fibers and providing the substrate with a continuous coating of a bio-absorbable polymer.The invention also includes the surgical repair of a damaged body part such as a ligament, tendon or bone comprising surgically affixing to the damaged part the surgical article, the bio-absorbable polymer being absorbed by the body upon formation of the new tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Harold Alexander, John R. Parsons, Irving D. Strauchler, Andrew B. Weiss
  • Bio-absorbable composite tissue scaffold
    Patent number: 4411027
    Abstract: The invention comprises a bio-compatible composition suitable for constructing surgical articles for the repair or replacement of a part of the body of a human or non-human animal, e.g., ligaments, tendons, bones, comprising a composite of a bio-absorbable polymer and at least one substrate of a plurality of carbon fibers.The invention also includes surgical articles fabricated from the composites for the repair of damaged tissue, e.g., tendons, ligaments and bones.The invention includes a method for the formation of the aforesaid composite comprising providing a substrate of the carbon fibers and providing the substrate with a continuous coating of a bio-absorbable polymer.The invention also includes the surgical repair of a damaged body part such as a ligament, tendon or bone comprising surgically affixing to the damaged part the surgical article, the bio-absorbable polymer being absorbed by the body upon formation of the new tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Harold Alexander, John R. Parsons, Irving D. Strauchler, Andrew B. Weiss
  • Bio-absorbable composite tissue scaffold
    Patent number: 4329743
    Abstract: The invention comprises a bio-compatible composition suitable for constructing surgical articles for the repair or replacement of a part of the body of a human or non-human animal, e.g., ligaments, tendons, bones, comprising a composite of a bio-absorbable polymer and at least one substrate of a plurality of carbon fibers.The invention also includes surgical articles fabricated from the composites for the repair of damaged tissue, e.g., tendons, ligaments and bones.The invention includes a method for the formation of the aforesaid composite comprising providing a substrate of the carbon fibers and providing the substrate with a continuous coating of a bio-absorbable polymer.The invention also includes the surgical repair of a damaged body part such as a ligament, tendon or bone comprising surgically affixing to the damaged part the surgical article, the bio-absorbable polymer being absorbed by the body upon formation of the new tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Harold Alexander, John R. Parsons, Irving D. Strauchler, Andrew B. Weiss