Patents by Inventor Andy Bernhardt

Andy Bernhardt 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).

  • Composition for making a bone paste
    Patent number: 7824702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an efficient and cost-effective system for reconstituting bone pastes comprising a first syringe containing a reconstitution fluid and second syringe containing paste components, wherein said first and second syringes are communicatingly interconnectable. Also disclosed are novel methods for producing and storing bone pastes. Alternatively, a mixing syringe is disclosed, which is useful for reconstituting a paste, inter alia, comprising a flexible midportion, whereby repeated compression of the flexible midportion results in mixing the contents of the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: RTI Biologics, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Wironen, Penelope Kao, Andy Bernhardt
  • System For Reconstituting Pastes And Methods Of Using Same
    Publication number: 20080124397
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an efficient and cost-effective system for reconstituting bone pastes comprising a first syringe containing a reconstitution fluid and second syringe containing paste components, wherein said first and second syringes are communicatingly interconnectable. Also disclosed are novel methods for producing and storing bone pastes. Alternatively, a mixing syringe is disclosed, which is useful for reconstituting a paste, inter alia, comprising a flexible midportion, whereby repeated compression of the flexible midportion results in mixing the contents of the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: John F. Wironen, Penelope Kao, Andy Bernhardt
  • System for reconstituting pastes and methods of using same
    Publication number: 20030180262
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an efficient and cost-effective system for reconstituting bone pastes comprising a first syringe containing a reconstitution fluid and second syringe containing paste components, wherein said first and second syringes are communicatingly interconnectable. Also disclosed are novel methods for producing and storing bone pastes. Alternatively, a mixing syringe is disclosed, which is useful for reconstituting a paste, inter alia, comprising a flexible midportion, whereby repeated compression of the flexible midportion results in mixing the contents of the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: John F. Wironen, Penelope Kao, Andy Bernhardt
  • System for reconstituting pastes and methods of using same
    Publication number: 20010016703
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an efficient and cost-effective system for reconstituting bone pastes comprising a first syringe containing a reconstitution fluid and second syringe containing paste components, wherein said first and second syringes are communicatingly interconnectable. Also disclosed are novel methods for producing and storing bone pastes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: John Wironen, Penelope Kao, Andy Bernhardt