Patents by Inventor Ann V. Burgess

Ann V. Burgess 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).

  • Synthetic, malleable bone graft substitute material
    Patent number: 7766972
    Abstract: The invention includes a synthetic bone substitute material suitable for use as a replacement for cancellous bone in a bone graft composition, the material comprising a reticulated framework of interconnecting bioceramic struts defining an interconnecting interstitial void volume, and a solid non-porous composition substantially filling the interstitial void volume and in intimate contact with the reticulated framework, the pore-filling composition comprising calcium sulfate. Calcium triphosphate is a preferred bioceramic material for the reticulated framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robyn J. Overby, Olaf H. Schulz, Ann V. Burgess, Warren O. Haggard, Michael Vincent
  • Synthetic bone substitute material
    Patent number: 7250550
    Abstract: The invention includes a synthetic bone substitute material suitable for use as a replacement for cancellous bone in a bone graft composition, the material comprising a reticulated framework of interconnecting bioceramic struts defining an interconnecting interstitial void volume, and a solid non-porous composition substantially filling the interstitial void volume and in intimate contact with the reticulated framework, the pore-filling composition comprising calcium sulfate. Calcium triphosphate is a preferred bioceramic material for the reticulated framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robyn J. Overby, Olaf H. Schulz, Ann V. Burgess, Warren O. Haggard, Michael Vincent