Patents by Inventor Antonio M. Bunce

Antonio M. Bunce 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).

  • Asymmetric tissue graft
    Patent number: 10945831
    Abstract: A dermal tissue allograft includes a dermal matrix having a profile including first and second vertices, a first imaginary axis extending between the first and second vertices, a first peripheral edge extending along a continuous path from the first vertex to the second vertex on a first side of the first imaginary axis, and a second peripheral edge extending along a continuous path from the first vertex to the second vertex on a second side of the first imaginary axis. The first peripheral edge includes an apogee, a convex portion, and a concave portion. The convex and concave portions meet at a transition point located on the first peripheral edge between its apogee and the second vertex. The second peripheral edge includes an apogee and is convex. The second perpendicular distance is greater than the first perpendicular distance. The dermal matrix has a substantially uniform thickness across its profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, The Methodist Hospital
    Inventors: Antonio M. Bunce, Todd J. Nilsen, Evangelia Chnari, Aldona J. Spiegel, Michael Locarno, Gregory P. Adams
  • ASYMMETRIC TISSUE GRAFT
    Publication number: 20170348088
    Abstract: A dermal tissue allograft includes a dermal matrix having a profile including first and second vertices, a first imaginary axis extending between the first and second vertices, a first peripheral edge extending along a continuous path from the first vertex to the second vertex on a first side of the first imaginary axis, and a second peripheral edge extending along a continuous path from the first vertex to the second vertex on a second side of the first imaginary axis. The first peripheral edge includes an apogee, a convex portion, and a concave portion. The convex and concave portions meet at a transition point located on the first peripheral edge between its apogee and the second vertex. The second peripheral edge includes an apogee and is convex. The second perpendicular distance is greater than the first perpendicular distance. The dermal matrix has a substantially uniform thickness across its profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Antonio M. Bunce, Todd J. Nilsen, Evangelia Chnari, Aldona J. Spiegel, Michael Locarno, Gregory P. Adams