Patents by Inventor Benjamin Delbert Brooks

Benjamin Delbert Brooks 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).

  • Implantable devices for bone or joint defects
    Patent number: 10207030
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an implantable device comprising a uniform mixture of components including degradable polymer, inorganic bone particulate either natural or synthetic, a drug, and a soluble microporagen. In some embodiments, the uniform mixture further includes a soluble polymer macroporagen. In some embodiments, the uniform mixture is coated with an immobilized outer porous layer comprising or consisting of synthetic or natural inorganic bone granules. In further aspects, the invention provides an implantable device comprising a composite core of degradable polymer, bone, and a drug, and a coating comprising or consisting of microporous bone overlayer covering the degradable composite core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Amanda Elaine Brooks, David W. Grainger, Kristofer D. Sinclair, Benjamin Delbert Brooks
  • Implantable Devices for Bone or Joint Defects
    Publication number: 20180133374
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an implantable device comprising a uniform mixture of components including degradable polymer, inorganic bone particulate either natural or synthetic, a drug, and a soluble microporagen. In some embodiments, the uniform mixture further includes a soluble polymer macroporagen. In some embodiments, the uniform mixture is coated with an immobilized outer porous layer comprising or consisting of synthetic or natural inorganic bone granules. In further aspects, the invention provides an implantable device comprising a composite core of degradable polymer, bone, and a drug, and a coating comprising or consisting of microporous bone overlayer covering the degradable composite core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Amanda Elaine Brooks, David W. Grainger, Kristofer D. Sinclair, Benjamin Delbert Brooks