Patents by Inventor Bradley Weiner

Bradley Weiner 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).

  • Modular device for preventing compression and instability in a segmental defect repair scaffold
    Patent number: 10206781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer scaffold design and method for treating segmental long bone defects without amputation that permits permanent regrowth of bone in the area of the segmental defect, without external fixation or other problems inherent in current systems. The polymer scaffold is preferably made from a poly(ester urea) polymer and includes an outer shell, sized to fit over a segmental defect in a bone, and a collagen containing material. In some embodiments, the collagen containing material is placed in a polymer insert sized to fit within the segmental bone defect and within said outer shell. In some embodiments, the outer shell may contain struts running longitudinal struts along the inside surface of the outer shell. In some of these embodiments, the insert will have a corresponding set of grooves sized to receive the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: The University of Akron, Houston Methodist Hospital
    Inventors: Matthew Becker, Ennio Tasciotti, Bradley Weiner, Avraam Isayev
  • MODULAR DEVICE FOR PREVENTING COMPRESSION AND INSTABILITY IN A SEGMENTAL DEFECT REPAIR SCAFFOLD
    Publication number: 20170086978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer scaffold design and method for treating segmental long bone defects without amputation that permits permanent regrowth of bone in the area of the segmental defect, without external fixation or other problems inherent in current systems. The polymer scaffold is preferably made from a poly(ester urea) polymer and includes an outer shell, sized to fit over a segmental defect in a bone, and a collagen containing material. In some embodiments, the collagen containing material is placed in a polymer insert sized to fit within the segmental bone defect and within said outer shell. In some embodiments, the outer shell may contain struts running longitudinal struts along the inside surface of the outer shell. In some of these embodiments, the insert will have a corresponding set of grooves sized to receive the struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: The University of Akron, Houston Methodist Hospital
    Inventors: Matthew Becker, Ennio Tasciotti, Bradley Weiner, Avraam Isayev