Patents by Inventor Craig A. Bourgeault

Craig A. Bourgeault 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).

  • Articulating joint repair
    Patent number: 6248131
    Abstract: A method and related materials and apparatus for using minimally invasive means to repair (e.g., reconstruct) tissue such as fibrocartilage, and particularly fibrocartilage associated with diarthroidal and amphiarthroidal joints. The method involves the use of minimally invasive means to access and prepare damaged or diseased fibrocartilage within the body, and to then deliver a curable biomaterial, such as a two-part polyurethane system, to the prepared site, and to cure the biomaterial in situ in order to repair the fibrocartilage. Applications include repair and replacement of the intervertebral disc of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Felt, Craig A. Bourgeault, Matthew W. Baker
  • Articulating joint repair
    Patent number: 5888220
    Abstract: A method and related materials and apparatus for using minimally invasive techniques to repair (e.g., reconstruct) tissue such as fibrocartilage, and particularly fibrocartilage associated with diarthroidal and amphiarthroidal joints. The method involves the use of minimally invasive techniques to access and prepare damaged or diseased fibrocartilage within the body, and to then deliver a curable biomaterial, such as a two-part polyurethane system, to the prepared site, and to cure the biomaterial in situ in order to repair the fibrocartilage. Applications include repair and replacement of the intervertebral disc of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Felt, Craig A. Bourgeault, Matthew W. Baker