Patents by Inventor David Ayres Bowden Smith

David Ayres Bowden Smith 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).

  • Composite bone grafts and methods for producing the same
    Patent number: 10085850
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to composite bone grafts and to methods for providing such grafts for orthopedic and other surgical uses in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for producing a composite bone graft, the method comprising, for example, the steps of: (i) selecting at least one donor site on at least one subject; (ii) removing at least one piece of bone, comprising cortical bone, from the at least one donor site; (iii) machining the at least one piece of bone to produce at least two bone components, each having a surface comprising at least one of a protuberance and a recess thereon; and (iv) joining the at least two machined bone components to produce a composite bone graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: David Ayres Bowden Smith
  • Composite Bone Grafts and Methods for Producing the Same
    Publication number: 20170290672
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to composite bone grafts and to methods for providing such grafts for orthopedic and other surgical uses in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for producing a composite bone graft, the method comprising, for example, the steps of: (i) selecting at least one donor site on at least one subject; (ii) removing at least one piece of bone, comprising cortical bone, from the at least one donor site; (iii) machining the at least one piece of bone to produce at least two bone components, each having a surface comprising at least one of a protuberance and a recess thereon; and (iv) joining the at least two machined bone components to produce a composite bone graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: David Ayres Bowden SMITH
  • Tissue Graft Storage Solutions And Systems
    Publication number: 20150351893
    Abstract: A system for storing an implantable device prior to a surgical implant procedure, comprising a sealable container and housed therein: a volume of solution, the solution comprising water/saline, and calcium chloride or sodium bicarbonate; and said implantable device suspended in the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: David Ayres Bowden Smith, David William Duncan, Peter Alan Jenkins, Harry Keith Johnson, Rajyalakshmi Manda