Patents by Inventor Dawn M. Elliott

Dawn M. Elliott 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).

  • Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures for Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering and Replacement
    Publication number: 20110098826
    Abstract: Provided are implant scaffolds comprising angle-ply arrays of two or more layers of substantially aligned fiber, methods of making and using said scaffolds, and kits comprising such scaffolds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Robert L. Mauck, Dawn M. Elliott, Nandan Nerurkar
  • DISC AUGMENTATION WITH HYALURONIC ACID
    Publication number: 20100178346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials comprising hyaluronic acid for replacement or augmentation of the nucleus pulposus The materials have a Poisson's ratio of 0.40 to 0.80 based on that of the human nucleus pulposus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Neil R. Malhotra, Weiliam Chen, Dawn M. Elliott