Patents by Inventor Elsa Murray

Elsa Murray 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).

  • Enhancement of bone morphogenic protein (BMP) retention with BMP binding peptide (BBP)
    Patent number: 9072709
    Abstract: The use of autogenous bone graft is the current gold standard in the 1.5 million bone-grafting surgeries performed annually in the United States. Although this practice has resulted in high rates of fusion success, it is associated with increased operative time and blood loss, along with a significant degree of donor-site morbidity. Additionally, in certain settings such as revision cases, multilevel constructs, or in patients with medical comorbidities, autogenous bone graft may exist in limited quantity and quality. This significant need for a suitable alternative to autogenous bone graft has stimulated great interest in the exploration of bone graft substitutes and extenders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America Represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Samuel S. Murray, Elsa Murray, Jeffrey Wang, Keyvan Behnam
  • ENHANCEMENT OF BMP RETENTION
    Publication number: 20120184490
    Abstract: The use of autogenous bone graft is the current gold standard in the 1.5 million bone-grafting surgeries performed annually in the United States. Although this practice has resulted in high rates of fusion success, it is associated with increased operative time and blood loss, along with a significant degree of donor-site morbidity. Additionally, in certain settings such as revision cases, multilevel constructs, or in patients with medical comorbidities, autogenous bone graft may exist in limited quantity and quality. This significant need for a suitable alternative to autogenous bone graft has stimulated great interest in the exploration of bone graft substitutes and extenders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Samuel S. Murray, Elsa Murray, Jeffrey Wang, Keyvan Behnam