Patents by Inventor Eugene Thonar

Eugene Thonar 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).

  • Engineered intervertebral disc tissue
    Publication number: 20060160214
    Abstract: Surgically implantable tissue engineered intervertebral disc tissues that effectively replicate the physicochemical properties of the corresponding in vivo tissues are provided. Methods for producing such tissues can involve culturing the intervertebral disc cells to produce cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix and culturing the cells and matrix on a semipermeable membrane to form a cohesive tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Koichi Masuda, Howard An, Eugene Thonar