Patents by Inventor Frank Cordasco

Frank Cordasco 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).

  • Publication number: 20060149266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of orthopedics in addressing soft tissue to bone attachment. The embodiments of the present invention provide for a bioabsorbable inlay, a bioabsorbable inlay assembly, and a method to implant the bioabsorbable inlay between soft tissue and bone. Also provided is a means for facilitating soft tissue to bone attachment through the use of a bioabsorbable inlay, bounded with osteoconductive or osteoinductive materials, affixed at the interface of soft tissue to bone attachment sites. In an embodiment, the bioabsorbable inlay is formed into circular discs with holes for sutures to pass through and bounded with hydroxyapatite. The circular discs are then placed in communication between the soft tissue and bone at the appropriate site of attachment through the use of anchors and/or sutures. The bioabsorbable circular disc inlays are either overlaid or recessed into the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining The Hospital for Special Surgery
    Inventor: Frank Cordasco