Patents by Inventor Grainne CUNNIFFE

Grainne CUNNIFFE 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).

  • METHOD FOR MAKING A POROUS SCAFFOLD SUITABLE FOR USE IN REPAIR OF OSSEOUS, CHONDRAL, OR OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECTS IN A MAMMAL
    Publication number: 20200188556
    Abstract: A method for making a porous devitalised scaffold suitable for use in repair of osseous, chondral, or osteochondral defects in a mammal comprises the steps of providing micronized extracellular matrix (ECM) tissue, mixing the micronized extracellular matrix with a liquid to provide a slurry, and freeze-drying the slurry to provide the porous scaffold. A porous scaffold suitable for use in repair of osseous, chondral, or osteochondral defects in a mammal and comprising a porous freeze-dried matrix formed from micronised decellularised extracellular matrix tissue is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, SCHOLARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
    Inventors: Daniel John KELLY, Grainne CUNNIFFE, Henrique ALMEIDA, Rajalakshmanan ESWARAMOORTHY, Conor BUCKLEY, Pedro Jose DIAZ PAYNO, David BROWE
  • A METHOD FOR MAKING A POROUS SCAFFOLD SUITABLE FOR USE IN REPAIR OF OSSEOUS, CHONDRAL, OR OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECTS IN A MAMMAL
    Publication number: 20170232144
    Abstract: A method for making a porous devitalised scaffold suitable for use in repair of osseous, chondral, or osteochondral defects in a mammal comprises the steps of providing micronized extracellular matrix (ECM) tissue, mixing the micronized extracellular matrix with a liquid to provide a slurry, and freeze-drying the slurry to provide the porous scaffold. A porous scaffold suitable for use in repair of osseous, chondral, or osteochondral defects in a mammal and comprising a porous freeze-dried matrix formed from micronised decellularised extracellular matrix tissue is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, & THE OTHER MEMBERS IF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY
    Inventors: Daniel John KELLY, Grainne CUNNIFFE, Henrique ALMEIDA, Rajalakshmanan ESWARAMOORTHY, Conor BUCKLEY, Pedro DIAZ PEYNO, David BROWE