Patents by Inventor Greg Alan Swords

Greg Alan Swords 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).

  • Bone graft material containment structures
    Patent number: 9433707
    Abstract: The present invention provides biocompatible, non-resorbable porous containment structures for containment of bone graft material at a desired location for stimulation of bone growth. The porous containment structures have interconnected pores sized to allow fibrovascular integration with surrounding tissue and conduction of vascular tissue through the structure into the bone graft material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Orthovita, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Alan Swords, Daniel Bruce Spagnoli
  • Bone Graft Material Containment Structures
    Publication number: 20100215718
    Abstract: The present invention provides biocompatible, non-resorbable porous containment structures for containment of bone graft material at a desired location for stimulation of bone growth. The porous containment structures have interconnected pores sized to allow fibrovascular integration with surrounding tissue and conduction of vascular tissue through the structure into the bone graft material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Porex Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Alan Swords, Daniel Bruce Spagnoli