Patents by Inventor Herb Schwartz

Herb Schwartz 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).

  • Scaffold for connective tissue repair
    Patent number: 9211362
    Abstract: A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
    Inventors: Julia Hwang, Joseph Hammer, Herb Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya
  • SCAFFOLD FOR CONNECTIVE TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20120253464
    Abstract: A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: Julia Hwang, Joseph Hammer, Herb Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya
  • Scaffold for connective tissue repair
    Patent number: 8226715
    Abstract: A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Hwang, Joseph Hammer, Herb Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya
  • Scaffold for connective tissue repair
    Publication number: 20040267362
    Abstract: A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Julia Hwang, Joseph Hammer, Herb Schwartz, Prasanna Malaviya