Patents by Inventor Ira L. Shapira

Ira L. Shapira 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 and apparatus for extracting bone marrow
    Patent number: 6846314
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting and collecting bone material from an extraction site of a patient. The method and apparatus further provides a readily accessible, and easily harvested, source of bone material without the drawbacks of current extraction methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira
  • Bone marrow extracting apparatus
    Publication number: 20030176811
    Abstract: Apparatus for extracting bone material from an extraction site using a vacuum source. The apparatus comprises a needle having a proximal end adapted for fluid communication with the vacuum source and a distal end. The needle has an interior surface defining a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end. An abrading member is disposed in the needle passageway, and an actuator is operably coupled to the abrading member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira
  • Method and apparatus for extracting bone marrow
    Publication number: 20030078586
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting and collecting bone material from an extraction site of a patient. The method and apparatus further provides a readily accessible, and easily harvested, source of bone material without the drawbacks of current extraction methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira
  • Apparatus for extracting bone marrow
    Patent number: 6358252
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting and collecting bone marrow from the jawbone of a patient before, during, or after dental procedures. The method and apparatus further provides a readily accessible, and easily harvested, source of bone marrow without the drawbacks of current extraction methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira
  • Methods for extracting bone marrow
    Patent number: 6110176
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting and collecting bone marrow from the jawbone of a patient before, during, or after dental procedures. The method and apparatus further provides a readily accessible, and easily harvested, source of bone marrow without the drawbacks of current extraction methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira
  • Apparatus for extracting bone marrow
    Patent number: 5913859
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting and collecting bone marrow from the jawbone of a patient before, during, or after dental procedures. The method and apparatus further provides a readily accessible, and easily harvested, source of bone marrow without the drawbacks of current extraction methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Ira L. Shapira