Patents by Inventor James Ronald Banks

James Ronald Banks 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).

  • Prosthesis with sustained release analgesic
    Publication number: 20040180072
    Abstract: A device for releasing a therapeutic agent in the body space in the form of a prosthetic joint implant having a first portion such as a stemmed portion for contacting bone tissue in an intramedullary canal of a long bone. The implant has a second portion which extends into the body space such as a joint space. The joint component contains a reservoir filled with a bioabsorbable/resorbable polymer which includes a therapeutic agent. The reservoir is open or in contact with the joint space as the body fluid diffuses in and out of the polymeric device it carries the drug into the joint space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Deger C. Tunc, Chitranjan S. Ranawat, Amar S. Ranawat, James Ronald Banks