Patents by Inventor Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck

Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck 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).

  • Methods and Compositions for Treating Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
    Publication number: 20110256106
    Abstract: A fluid matrix comprising cross-linked remodelable collagen from a donor vertebrate animal is useful for regenerating hydrodynamic function in damaged intervertebral discs in vivo. The matrix may be injectable and may comprise cells and a plurality of purified cell growth factors. The matrix promotes cell growth and elaboration of proteoglycans to facilitate regeneration of native tissues. The collagen in the matrix may be cross-linked using photooxidative catalysis and visible light, and purified cell growth factors are preferably at least partly bone-derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck, John Paul Ranieri
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION
    Publication number: 20100021439
    Abstract: A fluid matrix comprising cross-linked remodelable collagen from a donor vertebrate animal is useful for regenerating hydrodynamic function in damaged intervertebral discs in vivo. The matrix may be injectable and may comprise cells and a plurality of purified cell growth factors. The matrix promotes cell growth and elaboration of proteoglycans to facilitate regeneration of native tissues. The collagen in the matrix may be cross-linked using photooxidative catalysis and visible light, and purified cell growth factors are preferably at least partly bone-derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck, John Paul Ranieri
  • Methods and compositions for treating intervertebral disc degeneration
    Patent number: 7556649
    Abstract: A fluid matrix comprising cross-linked remodelable collagen from a donor vertebrate animal is useful for regenerating hydrodynamic function in damaged intervertebral discs in vivo. The matrix may be injectable and may comprise cells and a plurality of purified cell growth factors. The matrix promotes cell growth and elaboration of proteoglycans to facilitate regeneration of native tissues. The collagen in the matrix may be cross-linked using photooxidative catalysis and visible light, and purified cell growth factors are preferably at least partly bone-derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Zimmer Orthobiologics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck, John Paul Ranieri
  • Methods and compositions for treating intervertebral disc degeneration
    Patent number: 6723335
    Abstract: A fluid matrix comprising cross-linked remodelable collagen from a donor vertebrate animal is useful for regenerating hydrodynamic function in damaged intervertebral discs in vivo. The matrix may be injectable and may comprise cells and a plurality of purified cell growth factors. The matrix promotes cell growth and elaboration of proteoglycans to facilitate regeneration of native tissues. The collagen in the matrix may be cross-linked using photooxidative catalysis and visible light, and purified cell growth factors are preferably at least partly bone-derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Moehlenbruck, John Paul Ranieri