Patents by Inventor Karuna Patil

Karuna Patil 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).

  • Osteogenic prosthesis, associated instrument, and associated method
    Publication number: 20090005868
    Abstract: A prosthetic implant for securing to bone to form an articulating joint is provided. The implant is prepared by a process which includes the steps of preparing a porous surface on a component to form a prosthetic implant, placing the prosthetic implant including the porous surface in a fixture closely conforming to the porous surface of the implant and having an inlet and an opposed outlet, and directing a biological compound including stem cells into the inlet, through the porous surface of the implant and out of the outlet to form a prosthetic implant having a porous surface coated with a portion of the biological compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: RamaRao V. Gundlapalli, Dennis R. Cassell, JR., Barry A. Schnieders, Derek R. Edgar, Karuna Patil