Patents by Inventor Laine Mashburn, Jr.

Laine Mashburn, Jr. 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).

  • Textured bone allograft, method of making and using same
    Patent number: 6511509
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a textured bone allograft for implantation in a patient, having one or more textured bone surfaces, and methods of making and using the textured bone graft. The textured surface preferably includes a plurality of closely spaced discrete, continuous, or a combination thereof, protrusions. The textured bone allograft is useful for repairing bone defects caused by congenital anomaly, disease, or trauma, in a patient, for example, for restoring vertical support of the anterior column. Implantation of the textured bone allograft results in improved graft stability and osteoinductivity, without a decrease in mechanical strength. The textured bone allograft does not shift, extrude or rotate, after implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: LifeNet
    Inventors: Louis Ford, Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr., Jon C. Serbousek, Laine Mashburn, Jr.