Patents by Inventor Michele Krause

Michele Krause 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).

  • Machinable preformed calcium phosphate bone substitute material implants
    Patent number: 6840961
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinable calcium phosphate bone substitute material implants having mechanical properties comparable to those of natural bone. The implants include intimately mixed solid precursor materials that react under physiological conditions to form poorly-crystalline hydroxyapatite and eventually are remodeled into bone in vivo. The implants can include a biocompatible polymer to increase density and strength and control resorbability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Etex Corporation
    Inventors: Aliassghar N. Tofighi, Michele Krause, Dosuk D. Lee
  • Machinable preformed calcium phosphate bone substitute material implants
    Publication number: 20030135283
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinable calcium phosphate bone substitute material implants having mechanical properties comparable to those of natural bone. The implants include intimately mixed solid precursor materials that react under physiological conditions to form poorly-crystalline hydroxyapatite and eventually are remodeled into bone in vivo. The implants can include a biocompatible polymer to increase density and strength and control resorbability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Etex Corporation
    Inventors: Aliassghar N. Tofighi, Michele Krause, Dosuk D. Lee