Patents by Inventor Neal Beals

Neal Beals 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).

  • Flowable carrier matrix and methods for delivering to a patient
    Patent number: 7671014
    Abstract: A carrier matrix may be delivered to a target position within a patient in a minimally invasive manner by first cutting a collagen sponge sheet into a plurality of relatively small pieces. These pieces are sized so that, when wet, they are capable of flowing through a cannula and/or reduced-diameter syringe tip. The pieces are placed into a syringe and wetted, say with a morphogenic solution, and optionally mixed with a bulking material, which is similarly sized to fit through the cannula. The thoroughly mixed and wetted product forms a viscous aggregate which may then be injected into the patient at the target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Inventors: Neal Beals, Jeffrey L. Scifert, Scott D. Boden
  • Flowable carrier matrix
    Publication number: 20080038351
    Abstract: A carrier matrix may be delivered to a target position within a patient in a minimally invasive manner by first cutting a collagen sponge sheet into a plurality of relatively small pieces. These pieces are sized so that, when wet, they are capable of flowing through a cannula and/or reduced-diameter syringe tip. The pieces are placed into a syringe and wetted, say with a morphogenic solution, and optionally mixed with a bulking material, which is similarly sized to fit through the cannula. The thoroughly mixed and wetted product forms a viscous aggregate which may then be injected into the patient at the target site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Neal Beals, Jeffrey L. Scifert, Scott D. Boden