Patents by Inventor Neil Irvin Thompson

Neil Irvin Thompson 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 Systems for Storing Medical Implants Under Sustained Vacuum
    Publication number: 20140209501
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the shelf life of a medical graft generally comprising a medical implant container having at least one graft cavity configured to hold at least one graft under a first vacuum and a needle entry port in fluid communication with the at least one graft cavity, the needle entry port being configured to receive and communicate a material to the at least one graft cavity and an outer chamber configured to hold the medical implant container under a second vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit GOVIL, Christian Gabriel GAMBOA, Neil Irvin THOMPSON, Jeffrey Allen GUYER, Markanthony B. FLORES, Sudhanshu SOMASUNDAR
  • Processes and systems for loading medical implants with simulative growth agents
    Patent number: 8080060
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an improved apparatus and packaging system to more expeditiously hydrate or reconstitute medical grafts and to effectively and uniformly seed the medical grafts with biological components and cells. The systems generally comprise a container comprising entry port, at least one substrate cavity, and top, side and bottom walls defining an inner surface. The entry port is configured to receive the biological solution. The cavity is in communication with the entry port and includes the porous substrate maintained under negative pressure. The container volume is substantially the same as a volume of the porous substrate. The side and bottom walls are configured to promote a laminar flow of the biological solution received through the entry port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Govil, Neil Irvin Thompson, Christian Gabriel Gamboa, Sudhanshu Somasundar
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORING MEDICAL IMPLANTS UNDER SUSTAINED VACUUM
    Publication number: 20100155282
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the shelf life of a medical graft generally comprising a medical implant container having at least one graft cavity configured to hold at least one graft under a first vacuum and a needle entry port in fluid communication with the at least one graft cavity, the needle entry port being configured to receive and communicate a material to the at least one graft cavity and an outer chamber configured to hold the medical implant container under a second vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Alphatech Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Govil, Christian Gabriel Gamboa, Neil Irvin Thompson, Jeffrey A. Guyer, Markanthony B. Flores, Sudhansu Somasundar
  • PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING MEDICAL IMPLANTS WITH SIMULATIVE GROWTH AGENTS
    Publication number: 20090098184
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an improved apparatus and packaging system to more expeditiously hydrate or reconstitute medical grafts and to effectively and uniformly seed the medical grafts with biological components and cells. The systems generally comprise a container comprising entry port, at least one substrate cavity, and top, side and bottom walls defining an inner surface. The entry port is configured to receive the biological solution. The cavity is in communication with the entry port and includes the porous substrate maintained under negative pressure. The container volume is substantially the same as a volume of the porous substrate. The side and bottom walls are configured to promote a laminar flow of the biological solution received through the entry port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Amit Govil, Neil Irvin Thompson, Christian Gabriel Gamboa, Sudhanshu Somasundar