Patents by Inventor Ning Chou

Ning Chou 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).

  • Bioabsorbable plug implants and method for bone tissue regeneration
    Patent number: 9492279
    Abstract: A bioabsorbable plug implant, suitable for bone tissue regeneration, includes a first portion, and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material. A method for bone tissue regeneration includes providing a bioabsorbable plug implant, wherein the implant has a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion. The first and second portions are formed from expandable material. The second portion is inserted into a defect or gap of a bone. The first surface engages the outside contour of the defect or gap. The plug implant is allowed to contact body fluids, thereby expanding the size of the plug implant so that the plug fits into the defect or gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: OSTEOPORE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Swee Hin Teoh, Kim Cheng Tan, Dietmar Hutmacher, Thiam Chye Lim, Jan-Thorsten Schantz, Ning Chou
  • BIOABSORBABLE PLUG IMPLANTS AND METHOD FOR BONE TISSUE REGENERATION
    Publication number: 20140358238
    Abstract: A bioabsorbable plug implant, suitable for bone tissue regeneration, comprising a first portion, and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material. A method for bone tissue regeneration comprising the steps of: providing a bioabsorbable plug implant, wherein the implant comprises a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material; inserting the second portion into a defect or gap of a bone, the first surface engaging the outside contour of the defect or gap; allowing the plug implant to contact body fluids, thereby expanding the size of the plug implant so that the plug fits into the defect or gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: OSTEOPORE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Swee Hin TEOH, Kim Cheng TAN, Dietmar HUTMACHER, Thiam Chye LIM, Jan-Thorsten SCHANTZ, Ning CHOU
  • Bioabsorbable plug implants and method for bone tissue regeneration
    Publication number: 20070083268
    Abstract: A bioabsorbable plug implant, suitable for bone tissue regeneration, comprising a first portion, and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material. A method for bone tissue regeneration comprising the steps of: providing a bioabsorbable plug implant, wherein the implant comprises a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material; inserting the second portion into a defect or gap of a bone, the first surface engaging the outside contour of the defect or gap; allowing the plug implant to contact body fluids, thereby expanding the size of the plug implant so that the plug fits into the defect or gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Osteopore International Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Swee Teoh, Kim Cheng Tan, Dietmar Hutmacher, Thiam Lim, Jan-Thorsten Schantz, Ning Chou