Patents by Inventor Richard H. Spedden
Richard H. Spedden 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).
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Patent number: 10632225Abstract: Materials and methods for immobilizing bioactive molecules, stem and other precursor cells, and other agents of therapeutic value in surgical sutures and other tissue scaffold devices are described herein. Broadly drawn to the integration and incorporation of bioactive materials into suture constructs, tissue scaffolds and medical devices, the present invention has particular utility in the development of novel systems that enable medical personnel performing surgical and other medical procedures to utilize and subsequently reintroduce bioactive materials extracted from a patient (or their allogenic equivalents) to a wound or target surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Bioactive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel, Lew C. Schon
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Publication number: 20180008744Abstract: Materials and methods for immobilizing bioactive molecules, stem and other precursor cells, and other agents of therapeutic value in surgical sutures and other tissue scaffold devices are described herein. Broadly drawn to the integration and incorporation of bioactive materials into suture constructs, tissue scaffolds and medical devices, the present invention has particular utility in the development of novel systems that enable medical personnel performing surgical and other medical procedures to utilize and subsequently reintroduce bioactive materials extracted from a patient (or their allogenic equivalents) to a wound or target surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: BIOACTIVE SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel, Lew C. Schon
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Patent number: 9446164Abstract: Materials and methods for immobilizing bioactive molecules, stem and other precursor cells, and other agents of therapeutic value in surgical sutures and other tissue scaffold devices are described herein. Broadly drawn to the integration and incorporation of bioactive materials into suture constructs, tissue scaffolds and medical devices, the present invention has particular utility in the development of novel systems that enable medical personnel performing surgical and other medical procedures to utilize and subsequently reintroduce bioactive materials extracted from a patient (or their allogenic equivalents) to a wound or target surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: BIOACTIVE SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel, Lew C. Schon
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Patent number: 9433436Abstract: Described herein is a novel drug delivery assembly having particular applicability to the field of orthopedic and surgical medicine. The devices and assemblies described herein enable the efficient application and retention of potentially expensive therapeutic materials to very specific locations, particularly those associated with voids in bone and tissue. One particularly unique aspect of the present invention involves the introduction of constructs which promote the retention of therapeutic material in the target area of application for beneficial use, for example by forming a proximal barrier that prevents leakage of the therapeutic material out of the target area. Additionally, the present invention provides unique devices and methods for surgical introduction of such constructs.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Bioactive Surgical Inc.Inventors: Lew C. Schon, Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel
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Publication number: 20150051643Abstract: Materials and methods for immobilizing bioactive molecules, stem and other precursor cells, and other agents of therapeutic value in surgical sutures and other tissue scaffold devices are described herein. Broadly drawn to the integration and incorporation of bioactive materials into suture constructs, tissue scaffolds and medical devices, the present invention has particular utility in the development of novel systems that enable medical personnel performing surgical and other medical procedures to utilize and subsequently reintroduce bioactive materials extracted from a patient (or their allogenic equivalents) to a wound or target surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel, Lew C. Schon
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Patent number: 8889168Abstract: Constructs and methods for immobilizing stem and other precursor cells, as well as other bioactive materials of therapeutic value on the surfaces of medical devices, such as bone, cartilage, spinal and tooth implants, are described herein. The present invention has broad application in the incorporation of bioactive and therapeutic materials in or on a medical implant or other interventional device, having particular value in enabling the real-time, utilization by medical personnel of bioactive materials extracted from the patient and subsequently reintroduced and immobilized in an implant device.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Bioactive Surgical Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Judy Qiu, William Borch
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Patent number: 8876864Abstract: Materials and methods for immobilizing bioactive molecules, stem and other precursor cells, and other agents of therapeutic value in surgical sutures and other tissue scaffold devices are described herein. Broadly drawn to the integration and incorporation of bioactive materials into suture constructs, tissue scaffolds and medical devices, the present invention has particular utility in the development of novel systems that enable medical personnel performing surgical and other medical procedures to utilize and subsequently reintroduce bioactive materials extracted from a patient (or their allogenic equivalents) to a wound or target surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Bioactive Surgical, IncInventors: Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel, Lew C. Schon
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Patent number: 8730044Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Richard J. Campero, Donald G. Bauer, Paul B. Rasband, Richard H. Spedden, Matthew A. Jones
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Publication number: 20130296828Abstract: Described herein is a novel drug delivery assembly having particular applicability to the field of orthopedic and surgical medicine. The devices and assemblies described herein enable the efficient application and retention of potentially expensive therapeutic materials to very specific locations, particularly those associated with voids in bone and tissue. One particularly unique aspect of the present invention involves the introduction of constructs which promote the retention of therapeutic material in the target area of application for beneficial use, for example by forming a proximal barrier that prevents leakage of the therapeutic material out of the target area. Additionally, the present invention provides unique devices and methods for surgical introduction of such constructs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Lew C. SCHON, Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel
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Publication number: 20130261597Abstract: Described herein is a novel drug delivery assembly having particular applicability to the field of orthopedic and surgical medicine. The devices and assemblies described herein enable the efficient application and retention of potentially expensive therapeutic materials to very specific locations, particularly those associated with voids in bone and tissue. One particularly unique aspect of the present invention involves the introduction of constructs which promote the retention of therapeutic material in the target area of application for beneficial use, for example by forming a proximal barrier that prevents leakage of the therapeutic material out of the target area. Additionally, the present invention provides unique devices and methods for surgical introduction of such constructs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: BIOACTIVE SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Lew C. Schon, Laura J. Pingel
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Patent number: 8518431Abstract: Constructs and methods for immobilizing stem and other precursor cells, as well as other bioactive materials of therapeutic value on the surfaces of medical devices, such as bone, cartilage, spinal and tooth implants, are described herein. The present invention has broad application in the incorporation of bioactive and therapeutic materials in or on a medical implant or other interventional device, having particular value in enabling the real-time, utilization by medical personnel of bioactive materials extracted from the patient and subsequently reintroduced and immobilized in an implant device.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Bioactive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Judy Qiu, William Borch
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Publication number: 20130066370Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a suture, comprising: a porous interior component comprising a volume of pores or interstices, the volume comprising a binding surface; and a first number of biological cells dispersed in the volume; wherein the first number of biological cells in the volume is greater than a threshold number representing a second number of the biological cells at 100% confluence on the binding surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Richard H. Spedden, Lew C. Schon, Margaret E. Thorpe
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Patent number: 8339265Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC.Inventors: Richard J. Campero, Donald G. Bauer, Paul B. Rasband, Richard H. Spedden, Matthew A. Jones
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Patent number: 8317799Abstract: Described herein is a novel drug delivery assembly having particular applicability to the field of orthopedic and surgical medicine. The devices and assemblies described herein enable the efficient application and retention of potentially expensive therapeutic materials to very specific locations, particularly those associated with voids in bone and tissue. One particularly unique aspect of the present invention involves the introduction of constructs which promote the retention of therapeutic material in the target area of application for beneficial use, for example by forming a proximal barrier that prevents leakage of the therapeutic material out of the target area. Additionally, the present invention provides unique devices and methods for surgical introduction of such constructs.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Bioactive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Lew C. Schon, Richard H. Spedden, Laura J. Pingel
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Publication number: 20120270294Abstract: Constructs and methods for immobilizing stem and other precursor cells, as well as other bioactive materials of therapeutic value on the surfaces of medical devices, such as bone, cartilage, spinal and tooth implants, are described herein. The present invention has broad application in the incorporation of bioactive and therapeutic materials in or on a medical implant or other interventional device, having particular value in enabling the real-time, utilization by medical personnel of bioactive materials extracted from the patient and subsequently reintroduced and immobilized in an implant device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: BIOACTIVE SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Richard H. SPEDDEN, Judy Qiu, William Borch
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Patent number: 8101274Abstract: Disclosed herein are glycosylated amphiphilic molecules composed of hydrophobic “tails” and hydrophilic “heads” that self align to form a membrane at the interface of a polar solvent and a non-polar liquid or a solid. The present invention is directed to a solid state membrane, typically a thin film, composed of a non-polar solid material having the hydrophobic “tail” of a glycosylated amphiphilic molecule embedded in or linked to its surface such that the hydrophilic “head” protrudes from the solid surface and presents useful properties to the surrounding environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Inventor: Richard H. Spedden
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Publication number: 20110199211Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Richard J. Campero, Donald G. Bauer, Paul B. Rasband, Richard H. Spedden, Matthew A. Jones
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Patent number: 7932830Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Richard J. Campero, Donald G. Bauer, Paul B. Rasband, Richard H. Spedden, Matthew A. Jones
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Publication number: 20100190690Abstract: The identification and immobilization of glycosylated molecules having biomimetic properties, more particularly naturally-occurring, tissue-derived, non-immunological glycan sequences or functional equivalents thereof, on solid state surfaces and films or on membranes arising at the interface between non-polar and polar materials is described herein. The biomimetic glycosylated films and particles constructed therefrom have industrial, environmental, diagnostic and/or therapeutic utility in the binding, capture, and/or extraction of pathogens, toxins and/or contaminants, in vivo, in vitro or in situ. The present invention further extends to the use of such biomimetic films and particles for the delivery of other therapeutic molecules as well as in the construction of body contacting devices having enhanced biocompatibility and reduced immunogenicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventor: Richard H. Spedden
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Publication number: 20100125240Abstract: Described herein is a novel drug delivery assembly having particular applicability to the field of orthopedic and surgical medicine. The devices and assemblies described herein enable the efficient application and retention of potentially expensive therapeutic materials to very specific locations, particularly those associated with voids in bone and tissue. One particularly unique aspect of the present invention involves the introduction of constructs which promote the retention of therapeutic material in the target area of application for beneficial use, for example by forming a proximal barrier that prevents leakage of the therapeutic material out of the target area. Additionally, the present invention provides unique devices and methods for surgical introduction of such constructs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Richard H. SPEDDEN, Lew C. Schon, Laura J. Pingel