Patents by Inventor Roy K. Aaron

Roy K. Aaron 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 compositions for repairing cartilage
    Patent number: 7416889
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inducing repair of a joint tissue in a mammal includes the steps of removing a sample of synovial membrane from a joint of the mammal, isolating type B synoviocytes from the membrane to yield a suspension of enriched type B synoviocytes, and introducing the suspension into an injured joint of the mammal as well as medical devices containing enriched synoviocytes and kits for producing such enriched cell populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Rhode Island Hospital
    Inventors: Deborah McK. Ciombor, Roy K. Aaron