Patents by Inventor Shannon Webster

Shannon Webster 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).

  • Aspirating implants and method of bony regeneration
    Patent number: 9168138
    Abstract: Devices and methods for in situ drawing, filtering and seeding cells from the marrow of surrounding bone into a fusion cage without any of the challenges mentioned above. Various implants and devices with aspiration ports that enable in-situ harvesting and mixing of stem cells. These devices may include spinal fusion cages, long bone spacers, lateral grafts and joint replacement devices. Each device utilizes at least one aspiration port for harvesting of stem cell-containing marrow via aspiration from adjacent bony elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. O'Neil, Liesbeth Brown, Nimish Parikh, Daniel Keeley, Shannon Webster
  • Aspirating Implants and Method of Bony Regeneration
    Publication number: 20110137418
    Abstract: Devices and methods for in situ drawing, filtering and seeding cells from the marrow of surrounding bone into a fusion cage without any of the challenges mentioned above. Various implants and devices with aspiration ports that enable in-situ harvesting and mixing of stem cells. These devices may include spinal fusion cages, long bone spacers, lateral grafts and joint replacement devices. Each device utilizes at least one aspiration port for harvesting of stem cell-containing marrow via aspiration from adjacent bony elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. O'Neil, Liesbeth Brown, Nimish Parikh, Daniel Keeley, Shannon Webster
  • Intraoperative method for isolating and concentrating autologous growth factors and for forming residual autologous growth factor compositions
    Publication number: 20060094865
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with methods and devices for isolation or concentration of autologous growth factors; particularly autologous growth factors derived from blood or bone marrow or other bodily fluid/cell compositions in an intraoperative manner. Additionally, this invention provides specifically tailored growth factor residual compositions resulting from removal of one or more growth factors from a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Terri Kapur, Stephen Jaquith, Shannon Webster, Sudhakar Kadiyala