Patents by Inventor Sharath C. Sundararaj

Sharath C. Sundararaj 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).

  • Crosslinker enhanced repair of connective tissues
    Patent number: 10980771
    Abstract: A protein crosslinker delivery device includes a body and a protein crosslinker held in a synthetic or natural biodegradable polymer. The body, a coating on the body, or an attachment to the body can contain the protein crosslinker holding biodegradable polymer. The release rate of the crosslinker and total amount of crosslinker released can be controlled by varying the concentration of the crosslinker and by varying the composition and structural characteristics of the degradable polymer. Surface eroding, bulk eroding and naturally occurring biodegradable polymers can be used in conjunction with a variety of nontoxic or minimally-toxic protein crosslinking agents. The devices can be used to treat mechanically damaged, deformed, and nutritionally deficient connective or soft tissues such as the knee meniscus, the spinal disc, the cornea, ligaments and tendons, the soft palate, and skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Orthopeutics, L.P.
    Inventors: Pawel Slusarewicz, David A. Puleo, Thomas Paul Hedman, Sharath C. Sundararaj
  • Crosslinker enhanced repair of connective tissues
    Patent number: 10278947
    Abstract: A protein crosslinker delivery device includes a body and a protein crosslinker held in a synthetic or natural biodegradable polymer. The body, a coating on the body, or an attachment to the body can contain the protein crosslinker holding biodegradable polymer. The release rate of the crosslinker and total amount of crosslinker released can be controlled by varying the concentration of the crosslinker and by varying the composition and structural characteristics of the degradable polymer. Surface eroding, bulk eroding and naturally occurring biodegradable polymers can be used in conjunction with a variety of nontoxic or minimally-toxic protein crosslinking agents. The devices can be used to treat mechanically damaged, deformed, and nutritionally deficient connective or soft tissues such as the knee meniscus, the spinal disc, the cornea, ligaments and tendons, the soft palate, and skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ORTHOPEUTICS, L.P.
    Inventors: Pawel Slusarewicz, David A. Puleo, Thomas Paul Hedman, Sharath C. Sundararaj
  • CROSSLINKER ENHANCED REPAIR OF CONNECTIVE TISSUES
    Publication number: 20140161844
    Abstract: A protein crosslinker delivery device includes a body and a protein crosslinker held in a synthetic or natural biodegradable polymer. The body, a coating on the body, or an attachment to the body can contain the protein crosslinker holding biodegradable polymer. The release rate of the crosslinker and total amount of crosslinker released can be controlled by varying the concentration of the crosslinker and by varying the composition and structural characteristics of the degradable polymer. Surface eroding, bulk eroding and naturally occurring biodegradable polymers can be used in conjunction with a variety of nontoxic or minimally-toxic protein crosslinking agents. The devices can be used to treat mechanically damaged, deformed, and nutritionally deficient connective or soft tissues such as the knee meniscus, the spinal disc, the cornea, ligaments and tendons, the soft palate, and skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Orthopeutics, L.P.
    Inventors: Pawel Slusarewicz, David A. Puleo, Thomas Paul Hedman, Sharath C. Sundararaj