Patents by Inventor Timothy Ganey

Timothy Ganey 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).

  • Patent number: 11324215
    Abstract: A viable disc regenerative composition has a micronized material of nucleus pulposus and a biological composition made from a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from bone marrow having non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components; and wherein the mixture is compatible with biologic function and further includes non-expanded whole cells. The biological composition is predisposed to demonstrate or support elaboration of active volume or spatial geometry consistent in morphology with that of disc tissue. The viable disc regenerative composition extends regenerative resonance that compliments or mimics disc tissue complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Vivex Biologies Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Thomas Temple, Timothy Ganey, Stephanie Gonzalez, Tracy Scott Anderson, Shabnam Namin
  • Publication number: 20220080081
    Abstract: A method of making infused non-demineralized cartilage fibers employs the following steps: cutting or shaving cartilage tissue into cartilage long aspect ratio fibers, washing the fibers, and infusing the fibers with a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or a combination of both to create infused fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20220080082
    Abstract: A method of making infused non-demineralized cartilage particles employs the following steps: cutting or shaving cartilage tissue into cartilage particles, washing the particles, and infusing the particles with a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or a combination of both to create infused particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Ganey
  • Patent number: 11253630
    Abstract: A malleable demineralized bone composition consists of cortical bone made from a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and second portion of cortical bone is made from cut pieces freeze dried then ground into particles and demineralized then freeze-dried. A volume of the second portion is placed in a solution of sterile water to create a mixture, the water volume being seven times the volume of the second portion, the mixture is autoclaved under heat and pressure to form a gelatin, and the first portion is mixed with the gelatin to form a malleable putty or paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Daniela Gonzales, Shabnam Namin, Timothy Ganey
  • Patent number: 11229468
    Abstract: A syringe mixing device has a cylindrical syringe housing, an end cap, a nozzle cap, a removable stir rod mixer assembly, a large mouth funnel, and optional locking clip. The cylindrical syringe housing has an internal chamber for holding material, a distal end and a proximal end. Adjacent the proximal end is a pair of finger grips. The end cap has a proximal end for attaching to the distal end of the syringe housing. The end cap has a nozzle configured to pass material ejected from the syringe housing. The nozzle cap is for sealing the nozzle. The large mouth funnel is configured to fasten at a throat end to the distal end of the cylindrical syringe housing. The funnel has a slope shaped chamber configured to receive and pass material for mixing into the internal chamber of the syringe housing. The syringe mixing device further has a removable plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Daniela Gonzales, Shabnam Namin, William Blake Martin, Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20220007637
    Abstract: A method for damaged viable disc regeneration has the steps of identifying the damaged viable disc and inserting a cannula via Kambin's Triangle to an edge of an outer annulus of the disc; introducing a trocar into the cannula and penetrating the trocar into a central region of nucleus pulposus; removing a tissue biopsy sample from the nucleus pulposus for pathology and removing additional degenerative tissue from the central region to create a void or space; withdrawing the trocar from the cannula and inserting a needle into the cannula to the void or space; and injecting a regenerative disc material through the needle into the void or space to repair the damaged disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Stanley Golovac
  • Publication number: 20210361828
    Abstract: A method of making infused bone fibers employs the following steps: cutting or shaving whole bone into bone fibers, washing the bone fibers, demineralizing or decalcifying at least partially the whole bone or bone fibers and infusing the bone fibers with a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or a combination of both to create infused bone fibers. The step of infusing includes exposing the bone fibers to a negative pressure or vacuum to draw the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone fibers, or alternatively, exposing the demineralized whole bone to a positive pressure to drive the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone. The resultant method creates an infused bone grafting composition having bone fibers taken from whole bone, demineralized or decalcified at least partially and infused with one or more of a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Tracy Scott Anderson, Harry Thomas Temple
  • Publication number: 20210348130
    Abstract: A method of stimulating and controlling stem cell activity and differentiation on a modified material substrate and a device including the modified material substrate are provided. The method includes providing a material substrate configured for medical use. The material substrate includes at least one surface or interior area available for modification, and the at least one surface or interior area is treated with a plurality of pulsed light beams to obtain a modified material substrate with at least one modified surface or interior area. The at least one modified surface or interior area has a biomimetic architecture with surface and bulk (interior) features, properties, and textures configured to accelerate and control stem cell differentiation when the modified material substrate is contacted with stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Edward LIVINGSTON, Timothy GANEY
  • Publication number: 20210338742
    Abstract: A composition has hyaluronic acid and one or more materials as an admixture. The hyaluronic acid is derived from a fascia tissue layer of an alligator, the fascia layer located below a hide and above muscle tissue. The one or more materials as the admixture to the hyaluronic acid can be a carrier, diluent or excipient. The hyaluronic acid is extracted from the fascia tissue layer in the form of an oil having an oily viscosity with a molecular weight of 30,000 or greater. The oil extracted includes the hyaluronic acid and includes sodium or salts of hyaluronic acid. The oil extracted is anti-inflammatory to human tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Harry Thomas Temple, Shabnam Namin
  • Patent number: 11160904
    Abstract: A biological composition intermixed with a polyampholyte protectant for direct implantation has a mixture of biologic material and a volume of polyampholyte protectant. The mixture of biologic material has non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components, or whole cells or combinations of the non-whole cellular components and whole cells, wherein the mixture is compatible with biologic function. The volume of polyampholyte protectant is intermixed with the mixture of biologic material, wherein the polyampholyte protectant is a liquid of a polyamine polymer compound of carboxylated poly-lysine and wherein the polyampholyte protectant forms a three-dimensional bonding shroud externally enveloping each of the non-whole cellular components, if any, and each of the whole cells, if any, of the mixture of biologic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Vivex Biologies Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Shabnam Namin, Renaud Sicard, Wendy W. Weston
  • Patent number: 11116872
    Abstract: A method of making infused bone fibers employs the following steps: cutting or shaving whole bone into bone fibers, washing the bone fibers, demineralizing or decalcifying at least partially the whole bone or bone fibers and infusing the bone fibers with a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or a combination of both to create infused bone fibers. The step of infusing includes exposing the bone fibers to a negative pressure or vacuum to draw the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone fibers, or alternatively, exposing the demineralized whole bone to a positive pressure to drive the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone. The resultant method creates an infused bone grafting composition having bone fibers taken from whole bone, demineralized or decalcified at least partially and infused with one or more of a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Vivex Biologies Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Tracy Scott Anderson, Harry Thomas Temple
  • Patent number: 11077148
    Abstract: A biological composition has a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from placental tissue. The mixture has non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components. The mixture including non-whole cell fractions including one or more of exosomes, transcriptosomes, proteasomes, membrane rafts, lipid rafts. The mixture is compatible with biologic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Wendy W. Weston, Gaëtan Jean-Robert Delcroix
  • Patent number: 11077147
    Abstract: A biological composition has a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from placental tissue. The mixture has non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components. The mixture including non-whole cell fractions including one or more of exosomes, transcriptosomes, proteasomes, membrane rafts, lipid rafts. The mixture is compatible with biologic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Wendy W. Weston, Gaëtan Jean-Robert Delcroix
  • Publication number: 20210205085
    Abstract: Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are coated with, or have struts formed from, a piezoelectric material to enhance bone growth around and through the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jessee Hunt, Cameron N. Carmody, Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20210178020
    Abstract: A biologic composition responsive to inflammation has an allograft scaffold matrix for injection or implantation. The allograft scaffold matrix has donor quiescent and/or senescent cells. The donor quiescent and/or senescent cells react in response to signaling of inflammation from host cells or matrix. The reaction to signaling causes the donor quiescent and/or senescent cells to secrete anti-inflammatory cytokines and secrete exosomes to initiate regeneration of the area of the inflammation. The biologic composition further has a cryoprotectant. The cryoprotectant is a polyampholyte, preferably the polyampholyte is an ?-poly-L-lysine. The cryoprotectant is not DMSO or glycerol based. The cryoprotectant is suitable for direct implantation without washing from the allograft scaffold matrix in either a diluted or non-diluted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Shabnam Namin, Harry Thomas Temple
  • Publication number: 20210178021
    Abstract: A method of making infused bone particles employs the following steps: cutting or shaving whole bone into bone particles, washing the bone particles, demineralizing or decalcifying at least partially the whole bone or bone particles and infusing the bone particles with a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or a combination of both to create infused bone particles. The step of infusing includes exposing the bone particles to a negative pressure or vacuum to draw the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone particles, or alternatively, exposing the demineralized whole bone to a positive pressure to drive the supernatant and/or the polyampholyte cryoprotectant into the bone. The resultant method creates an infused bone grafting composition having bone particles taken from whole bone, demineralized or decalcified at least partially and infused with one or more of a supernatant of biologic material or a polyampholyte cryoprotectant or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Harry Thomas Temple, Tracy Scott Anderson, Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20210161670
    Abstract: Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an intermedullary implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are optimized for the expected stress applied at the bone structure site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jessee Hunt, Cameron N. Carmody, Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20210138115
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for producing enriched fibrillated tissue matrices are disclosed herein. Some embodiments include a method including subjecting tissue in a carrier liquid to a fibrillation pressure while maintaining a temperature of the tissue and the carrier liquid to at or below a safe zone temperature; inducing a phasic shift and rapid release of water and biological components from the tissue through a disruptive boil and tissue explosion process to produce a fibrillated tissue matrix; and recapturing the water and biological components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Ganey
  • Publication number: 20210029987
    Abstract: A viable disc regenerative composition has a micronized material of nucleus pulposus and a biological composition made from a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from bone marrow having non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components; and wherein the mixture is compatible with biologic function and further includes non-expanded whole cells. The biological composition is predisposed to demonstrate or support elaboration of active volume or spatial geometry consistent in morphology with that of disc tissue. The viable disc regenerative composition extends regenerative resonance that compliments or mimics disc tissue complexity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Harry Thomas Temple, Timothy Ganey, Stephanie Gonzalez, Tracy Scott Anderson, Shabnam Namin
  • Publication number: 20210030688
    Abstract: A coated biological composition has a mixture of biologic material and a volume of a liquid protectant. The mixture of biologic material has non-whole cellular components or whole cells or combinations of the non-whole cellular components and whole cells, wherein the mixture is compatible with biologic function. The volume of a liquid protectant is intermixed with the mixture of biologic material, wherein the liquid protectant forms a coating externally enveloping each of the non-whole cellular components, if any, and each of the whole cells, if any, of the mixture of biologic material, to form the coated biological composition. The coated biological composition is frozen and thereafter thawed and then frozen a second time for storage or frozen at least once and thawed and stored under refrigeration above freezing, or frozen and thawed and then concentrated by drying, or while frozen without thawing lyophilized for ambient or room temperature storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Ganey, Tracy Scott Anderson