Patents by Inventor Wallace W. Ambrose

Wallace W. Ambrose 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).

  • Plaster of Paris as a bioresorbable scaffold in implants for bone repair
    Patent number: 4619655
    Abstract: Plaster of Paris is employed to form implants as well as a bioresorbable scaffold for implants and bone repair in animals. In bone repair, the plaster is mixed with a non-bioresorbable calcium source, such as calcium phosphate ceramic, to stimulate bone formation. Plaster may also be used as a medicament implant, encasing the active material for subsequent release to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: University of North Carolina
    Inventors: Jacob S. Hanker, Bill C. Terry, Wallace W. Ambrose, Cecel R. Lupton