Patents by Inventor William D. Bugbee

William D. Bugbee 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).

  • Publication number: 20250090723
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a modified tissue graft (120, 200, 300, 500, 630) with improved properties for tissue integration and regeneration. The tissue graft (120, 200, 300, 500, 630) has biological properties that are enhanced by removing lipids (615) and other contaminants (e.g., blood components, micro-organisms) using enzymes, enzyme aggregates, or immobilized enzymes. This application describes the process (10) for removing bio-contaminants while maintaining optimal biological properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Suzanne M. TABBAA, William D. BUGBEE, Farshid GUILAK
  • Publication number: 20250082474
    Abstract: A patient-specific tissue graft and a method of forming the graft is disclosed. A 3D image of a patient's targeted implant site and surrounding anatomy is obtained to note the boundary of the implant site. A 3D model of the graft is formed by utilizing the boundary of the implant site, a surface curvature, extrapolated from the patient's target implant site surrounding anatomy, and a depth, defined by a plane parallel to a plane normal to a point of curvature at the surface. Donor tissue is chosen that has a location with a close approximation to the 3D model of the graft. The donor tissue is visualized to determine a cutting path to shape or modify the architecture of the tissue. A cutting path is determined with imaging technology and computational methods. The graft is cut out of the donor tissue utilizing a fluid cutting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Suzanne M. TABBAA, William D. BUGBEE, Farshid GUILAK
  • Publication number: 20220295780
    Abstract: A live tissue storage solution is formed of an aqueous culture medium including additives, inorganic salts and nutrients. The additives preferably include amino acids including but not limited to L-Arg, L-Cys, Gly, L-His, L-Ile, L-Lys, L-Leu, L-Met, L-Phe, L-Ser, L-Try, L-Try, and L-Val. The inorganic salts preferably include calcium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate. The nutrients preferably include glucose, choline, folic acid, nicinamide, riboflavin, which are known to maintain cell culture. Examples include Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium DMEM or Minimal Essential Medium MEM with or without serum. The culture medium contains additives to reduce, inhibit, or mitigate lipid oxidation, lipotoxicy, lipid-induced responses, and lipid inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Restoration Biologics LLC
    Inventors: Suzanne M. TABBAA, William D. BUGBEE, Jonathan M. PAGE, Farshid GUILAK
  • Patent number: 11369107
    Abstract: A live tissue storage solution is formed of an aqueous culture medium including additives, inorganic salts and nutrients. The additives preferably include amino acids including but not limited to L-Arg, L-Cys, Gly, L-His, L-Ile, L-Lys, L-Leu, L-Met, L-Phe, L-Ser, L-Try, L-Try, and L-Val. The inorganic salts preferably include calcium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate. The nutrients preferably include glucose, choline, folic acid, nicinamide, riboflavin, which are known to maintain cell culture. Examples include Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium DMEM or Minimal Essential Medium MEM with or without serum. The culture medium contains additives to reduce, inhibit, or mitigate lipid oxidation, lipotoxicy, lipid-induced responses, and lipid inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Restoration Biologies LLC
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Tabbaa, William D. Bugbee, Jonathan M. Page, Farshid Guilak
  • Publication number: 20200352154
    Abstract: A live tissue storage solution is formed of an aqueous culture medium including additives, inorganic salts and nutrients. The additives preferably include amino acids including but not limited to L-Arg, L-Cys, Gly, L-His, L-Ile, L-Lys, L-Leu, L-Met, L-Phe, L-Ser, L-Try, L-Try, and L-Val. The inorganic salts preferably include calcium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate. The nutrients preferably include glucose, choline, folic acid, nicinamide, riboflavin, which are known to maintain cell culture. Examples include Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium DMEM or Minimal Essential Medium MEM with or without serum. The culture medium contains additives to reduce, inhibit, or mitigate lipid oxidation, lipotoxicy, lipid-induced responses, and lipid inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Tabbaa, William D. Bugbee, Jonathan M. Page, Farshid Guilak
  • Publication number: 20170258962
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified bone and osteochondral tissues, methods of preparing modified bone and osteochondral tissues, and methods of using the modified bone or osteochondral tissues to repair bone or osteochondral defects in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicants: Colorado State University Research Foundation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Tabbaa, David D. Frisbie, C. Wayne McIlwraith, Robert L. Sah, William D. Bugbee