Patents by Inventor William G. Rodkey

William G. Rodkey 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).

  • Hand implant device
    Patent number: 5735902
    Abstract: A hand augmentation device to be used to replace diseased tissue of a hand bone. The device includes a dry matrix, which contains at least 75% by weight biocompatible and bioresorbable biopolymeric fibers such as collagen fibers or polysaccharide fibers, and has a height of 2 mm to 4 cm, a width of 0.5 cm to 6 cm, a depth of 0.5 cm to 6 cm, a density of 0.1 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.5 g/cm.sup.3, and a pore size of 50 .mu.m to 300 .mu.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: ReGen Biologics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Tung Li, Jack A. McCarthy, William G. Rodkey, J. Richard Steadman