Matthew A Amato

US Patent:

20180333252, Nov 22, 2018

Filed:

Jul 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/049089

Inventors:

- Branchburg NJ, US
Lawrence Lapitan - Jersey City NJ, US
Mark Hayzlett - Flemington NJ, US
Nimesh Kabaria - Somerset NJ, US
Raymond Hull - Hampton NJ, US
Wenquan Sun - Warrington PA, US
Michael Taenzer - Hackettstown NJ, US
Matthew Amato - Lawrenceville NJ, US
Timothy Roock - Bordentown NJ, US
Dennis Lee - Scotch Plains NJ, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/12
A61B 90/00
A61F 2/00

Abstract:

Improved prostheses comprising a tissue expander and a graft material are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of making prostheses and methods of treatment using the prostheses.

US Patent:

20150150674, Jun 4, 2015

Filed:

Jun 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/406263

Inventors:

- Branchburg NJ, US
Lawrence Lapitan - Jersey City NJ, US
Mark Hayzlett - Flemington NJ, US
Nimesh Kabaria - Somerset NJ, US
Raymond Hull - Hampton NJ, US
Wenquan Sun - Warrington PA, US
Michael Taenzer - Hackettstown NJ, US
Matthew Amato - Lawrenceville NJ, US
Timothy Roock - Bordentown NJ, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/12

Abstract:

A prosthesis comprising a tissue expander and one or more samples of graft material, wherein the tissue expander is attached to the one or more samples of graft material in a manner that allows the tissue expander and the one or more samples of graft material to be implanted in a patient as a unitary prosthesis; and wherein tissue expander is attached to the one or more samples of graft material in a manner that will allow the tissue expander and the graft material to separate after a period of time following implantation to allow removal of the tissue expander from an implant sites while leaving the graft material within the implant site, the prosthesis comprises a tissue expander having molded grooves, slots, channels, or other shallow cavity spaces on a surface, and wherein the graft material is within the grooves, slots, channels, or other shallow cavity spaces, securing the graft material to the tissue expander.