AJAY AHUJA, M.D.
Medical Practice at Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

2007016, Jul 19, 2007

Jul 13, 2006

11/485857

Ajay Ahuja - Needham MA, US
David Martin - Arlington MA, US
Simon McCarthy - Portland OR, US

A61K 9/14

424489000

A granule or particle made of a chitosan material either carries within it a polymer mesh material of poly-4-hydroxy butyrate, or has interspersed with it a polymer mesh material of poly-4-hydroxy butyrate. The granule or particle can be carried within a polymer mesh socklet made of a material consisting essentially of poly-4-hydroxy butyrate. The granule or particle can be used to treat intracavity bleeding.

2007019, Aug 23, 2007

Feb 5, 2007

11/671102

Struan Coleman - New York NY, US
David P. Martin - Arlington MA, US
Said Rizk - Salem NH, US
Ajay Ahuja - Needham MA, US
Simon F. Williams - Sherborn MA, US

A61F 2/08, A61F 5/00, A61B 17/04

623 1318, 602 26, 606232

Interposition and augmentation devices for tendon and ligament repair, including rotator cuff repair, have been developed as well as methods for their delivery using arthroscopic methods. The devices are preferably derived from biocompatible polyhydroxyalkanoates, and preferably from copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. The devices may be delivered arthroscipiclly, and offer additional benefits such as support for the surgical repair, high initial strength, prolonged strength retention in vivo, flexibility, anti-adhesion properties, improved biocompatibility, an ability to remodel in vivo to healthy tissue, minimal risk for disease transmission or to potentiate infection, options for fixation including sufficiently high strength to prevent suture pull out or other detachment of the implanted device, eventual absorption eliminating future risk of foreign body reactions or interference with subsequent procedures, competitive cost, and long-term mechanical stability. The device are also particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their eventual absorption should not hinder growth.

2011031, Dec 29, 2011

Sep 8, 2011

13/228056

David P. Martin - Arlington MA, US
Said Rizk - Salem NH, US
Ajay Ahuja - Needham MA, US
Simon F. Williams - Sherborn MA, US

A61K 9/00, A61K 35/12, A61K 35/34, A61K 35/36, A61K 35/38, A61B 17/03, A61K 35/30, D03D 15/00, D03D 19/00, D04H 13/00, D04C 1/00, C08G 63/06, A61K 35/32

424400, 528361, 424 937, 442 49, 442 50, 442 1, 428222, 428 363, 428 361, 87 8, 606151

Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties.

2013030, Nov 14, 2013

Jul 16, 2013

13/943116

Said Rizk - Windham NH, US
Ajay Ahuja - Needham MA, US
Simon F. Williams - Sherborn MA, US

A61F 2/00

264103

Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties.

8034270, Oct 11, 2011

Apr 30, 2004

10/835926

David P. Martin - Arlington MA, US
Said Rizk - Londonderry NH, US
Ajay Ahuja - Needham MA, US
Simon F. Williams - Sherborn MA, US

Tepha, Inc. - Lexington MA

D01D 5/088, D01D 5/16, D01F 6/62, D02G 3/02

264103, 2642108, 26421114

Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties.