Compliant Biological Scaffold with Biaxial Expansion
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12588985B2 to inventor Brent Schultz for a compliant biological scaffold incorporating elongated apertures arranged in geometric patterns that enable biaxial expansion or contraction. The scaffold may be formed in biological material in vivo or ex vivo and has applications in prosthetics and medical implants. The patent contains 25 claims and is classified under CPC codes A61F 2/86, A61F 2/90, and A61F 2/0063.
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USPTO issued patent grant US12588985B2 for a compliant biological scaffold featuring a plurality of elongated apertures forming geometric patterns that enable biaxial expansion or contraction. Each elongated aperture has a pair of nodes on opposing sides and antinodes at extended ends, with geometric tiles formed between apertures. The arrangement allows antinodes to be positioned proximal to nodes of separate apertures. The patent to Brent Schultz was filed on April 5, 2021 (Application No. 17222868) and granted March 31, 2026.
This is a routine patent grant creating intellectual property rights with no compliance obligations or deadlines. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare technology developers should review the claims to assess freedom-to-operate for biaxial expansion scaffold technologies in prosthetics and implant applications. No immediate action is required beyond standard IP portfolio management and due diligence for companies developing similar technologies.
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Compliant biological scaffold
Grant US12588985B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Inventors
Brent Schultz
Abstract
A compliant scaffold incorporates a plurality of elongated apertures that form a geometric pattern enabling biaxial expansion or contraction. An elongated aperture has a pair of nodes located on opposing sides of the aperture and between a pair of antinodes located on the extended and opposing ends of the elongated aperture. A geometric pattern may have various geometric shapes, or tiles, between the plurality of apertures. The geometric tiles have a bounded perimeter formed by the plurality of elongated apertures. A substantial portion of the elongated apertures may be configured with the antinodes proximal to one of said pair of nodes of a separate elongated aperture; wherein the antinodes are closer to one of the pair of nodes than to any other antinode. This unique arrangement of the elongated apertures may be formed in biological material in vivo or ex vivo.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/86 A61F 2/90 A61F 2/0063 A61F 2002/0068
Filing Date
2021-04-05
Application No.
17222868
Claims
25
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