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Kristen L Billiar

from Worcester, MA
Age ~55
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Also known as:
Kristen N Billiar, Kristen L Dilliar, Kristen L Bellair
Phone and address:
26 Lenox St, Worcester, MA 01602
(508) 796-5388
Related to:
Katherine W Winniford, 76
Connected to:
Anna G Billias, 43Austin Billiard, 32Christina R Billiard, 39Robert R Billiar, 93Jill T Billiau, 52Michael K Billiau, 67David J Billick, 57Mara E Billick, 55Maria A Billick, 49Stephen J Billick, 42

Kristen Billiar Phones & Addresses

  • 26 Lenox St, Worcester, MA 01602 (508) 796-5388
  • 36 Westbrook Rd, Worcester, MA 01602 (508) 796-5112
  • 600 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
  • 66 Orchard St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (617) 983-0296
  • 85 Orchard St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (617) 983-0296
  • Cleveland, OH
  • 3034 Oak Ave APT 6, Miami, FL 33133
  • Coconut Grove, FL
  • Canton, MA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Quincy, MA

Work

Company: Asme bioengineering division Jul 2019 Position: Chair

Education

Degree: Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy School / High School: University of Pennsylvania 1991 to 1998 Specialities: Bioengineering

Skills

Biomedical Engineering • Cell Culture • Biomaterials • Microscopy • Matlab • Tissue Engineering • Immunohistochemistry

Industries

Higher Education

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Chair

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Location:
26 Lenox St, Worcester, MA 01602
Industry:
Higher Education
Work:
Asme Bioengineering Division
Chair
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Professor and Department Head
Organogenesis Inc. 1998 - 2002
Staff Engineer
Education:
University of Pennsylvania 1991 - 1998
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Bioengineering Cornell University 1987 - 1991
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Cleveland Heights High School
Skills:
Biomedical Engineering
Cell Culture
Biomaterials
Microscopy
Matlab
Tissue Engineering
Immunohistochemistry

Publications

Us Patents

Device And Method For Quantifying Edema

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US Patent:
8147428, Apr 3, 2012
Filed:
Apr 15, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/107302
Inventors:
Kristen L. Billiar - Worcester MA, US
Raymond M. Dunn - Shrewsbury MA, US
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts - Boston MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester MA
International Classification:
A61B 5/103
A61B 5/117
US Classification:
600587
Abstract:
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed at a device that provides a reliable, accurate and quantifiable measure of a patient's edema. The device improves on the current method of digital manipulation by evaluating the pitting phenomena in a user-independent manner. The output of the device allows a physician to categorize edema into at least ten different levels of severity. The systems of the present invention provides the ability to distinguish between tissues of varying viscosity.

Device And Method For Quantifying Edema

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US Patent:
8425433, Apr 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr 17, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/148291
Inventors:
Raymond M. Dunn - Shrewsbury MA, US
Kristen L. Billiar - Worcester MA, US
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61B 5/00
US Classification:
600587
Abstract:
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed at a device that provides a reliable, accurate and quantifiable measure of a patient's edema. The device improves on the current method of digital manipulation by evaluating the pitting phenomena in a user-independent manner. The output of the device allows a physician to categorize edema into at least ten different levels of severity. The systems of the present invention provides the ability to distinguish between tissues of varying viscosity.

System And Method For Forming Bioengineered Tubular Graft Prostheses

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US Patent:
20030234469, Dec 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec 19, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/325444
Inventors:
Maury Cosman - Medfield MA, US
Kristen Billiar - Jamaica Plain MA, US
Ryan Mercer - Richmond CA, US
Bruce Miller - North Quincy MA, US
Assignee:
Organogenesis, Inc. - Canton MA
International Classification:
B29C053/00
US Classification:
264/285000, 425/393000, 425/402000
Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a tube construct from a planar sheet matrix includes a stand supporting two opposing mounts and spanning between the opposing mounts are a mandrel, a porous rod, and a spring-loaded roller held in parallel arrangement; a guide for aligning and engaging the mandrel on the opposing mounts; and a means for imparting a tangential force on the planar sheet matrix to prevent wrinkling. The porous rod has a lumen running its length and has pores that communicate between the lumen of the porous rod through to the surface of the rod for water to uniformly pass through. The spring-loaded roller runs along the length of the porous rod creating a line of contact between the roller and the mandrel. The mandrel is contacted with a planar sheet of matrix and is rotated such that successive portions of the matrix contact the porous rod and become lightly moistened by the water passing through the pores of the porous rod and become wrapped around the mandrel to form a tube construct.

System And Method For Forming Bioengineered Tubular Graft Prostheses

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US Patent:
20070003633, Jan 4, 2007
Filed:
Apr 14, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/105963
Inventors:
Ginger Abraham - Hanover MA, US
Maury Cosman - Medfield MA, US
Kristen Billiar - Jamaica Plain MA, US
Ryan Mercer - Richmond CA, US
Bruce Miller - Quincy MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 35/38
A61K 35/37
US Classification:
424551000
Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a tube construct from a planar sheet matrix includes a stand supporting two opposing mounts and spanning between the opposing mounts are a mandrel, a porous rod, and a spring-loaded roller held in parallel arrangement; a guide for aligning and engaging the mandrel on the opposing mounts; and a means for imparting a tangential force on the planar sheet matrix to prevent wrinkling. The porous rod has a lumen running its length and has pores that communicate between the lumen of the porous rod through to the surface of the rod for water to uniformly pass through. The spring-loaded roller runs along the length of the porous rod creating a line of contact between the roller and the mandrel. The mandrel is contacted with a planar sheet of matrix and is rotated such that successive portions of the matrix contact the porous rod and become lightly moistened by the water passing through the pores of the porous rod and become wrapped around the mandrel to form a tube construct.

Bone Fixture Assembly

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US Patent:
20120253407, Oct 4, 2012
Filed:
Mar 24, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/071155
Inventors:
Raymond Dunn - Shrewsbury MA, US
Kristen Billiar - Worcester MA, US
Janice Lalikos - Worcester MA, US
Alexander Christakis - West Brookfield MA, US
John Dieselman - Scituate MA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/80
B23P 19/04
US Classification:
606289, 29240
Abstract:
An assembly for rigid bone fixation includes a plate and a screw. The screw can be rotated freely within the plate in a non-locking configuration to secure the plate against the bone. A locking mechanism is engaged to prevent the screw from moving relative the plate. In one embodiment, the plate includes a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion. The screw head rotates within the non-threaded portion to tighten the screw and pull the plate against the bone. The locking mechanism can include a moveable nut that rotates within the threaded portion of the plate to lock the screw and plate in a locking mode. The locking mechanism can include a second screw to actuate and expansion portion of screw inserted into the bone. The assembly can be used for rigid fixation of bones that experience cyclic loads, such as the sternum and mandible. Methods of rigid bone fixation are also described.

Bone Fixture Assembly

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US Patent:
20120323283, Dec 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/451118
Inventors:
Raymond Dunn - Shrewsbury MA, US
Janice Lalikos - , US
Kristen Billiar - Worcester MA, US
Alexander Christakis - West Brookfield MA, US
John Dieselman - Scituate MA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/80
US Classification:
606289
Abstract:
An assembly for rigid bone fixation includes a plate and a screw. The screw can be rotated freely within the plate in a non-locking configuration to secure the plate against the bone. A locking mechanism is engaged to prevent the screw from moving relative the plate. In one embodiment, the plate includes a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion. The screw head rotates within the non-threaded portion to tighten the screw and pull the plate against the bone. The locking mechanism can include a moveable nut that rotates within the threaded portion of the plate to lock the screw and plate in a locking mode. The assembly can be used for rigid fixation of bones that experience cyclic loads, such as the sternum and mandible. Methods of rigid bone fixation are also described.

Surgical Retraction Device

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US Patent:
20170296159, Oct 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr 19, 2017
Appl. No.:
15/491107
Inventors:
- Worcester MA, US
- Boston MA, US
Andres Monterroso - Guatemala, GT
Patricia Swierk - Saugus MA, US
Kristen Billiar - Worcester MA, US
Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi - Chestnut Hill MA, US
Raymond M. Dunn - Worcester MA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/02
A61B 17/32
A61B 17/00
Abstract:
A surgical appliance includes a pair of opposed prongs slideably disposed on an elongated locking track for retracting neurovascular and musculotendinous anatomical structures through an incision for affording access to deeper structures for inserting osteosynthesis hardware in the surgical treatment of a distal radius fracture or other surgical procedure. The prongs extend from retractors that traverse the locking track for opposed linear movement while recessed in a surgical working region accessible through an incision. The prongs terminate in curvatures defining a void that gather and engage the elongated anatomical structures on top of the skeletal members receiving the plate. The prongs draw back the tendons, blood vessels and nerve structures to allow unimpeded surgical access for manipulating and attaching skeletal and soft tissue members and/or appliances. The device retracts anatomical structures along a linear track for a fixed locking engagement maintaining a surgical gap without direct manual assistance.

Fibrin Microthreads

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US Patent:
20160095954, Apr 7, 2016
Filed:
Jul 9, 2015
Appl. No.:
14/795537
Inventors:
- Worcester MA, US
George D. Pins - Holden MA, US
Kristen Billiar - Worcester MA, US
International Classification:
A61L 27/22
Abstract:
Compositions that include fibrin microthreads are provided. The compositions can include one or more therapeutic agents including cytokines and interleukins, extracellular matrix proteins and/or biologically active fragments thereof (e.g., RGD-containing peptides), hormones, vitamins, nucleic acids, chemotherapeutics, antibiotics, and cells. Also provided are methods of making compositions that include fibrin microthreads. Also provided are methods for using the compositions to repair or ameliorate damaged or defective organs or tissues.
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