Patents by Inventor Jim Brausch

Jim Brausch 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).

  • Apparatus and method of preparation of stable, long term thrombin from plasma and thrombin formed thereby
    Patent number: 7056722
    Abstract: A sterile method for preparing stable thrombin component from a single donor's plasma in which the thrombin component is harvested simultaneously from the clotting and adhesive proteins component from the same donor plasma in less than one hour. The combined components provide an improved biological hemostatic agent and tissue sealant by virtue of its freedom from the risk of contaminating viruses or bacteria from allogenic human or bovine blood sources. The thrombin provides polymerization of the clotting and adhesive proteins in less than five seconds, and is sufficiently stable to provide that fast clotting over a six hour period. Further, the clotting times can be predictably lengthened by diluting the thrombin with saline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: ThermoGenesis Corp.
    Inventors: Philip Henry Coelho, Phil Kingsley, Jim Brausch, James H. Godsey, Gail Rock
  • Method for preparing thrombin for use in a biological glue
    Patent number: 6472162
    Abstract: A sterile method for preparing stable thrombin component from a single donor's plasma in which the thrombin component and the clotting and adhesive proteins component are harvested simultaneously from the same donor plasma in less than one hour. The combined components provide an improved biological hemostatic agent and tissue sealant by virtue of its freedom from the risk of contaminating viruses or bacteria from allogenic human or bovine blood sources. The thrombin provides polymerization of the clotting and adhesive proteins in less than five seconds, and is sufficiently stable to provide that fast clotting over a six hour period. Further, the clotting times can be predictably lengthened by diluting the thrombin with saline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: ThermoGenesis Corp.
    Inventors: Philip Henry Coelho, Phil Kingsley, Jim Brausch, James H. Godsey, Gail Rock, Trista K. Madsen, Sona B. Frausto
  • Apparatus and method of preparation of stable, long term thrombin from plasma and thrombin formed thereby
    Patent number: 6274090
    Abstract: A sterile method for preparing stable thrombin component from a single donor's plasma in which the thrombin component is harvested simultaneously from the clotting and adhesive proteins component from the same donor plasma in less than one hour. The combined components provide an improved biological hemostatic agent and tissue sealant by virtue of its freedom from the risk of contaminating viruses or bacteria from allogenic human or bovine blood sources. The thrombin provides polymerization of the clotting and adhesive proteins in less than five seconds, and is sufficiently stable to provide that fast clotting over a six hour period. Further, the clotting times can be predictably lengthened by diluting the thrombin with saline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: ThermoGenesis Corp.
    Inventors: Philip Henry Coelho, Phil Kingsley, Jim Brausch, James H. Godsey, Gail Rock