Patents by Inventor John G. Maresh

John G. Maresh 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 for applying a hemostatic agent onto a tissue
    Patent number: 6368300
    Abstract: An apparatus and method apply a hemostatic agent onto a tissue. The apparatus includes a tube having a first end and a second end. A lumen of the tube is tapered from the first end to the second end. A hemostatic agent source is within the tube. A plunger is included for directing the hemostatic agent from the tapered tube through an opening at the second end. The hemostatic agent can be directed from the tube through the opening of the second end onto the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Fallon, John G. Maresh, James A. Wilkie
  • Apparatus for applying a hemostatic agent onto a tissue
    Patent number: 6027471
    Abstract: An apparatus and method apply a hemostatic agent onto a tissue. The apparatus includes a tube having a first end and a second end. A lumen of the tube is tapered from the first end to the second end. A hemostatic agent source is within the tube. A plunger is included for directing the hemostatic agent from the tapered tube through an opening at the second end. The hemostatic agent can be directed from the tube through the opening of the second end onto the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventors: Timothy J. Fallon, John G. Maresh, James A. Wilkie
  • Collagen threads
    Patent number: 5378469
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved collagen threads and methods of making and using such threads, including the production of yarn, as well as braided, knitted, and woven articles of manufacture, comprising such threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Organogenesis, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Kemp, Robert M. Carr, Jr., John G. Maresh, John Cavallaro, Jerome Gross
  • Collagen constructs
    Patent number: 5256418
    Abstract: The present invention provides collagen constructs and methods of making and using such constructs. The present invention also provides tissue equivalents having improved characteristics and methods of making and using such tissue equivalents. This invention also provides methods of producing highly concentrated solutions of collagen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Organogenesis, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Kemp, Robert M. Carr, Jr., John G. Maresh