Patents by Inventor Kant Lin

Kant Lin 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).

  • Soft tissue implants
    Patent number: 5713959
    Abstract: This invention provides prostheses for implantation into human soft tissue. One aspect of this invention provides soft tissue prostheses comprising a physiologically compatible containment sac and, contained within said sac, a normal body constituent comprising a glycosaminoglycan, mucopolysaccharide, or any other naturally occurring, highly viscous filling material known to be rapidly resorbed from tissues or known to cause little adverse tissue reaction. Also provided by this invention are methods for recontouring soft tissue at a selected body location and methods for decreasing the risk of adverse physiological reaction to an implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignees: Scott P. Bartlett, Linton A. Whitaker
    Inventors: Scott P. Bartlett, Kant Lin, Kiyoshi Matsuo
  • Method of draining and filling soft tissue implant
    Patent number: 5391203
    Abstract: This invention provides prostheses for implantation into human soft tissue. One aspect of this invention provides soft tissue prostheses comprising a physiologically compatible containment sac and, contained within said sac, a normal body constituent comprising a glycosaminoglycan, mucopolysaccharide, or any other naturally occurring, highly viscous filling material known to be rapidly resorbed from tissues or known to cause little adverse tissue reaction. Also provided by this invention are methods for recontouring soft tissue at a selected body location and methods for decreasing the risk of adverse physiological reaction to an implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignees: Scott P. Bartlett, Linton A. Whitaker
    Inventors: Scott P. Bartlett, Kant Lin, Kiyoshi Matsuo