Patents by Inventor Peter Karl Müller

Peter Karl Müller 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).

  • Cellular matrix
    Patent number: 6623963
    Abstract: A biocompatible, resorbable Type II collagen-based matrix is reconstituted from solubilized animal cartilage tissue and used in the culture and growth of cells, such as chondrocyte cells. The matrix is produced by isolating cartilage tissue, solubilizing and reconstituting the cartilage to form a fleece-like material, pressing the fleece-like material to form a sheet-like article, and sterilizing the article. An implantable article for cartilage repair includes chondrocyte cells retained on the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignees: Verigen AG
    Inventors: Peter Karl Müller, Peter Behrens, Bruno Giannetti, Jürgen Rohwedel, Martin Russlies