Patents by Inventor Richard E. Leach

Richard E. Leach 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).

  • Composition for reducing postsurgical adhesions
    Patent number: 5135751
    Abstract: A process and compositions for reducing post-surgical adhesion formation/reformation in mammals following surgical injury to the peritoneal or pleural cavity or organs situated therein. Both aqueous and non-aqueous compositions comprising a polyoxyalkylene block copolymer are applied to injured areas of the peritoneal or pleural cavity or organs situated therein subsequent to surgical injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Mediventures Incorporated
    Inventors: Raymond L. Henry, Richard E. Leach
  • Method and composition for reducing postsurgical adhesions
    Patent number: 4911926
    Abstract: A process and compositions for reducing post-surgical adhesion formation/reformation in mammals following surgical injury to the peritoneal or pleural cavity or organs situated therein. Both aqueous and non-aqueous compositions comprising a polyoxyalkylene block copolymer are applied to injured areas of the peritoneal or pleural cavity or organs situated therein subsequent to surgical injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Mediventures Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Henry, Richard E. Leach