Patents by Inventor Sara Simmons

Sara Simmons 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).

  • MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING SUTURES WITH FILAMENTS COMPRISING NATURALLY DERIVED COLLAGENOUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090163951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to implantable medical devices that include at least one suture attached to a device component, the suture including a naturally derived collagenous material. The present invention is also directed to sutures per se including filaments incorporating naturally derived collagenous material. The naturally derived collagenous material may be an extracellular matrix (ECM) material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Sara Simmons, Don Patterson, Shyam SV Kuppurathanam