Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Craven

Thomas L. Craven 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).

  • Hemostatic compositions and devices
    Patent number: 7109163
    Abstract: The present invention includes both sterilized and unsterilized hemostatic compositions that contain a biocompatible liquid having particles of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis and which is substantially insoluble in the liquid, up to about 20 percent by weight of glycerol and about 1 percent by weight of benzalkonium chloride, each based on the weight of the liquid, all of which are substantially homogenously dispersed throughout the liquid to form a substantially homogenous composition, methods for making such compositions, medical devices that contain such hemostatic compositions disposed therein and methods of making such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanyog M. Pendharkar, Anne J. Gorman, Thomas L. Craven