Patents by Inventor Vishvaroop Agarwal

Vishvaroop Agarwal 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).

  • Knitted surgical mesh
    Patent number: 6287316
    Abstract: A knitted surgical mesh formed from a yarn. The knitted mesh has from 18 to 24 courses per inch and from 5 12 to 16 wales per inch, a flexibility of from 400-950 mg-cm/cm, a burst strength greater than 175 pounds per square inch, and a pore size percentage greater than 37%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishvaroop Agarwal, Robert Dougherty
  • Prosthetic device for the repair of a hernia
    Patent number: 6241768
    Abstract: A prosthesis device for repairing a hernia having an insertion canal made of sheet material for extending through the hernia. The insertion canal is attached at one end to a collar and at the other end to a base that is to be on the inside of the abdominal cavity. The base may be a sheet or a pouch that is to be brought to bear on the inside the wall of the abdominal cavity. The insertion canal providing a simple way of deploying the sheet or pouch against the wall of a abdominal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishvaroop Agarwal, Carlos Bustamante, Gene W. Kammerer, Donald G. Hill
  • Process and apparatus for coating surgical sutures
    Patent number: 6187095
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for coating sutures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventors: Samsel K. Labrecque, Vishvaroop Agarwal, Henry Pokropinski, Jr.
  • Process and apparatus for coating surgical sutures
    Patent number: 5817129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for coating sutures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Samsel K. Labrecque, Vishvaroop Agarwal, Henry Pokropinski, Jr.
  • Coating mixture for surgical articles
    Patent number: 5786022
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coating mixture composed of a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, ethyl acetate/ethanol, n-propyl acetate/acetone, isopropyl acetate/ethanol, ethyl acetate/acetone and blends thereof; a biocompatable polymer and optionally a fatty acid salt. The present invention also provides a process for coating surgical articles comprising forming a coating mixture, contacting a surgical article with the coating mixture; and drying the coated surgical article to substantially remove the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishvaroop Agarwal, Alastair W. Hunter