Patents Assigned to Mentor Worldwide LLC
  • Texturizing surfaces
    Patent number: 7867061
    Abstract: Methods for applying surface texture to the exterior of bodily implants, as well as implants made by the methods described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mentor Worldwide LLC
    Inventor: Robert Elshout
  • COATING WITH ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20100198350
    Abstract: A coating with antimicrobial agents for use with medical devices. In one approach, a related method involves coating high temperature vulcanized silicone material with a room temperature vulcanized dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
    Inventors: Eric P. Berg, Rita Stella
  • Spray method for forming shells for prostheses
    Patent number: 7758788
    Abstract: Shells for mammary prostheses and other devices are created by spraying a silicone dispersion onto a mandrel. Several coats of dispersion are applied with an interval for evaporation of solvent from the dispersion between application of coats. The shells created are uniform in thickness and have a desirably defect-free surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Mentor Worldwide LLC
    Inventor: Keith Job