Patents Assigned to Oxford Biomaterials Limited
  • Medical device
    Patent number: 9539154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device, particularly a vascular graft or an arteriovenous (AV) graft for haemodialysis. The medical device comprises a layer of porous silk fibroin matrix and a layer of knitted silk fibers. The invention further relates to processes of manufacture of such medical devices and methods of use of such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: OXFORD BIOMATERIALS LIMITED
    Inventors: David Philip Knight, Stephanie Lesage
  • Composite materials
    Patent number: 8911761
    Abstract: This application discloses a composite material comprising one or more silk elements in an acrylic or cross-linked protein matrix. The silk elements are made from the group of silk elements consisting of domestic silkworm silk, wild silkworm silk, spider dragline silk, and filaments spun from recombinant silk protein or protein analogs. The composite material is particularly useful for use in-surgical-implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Oxford Biomaterials Limited
    Inventor: David Philip Knight