Patents by Inventor Alicia J. Essler

Alicia J. Essler 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).

  • Wound treatment device
    Patent number: 7772454
    Abstract: A wound treatment device comprising a water-impermeable envelope having at least one aperture. The envelope contains a therapeutic substance. The at least one aperture in the envelope is blocked by a material that breaks down in the presence of one or more active components of wound fluid thereby permitting the therapeutic substance to contact the wound fluid. Preferably, the aperture is blocked by a material that is a substrate for an enzyme present in would fluid, such as a protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Systagenix Wound Management (U.S.), Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Addison, Alicia J. Essler, Breda M. Cullen, Derek W. Silcock