Patents by Inventor Amado Ruiz-Razura

Amado Ruiz-Razura 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).

  • Elongation of linear and tubular tissue
    Patent number: 5083576
    Abstract: An inflatable envelope and a procedure for using it for the purpose of elongating tubular or linear tissue during the acute phase of a surgical procedure. The envelope has a path upon which the tissue is aligned, whose path length increases with inflation of the envelope. Successive inflations and deflations result in elongation of the tissue enabling re-connection of ends of the tissue which before were significantly spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Inamed Development Company
    Inventors: Amado Ruiz-Razura, Benjamin E. Cohen