Patents by Inventor Angelo Sabatini

Angelo Sabatini 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).

  • Electrically-charged nerve guidance channels
    Patent number: 5092871
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed for use in regenerating a severed nerve, including a tubular, biocompatible, electrically-charged membrane or guidance channel, having openings adapted to receive the ends of the severed nerve and defining a lumen through which the nerve can regenerate. The electrically-charged membrane can further include a polymeric electret material that is electrically poled. A method for repairing a severed nerve is also disclosed and includes placing severed nerve ends in proximity to each other within the lumen of the guidance channel of the present invention and securing the nerve ends to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Patrick Aebischer, Paolo Dario, Angelo Sabatini, Robert F. Valentini