Patents by Inventor Anna Viinikainen

Anna Viinikainen 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).

  • Surgical Thread and Surgical Device
    Publication number: 20080097524
    Abstract: A surgical thread and a surgical device. The surgical thread includes at least two adjacent elongated elements that are connected to each other and include filament fibers such that a maximum cross-sectional diameter of the thread is substantially greater than the cross-sectional diameter of the thread in the direction perpendicular to the maximum diameter, and the elements are connected by a structure that is arranged to be broken at least at the ends of the elements such that the thread can be divided into single elements. The surgical device includes a needle and a surgical thread attached to the surgical needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Bioretec Oy
    Inventors: Harry Goransson, Anna Viinikainen, Pentti Rokkanen, Katja Huovinen, Minna Kellomaki, Pertti Tormala