Patents by Inventor Ari Brooks

Ari Brooks 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).

  • TISSUE JOINING DEVICE AND INSTRUMENT FOR ENABLING USE OF A TISSUE JOINING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110264117
    Abstract: A tissue joining device and a surgical instrument for employing the tissue joining device are provided. The tissue joining device may be designed such that a first member may be inserted into a second member in discrete increments so that two lumen structures can properly be combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: Philadelphia Health & Education Corporation d/ba Drexel University College of Medicine, Drexel University
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Layton, Margaret A. Wheatley, Ari Brooks, Andrew J. Bohl, Daniel S. Frame
  • Tissue joining devices capable of delivery of bioactive agents and methods for use thereof
    Publication number: 20050228442
    Abstract: Tissue joining devices of one or more bending, interconnecting, or magnetically attractive components (1, 2) are provided. Methods for delivering bioactive agents (3) via these tissue joining devices (1, 2) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Margaret Wheatley, Ari Brooks