Patents by Inventor Ariel Ferdman

Ariel Ferdman 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).

  • Method and device for wound closure
    Patent number: 5149331
    Abstract: A method of treating a wound site wherein a porous, adhesive backed dressing is utilized. A vacuum and/or heat is applied to the wound site through the dressing so as to draw the tissue adjacent the wound site to the dressing so as to minimize trauma to the wound and increase the adherence of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Ariel Ferdman
    Inventors: Ariel Ferdman, Jing-wen Kuo, David Miller, Vladimir Pinsky, William D. Richards, David Swann
  • Biodegradable templates for the regeneration of tissues
    Patent number: 4947840
    Abstract: This invention relates to porous, biodegradable materials in which the pore size, biodegradation rate, and pore volume fraction are controlled and within values at which skin contraction rates around an implant-containing wound are delayed or slowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ioannis V. Yannas, Elaine Lee, Ariel Ferdman