Patents by Inventor Atsushi Edward Osawa

Atsushi Edward Osawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20210228764
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising oxidized cellulose and an essentially gelatin-free bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Patent number: 11071804
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising oxidized cellulose and an essentially gelatin-free bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Publication number: 20210220512
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Patent number: 10994045
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20190231922
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Patent number: 10245348
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20180104377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising oxidized cellulose and an essentially gelatin-free bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Patent number: 9872934
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Publication number: 20170080119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Patent number: 9517287
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a material enhancing the adherence of said sponge to the applied tissue stably associated with at least one surface of said sponge, a method of producing these sponges and their use in hemostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: Baxter International, Inc., Baxter Healthcare, S.A.
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Patent number: 9408945
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) mixing said first component and said second component under conditions effective to form a wet paste while essentially preventing degradation of the second component by said first component in a final container or transferring said wet paste into a final container, d) freezing and lyophilizing said paste in said container thereby obtaining a dry and stable hemostatic composition comprising said first and said second component in lyophilized form, and e) finishing said dry and stable hemostatic composition in said final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20150367022
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Patent number: 9084728
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20140378928
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a material enhancing the adherence of said sponge to the applied tissue stably associated with at least one surface of said sponge, a method of producing these sponges and their use in hemostasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Patent number: 8771258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a material enhancing the adherence of said sponge to the applied tissue stably associated with at least one surface of said sponge, a method of producing these sponges and their use in hemostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa
  • Publication number: 20120128653
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) mixing said first component and said second component under conditions effective to form a wet paste while essentially preventing degradation of the second component by said first component in a final container or transferring said wet paste into a final container, d) freezing and lyophilizing said paste in said container thereby obtaining a dry and stable hemostatic composition comprising said first and said second component in lyophilized form, and e) finishing said dry and stable hemostatic composition in said final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: Baxter Healthcare S.A., Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20120121532
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to. a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: Baxter Healthcare S.A., Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Publication number: 20110202026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a material enhancing the adherence of said sponge to the applied tissue stably associated with at least one surface of said sponge, a method of producing these sponges and their use in hemostasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Hans Christian Hedrich, Joris Hoefinghoff, Woonza M. Rhee, Atsushi Edward Osawa