Patents by Inventor Björn Pasternak

Björn Pasternak 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).

  • Coated suture thread and production thereof
    Publication number: 20090177228
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coated suture thread comprising a matrix formed by an immobilized and crosslinked plurality of fibrinogen layers into and/or onto which one or several pharmacological substances that inhibit tissue break-down, such as MMP inhibitors and/or corticosteroids and/or COX inhibitors, are attached and/or associated. Further, a method of producing such a coated suture thread as well as the use thereof for suturing damaged tissue, such as damaged tendon, ligament, intestine and/or skin, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Optovent AB
    Inventors: Per Vilhelm Aspenberg, Pentti Tengvall, Björn Pasternak