Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Cannizzaro

Christopher M. Cannizzaro 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).

  • Tubular silk compositions and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9808557
    Abstract: Described are tubular silk fibroin compositions and methods for their manufacture and use. Tubular compositions as described herein can be produced in a range of high burst strengths, can easily be made in a range of inner diameters, can be derivatized with functional moieties, and can be produced in a range of permeabilities suitable for particularized uses. In one aspect, the tubular compositions can be used in the repair or replacement of damaged or diseased blood vessels, including, but not limited to vessels smaller than about 6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Massachussets Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael L. Lovett, Xianyan Wang, Christopher M. Cannizzaro, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, David L. Kaplan
  • TUBULAR SILK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120123519
    Abstract: Described are tubular silk fibroin compositions and methods for their manufacture and use. Tubular compositions as described herein can be produced in a range of high burst strengths, can easily be made in a range of inner diameters, can be derivatized with functional moieties, and can be produced in a range of permeabilities suitable for particularized uses. In one aspect, the tubular compositions can be used in the repair or replacement of damaged or diseased blood vessels, including, but not limited to vessels smaller than about 6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
    Inventors: Michael L. Lovett, Xianyan Wang, Christopher M. Cannizzaro, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, David L. Kaplan