Patents by Inventor Ekaterini Copanaki

Ekaterini Copanaki 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: 20150010612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biodegradable fleece containing (i) at least one polymer for inducing primary haemostasis, (ii) at least one non-proteinogenic, low-molecular, water-soluble activator of secondary haemostasis, and (iii) at least one non-proteinogenic, low-molecular, water-soluble inhibitor of fibrinolysis. The invention also relates to a method for producing a biodegradable fleece, in which (i) a fluidised fiber raw material, and additives if applicable, is placed in a container, (ii) the container is made to rotate, (iii) the fluidised fiber raw material is dispensed from the container by means of centrifugal forces, whereby fibers or filaments are formed, and (iv) a biodegradable fleece is produced from the fibers or filaments. The invention also relates to the use of said biodegradable fleece as a local haemostatic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicants: CARL FREUDENBERG KG, HERAEUS MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Ekaterini Copanaki, Dirk Grafahrend, Denis Reibel, Daniel Neumüller
  • Patent number: 8852669
    Abstract: Methods and devices coat, at least regions of, a medical implant, preferably of an artificial joint or a fixation for a joint. The method provides a medical implant, fills a device with a liquid having at least one pharmaceutically active substance, wherein the device has a compressed, at least over regions thereof, elastic, porous transfer means increases a volume of the transfer means, whereby the liquid is taken up at least partly into the pores of the transfer means, and transfers the liquid from the transfer means to a medical implant surface to be coated. The device coats, at least regions of, a medical implant, by means of the method, whereby the device has a compressed, at least over regions thereof, elastic, porous transfer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Heraeus Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Ekaterini Copanaki, Sebastian Gaiser