Patents by Inventor Franklin C. Wetherell

Franklin C. Wetherell 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).

  • SURGICAL SUTURE
    Publication number: 20240423611
    Abstract: A surgical suture of a synthetic fiber is provided. The suture includes a non-circular cross-section, and may further include maximal and minimal cross-sectional dimensions with the minimal cross-sectional dimension. The suture may further include a compressible width that supports knot formation and retention, and planar side surfaces that guide knot formation and curvatures. The suture may also include a series of microfilaments that define larger monofilaments or formations that are twisted or braided along the length of the suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Gopalan V. Balaji, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • SUTURES AND RELATED MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240081814
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tiffany Gemetta, Rachel Radspinner, Elena Ten, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • Sutures and related medical devices
    Patent number: 11844514
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Gemetta, Rachel Radspinner, Elena Ten, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • INTEGRATED MEDICAL DEVICE CONSTRAINING LUMEN
    Publication number: 20220151633
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung
  • Integrated medical device constraining lumen
    Patent number: 11266418
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung
  • SUTURES AND RELATED MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210369269
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tiffany Gemetta, Rachel Radspinner, Elena Ten, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • Sutures and related medical devices
    Patent number: 11109856
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Gemetta, Rachel Radspinner, Elena Ten, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • SUTURES AND RELATED MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190183489
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Tiffany Gemetta, Rachel Radspinner, Elena Ten, Franklin C. Wetherell
  • INTEGRATED MEDICAL DEVICE CONSTRAINING LUMEN
    Publication number: 20180036011
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung