Patents by Inventor Frederick P. Sattler

Frederick P. Sattler 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).

  • Arrangement for preparing natural tissue for implantation
    Patent number: 4090878
    Abstract: An arrangement for preparing natural tissue in the form of a heart valve, vessel or the like for implantation in which tanning fluid under pressure is applied to a portion of the tissue so as to cause said tissue to assume substantially its natural configuration, while additional tanning fluid is applied to the remainder of the tissue, said tanning fluid being so applied for a time sufficient to cause the tissue to become fixed, and, for vessels or the like, a guide may engage the tissue during fixation, whereby said tissue maintains substantially the configuration of the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: Hancock Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren D. Hancock, Frederick P. Sattler
  • Arrangement for preparing natural tissue for implantation
    Patent number: 4050893
    Abstract: An arrangement for preparing natural tissue in the form of a heart valve, vessel or the like for implantation in which tanning fluid under pressure is applied to a portion of the tissue so as to cause said tissue to assume substantially its natural configuration, while additional tanning fluid is applied to the remainder of the tissue, said tanning fluid being so applied for a time sufficient to cause the tissue to become fixed, and, for vessels or the like, a guide may engage the tissue during fixation, whereby said tissue maintains substantially the configuration of the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: Hancock Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren D. Hancock, Frederick P. Sattler
  • Arrangement for preparing natural tissue for implantation
    Patent number: RE31035
    Abstract: An arrangement for preparing natural tissue in the form of a heart valve, vessel or the like for implantation in which tanning fluid under pressure is applied to a portion of the tissue so as to cause said tissue to assume substantially its natural configuration, while additional tanning fluid is applied to the remainder of the tissue, said tanning fluid being so applied for a time sufficient to cause the tissue to become fixed, and, for vessels or the like, a guide may engage the tissue during fixation, whereby said tissue maintains substantially the configuration of the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Hancock Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren D. Hancock, Frederick P. Sattler