Patents by Inventor G. Cornwall

G. Cornwall 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).

  • Apparatus and method for preventing adhesions between an implant and surrounding tissues
    Publication number: 20070154525
    Abstract: An anti-adhesion membrane is placed onto an implant introduced into a surgical site of a patient to prevent post-surgical adhesions between the implant and surrounding tissue. The implant may comprise either biological material, such as a transplanted organ, or non-biological material such as a medical device. The membrane may be applied in a variety of ways. In one example, a membrane according to the present invention is shrink-wrapped around a pace-maker. In another example, a breast implant is spray-coated or dipped with the membrane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Calhoun, Ralph Holmes, G. Cornwall
  • Apparatus and method for preventing adhesions between an implant and surrounding tissues
    Publication number: 20070116735
    Abstract: An anti-adhesion membrane is placed onto an implant introduced into a surgical site of a patient to prevent post-surgical adhesions between the implant and surrounding tissue. The implant may comprise either biological material, such as a transplanted organ, or non-biological material such as a medical device. The membrane may be applied in a variety of ways. In one example, a membrane according to the present invention is shrink-wrapped around a pace-maker. In another example, a breast implant is spray-coated or dipped with the membrane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Calhoun, Ralph Holmes, G. Cornwall