Patents by Inventor Gayathree Murugappan

Gayathree Murugappan 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).

  • Contoured elastomeric barrier for bowel retention and method of use
    Patent number: 8764625
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for bowel packing having an essentially elliptical shape that is essentially symmetrical along a minor axis of the ellipse, and the device includes a notch located on the minor axis below the major axis. The device is composed of material comprising an elastomeric polymer and the device is appropriately sized for retaining the intestines of a mammal. The invention further provides methods of use of the devices of the invention for bowel packing. The invention further provides methods for increasing bowel packing speed, increasing effectiveness of bowel retention, decreasing the formation of post-operative intraperitoneal adhesions, and increasing temperature of the abdominal cavity during surgery by use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Antonio Santillan, Robert E. Bristow, Joshua Liu, Gayathree Murugappan, Anshuman Gupta, Brian G. Liu, Sameer S. Manek, Michael R. Bisogno, Kevin Yeh, Vicki Zhou
  • CONTOURED ELASTOMERIC BARRIER FOR BOWEL RETENTION AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20120035414
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for bowel packing having an essentially elliptical shape that is essentially symmetrical along a minor axis of the ellipse, and the device includes a notch located on the minor axis below the major axis. The device is composed of material comprising an elastomeric polymer and the device is appropriately sized for retaining the intestines of a mammal. The invention further provides methods of use of the devices of the invention for bowel packing. The invention further provides methods for increasing bowel packing speed, increasing effectiveness of bowel retention, decreasing the formation of post-operative intraperitoneal adhesions, and increasing temperature of the abdominal cavity during surgery by use of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Antonio Santillan, Robert E. Bristow, Joshua Liu, Gayathree Murugappan, Anshuman Gupta, Brian G. Liu, Sameer S. Manek, Michael R. Bisogno, Kevin Yeh, Vicki Zhou