Patents by Inventor George R. Fercana, JR.

George R. Fercana, JR. 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).

  • Vascular extracellular matrix hydrogel
    Patent number: 11406736
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making an ECM gel from vascular tissue. Also provided herein are ECM compositions prepared from vascular tissue, and methods of use of those compositions, for example in treatment of aneurysms, and for vascularization or re-vascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth Systems of Higher Education
    Inventors: Stephen F. Badylak, George R. Fercana, Jr., Thomas G. Gleason, Julie Anne Phillippi
  • Vascular Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel
    Publication number: 20190015552
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making an ECM gel from vascular tissue. Also provided herein are ECM compositions prepared from vascular tissue, and methods of use of those compositions, for example in treatment of aneurysms, and for vascularization or re-vascularization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen F. Badylak, George R. Fercana, JR., Thomas G. Gleason, Julie Anne Phillippi