Patents by Inventor Gerry Oster

Gerry Oster 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).

  • Thermally modified microbial-derived cellulose for in vivo implantation
    Publication number: 20050042250
    Abstract: A thermally modified microbial-derived cellulose material is described for use as an implantable material in general surgery, plastic surgery and neurosurgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Damien, Gerry Oster, Heather Beam
  • Dura substitute and a process for producing the same
    Publication number: 20050042263
    Abstract: The invention relates to dura substitutes to be used as prostheses for dural defects in the field of neurosurgery and processes for producing the same. The present invention provides artificial dura mater materials comprising sheets of microbial-derived polysaccharide processed to have the necessary strength characteristics, conformability and physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Damien, Heather Beam, Gerry Oster, Frederic Wright, Gonzalo Serafica