Patents by Inventor Idrish A. Vhora

Idrish A. Vhora 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).

  • Aliphatic polyesters of trimethylene carbonate epsilon-caprolactone and glycolide
    Patent number: 5854383
    Abstract: Absorbable, segmented copolymers of aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers glycolide, trimethylene carbonate and .epsilon.-caprolactone are described. The segmented copolymers exhibit a broad range of properties, especially high strength, low modulus and fast in vivo absorption, useful in a variety of medical devices. The copolymers of the present invention have such properties, making them useful in medical devices for plastic surgery indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Modesto Erneta, Idrish A. Vhora