Patents by Inventor Irene Kochevar

Irene Kochevar 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).

  • Photochemical tissue bonding
    Publication number: 20080009901
    Abstract: Photochemical tissue bonding methods include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue, e.g., cornea, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for wound repair, or other tissue repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Redmond, Irene Kochevar, Dmitri Azar
  • Photochemical tissue bonding
    Publication number: 20060212070
    Abstract: Photochemical tissue bonding methods include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue and/or tissue graft, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for tissue adhesion, such as in wound closure, tissue grafting, skin grafting, musculoskeletal tissue repair, ligament or tendon repair and corneal repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Redmond, Irene Kochevar
  • Photochemical tissue bonding
    Publication number: 20050038471
    Abstract: Photochemical tissue boding methods for bonding neural tissues include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue and/or tissue graft, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for tissue adhesion, such as in wound closure, tissue grafting, skin grafting, musculoskeletal tissue repair, ligament or tendon repair, neural repair, blood vessel repair and corneal repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Barbara Chan, Timothy Johnson, Irene Kochevar, Mark Randolph, Robert Redmond, Jonathan Winograd