Patents by Inventor Jack McMaken

Jack McMaken 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).

  • Antimicrobial site dressings
    Publication number: 20070293800
    Abstract: The present invention comprises antimicrobial articles for use with a percutaneous device, comprising a matrix which may contact the percutaneous device in a three-dimensional mode and release antimicrobial agents (e.g., silver ions) to the percutaneous device access site. In addition, the antimicrobial article of the present invention may donate moisture to a dry dermal site (e.g., a dry wound bed) and/or absorb liquid or exudates of a dermal site. The present invention also comprises methods for treating and/or preventing an infection using the antimicrobial articles of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Jack McMaken, Bruce Gibbins