Patents by Inventor Jacobus Petrus Theron

Jacobus Petrus Theron 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).

  • Film with highly porous vascular graft prostheses
    Patent number: 7022135
    Abstract: A vascular graft prosthesis having ingrowth-permissive lumenal wall features with a thin film or layer of sealant-like material placed at a lumenal wall location to promote improved transmural tissue growth and healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Paul Zilla, Deon Bezuidenhout, Jacobus Petrus Theron
  • Film with highly porous vascular graft prostheses
    Publication number: 20030045927
    Abstract: A vascular graft prosthesis having ingrowth-permissive lumenal wall features with a thin film or layer of sealant-like material placed at a lumenal wall location to promote improved transmural tissue growth and healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Paul Zilla, Deon Bezuidenhout, Jacobus Petrus Theron