Patents by Inventor John E. Urheim

John E. Urheim 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).

  • Adjunctive polymer system for use with medical device
    Patent number: 5717030
    Abstract: A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body. The adjunctive polymer system can contain a drug or a medicament which is released over time from the solid matrix. The adjunctive polymer system contacts body tissue into which the surgically implantable device is implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Atrix Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Dunn, Gerald L. Yewey, Jeffrey L. Southard, John E. Urheim
  • Adjunctive polymer system for use with medical device
    Patent number: 5707647
    Abstract: A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body. The adjunctive polymer system can contain a drug or a medicament which is released over time from the solid matrix. The adjunctive polymer system contacts body tissue into which the surgically implantable device is implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Atrix Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Dunn, Gerald L. Yewey, Jeffrey L. Southard, John E. Urheim
  • Package for oral contraceptive tablet
    Patent number: 4958736
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a package for oral contraceptive tablets. The package contains four rows of seven tablets per row. Three adjacent rows contain active contraceptive tablets, while the fourth row contains placebo tablets. A line of severability is provided between the row of placebo tablets and an adjacent row of active tablets, thereby enabling dispensing 21-day and 28-day oral contraceptive formulations using a single package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Gynex, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Urheim
  • Vaginal drape, insertion unit and kit
    Patent number: 4867177
    Abstract: A vaginal drape having a substantially frustoconical configuration, and a perimeter expandable along the length thereof. The drape is adapted to be secured about the cervix uteri of a human female. The vaginal drape can be used alone or in cooperation with an insertion unit or a kit for conducting medical and/or surgical procedures on the uterus. The drape provides an aseptic region while a medical procedure is being performed on the uterus through the vaginal canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Gynex, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Urheim