Patents by Inventor John Patrick McCabe

John Patrick McCabe 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).

  • Absorbent product
    Patent number: 5716337
    Abstract: A product suitable for absorbing wound exudate comprising a series of interconnected square or rectangular perforated bags made of a substance of maximum thickness 1 mm e.g. film, which is substantially non-adherent to a wound, wherein alginic acid or a salt thereof such as calcium alginate is housed in the bags, preferably in the form of small spheres. The film preferably comprises ethylene/methyl acrylate copolymer. Alternatively, the product comprises a string along which beads of alginic acid or alginate are threaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Patrick McCabe, Peter John Stevens