Patents by Inventor Kay Juergensen

Kay Juergensen 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).

  • Method of promoting adhesion between tissue surfaces
    Patent number: 5736132
    Abstract: A formulated biological adhesive composition utilizes tissue transglutaminase in a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier. The tissue transglutaminase is used in an effective catalytic amount to promote adhesion between tissue surfaces upon treatment thereof by catalyzing the reaction between glutaminyl residues and amine donors of the tissue and/or the enzyme. The carrier contains a divalent metal ion such as calcium to promote said reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Orthogene, Inc.
    Inventors: Kay Juergensen, Daniel Aeschlimann, Ernst B. Hunziker
  • Biological adhesive composition and method of promoting adhesion between tissue surfaces
    Patent number: 5549904
    Abstract: A formulated biological adhesive composition utilizes tissue transglutaminase in a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier. The tissue transglutaminase is used in an effective catalytic amount to promote adhesion between tissue surfaces upon treatment thereof by catalyzing the reaction between glutaminyl residues and amine donors of the tissue and/or the enzyme. The carrier contains a divalent metal ion such as calcium to promote said reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Orthogene, Inc.
    Inventors: Kay Juergensen, Daniel Aeschlimann, Ernst B. Hunziker