Patents by Inventor Kevin Don Nelson

Kevin Don Nelson 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).

  • Drug-eluting self-retaining sutures and methods relating thereto
    Patent number: 11007296
    Abstract: A drug-eluting self-retaining suture comprises a filament, a plurality of retainers, and a drug impregnated in or coated on the filament. The shape and distribution of retainers modifies the in vivo release kinetics of the drug. The drug release kinetics may be modified uniformly or region by region. The self-retaining suture may for example be used for reattaching severed nerves and release nerve growth factor or other regeneration accelerating agents into the region of the nerve injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Tissuegen, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Gross, Lev Drubetsky, Alexander Naimagon, Rui Avelar, William L. D'Agostino, Kevin Don Nelson, Brent B. Crow, Nickolas B. Griffin
  • DRUG-ELUTING SELF-RETAINING SUTURES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO
    Publication number: 20130317545
    Abstract: A drug-eluting self-retaining suture comprises a filament, a plurality of retainers, and a drug impregnated in or coated on the filament. The shape and distribution of retainers modifies the in vivo release kinetics of the drug. The drug release kinetics may be modified uniformly or region by region. The self-retaining suture may for example be used for reattaching severed nerves and release nerve growth factor or other regeneration accelerating agents into the region of the nerve injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Gross, Lev Drubetsky, Alexander Naimagon, Rui Avelar, William L. D'Agostino, Kevin Don Nelson, Brent B. Crow, Nickolas B. Griffin