Patents by Inventor Kevin S FANCEY

Kevin S FANCEY 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).

  • SUTURE THREAD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20230363755
    Abstract: There is provided a product comprising a suture thread which, prior to being used to form a surgical suture, is in a stressed state which gives the suture thread a tendency to undergo lengthwise viscoelastic contraction. The suture thread undergoes viscoelastic contraction when in use as a surgical suture and this may promote wound healing to a greater extent than a conventional suture thread which does not undergo viscoelastic contraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin S FANCEY, Louise A FRANCE
  • Suture thread products
    Patent number: 11744577
    Abstract: There is provided a product comprising a suture thread which, prior to being used to form a surgical suture, is in a stressed state which gives the suture thread a tendency to undergo lengthwise viscoelastic contraction. The suture thread undergoes viscoelastic contraction when in use as a surgical suture and this may promote wound healing to a greater extent than a conventional suture thread which does not undergo viscoelastic contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
    Inventors: Kevin S Fancey, Louise A France
  • SUTURE THREAD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210022735
    Abstract: There is provided a product comprising a suture thread which, prior to being used to form a surgical suture, is in a stressed state which gives the suture thread a tendency to undergo lengthwise viscoelastic contraction. The suture thread undergoes viscoelastic contraction when in use as a surgical suture and this may promote wound healing to a greater extent than a conventional suture thread which does not undergo viscoelastic contraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin S FANCEY, Louise A FRANCE