Patents by Inventor Mark Pomeroy

Mark Pomeroy 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).

  • Publication number: 20080086078
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing post-operative ileus and/or gastric stasis is described. The method can include applying to the intestine a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a drug that is effective in reducing post-operative ileus and/or gastric stasis, such as by introducing the composition through a surgical access device, such as a trocar or endoscope. The apparatus can include a surgical fastener and a buttress comprising the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Darrel M. Powell, Mark Pomeroy, Michael A. Murray, Carl J. Shurtleff
  • Publication number: 20080085296
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing post-operative ileus and/or gastric stasis is described. The method can include applying to the intestine a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a drug that is effective in reducing post-operative ileus and/or gastric stasis, such as by introducing the composition through a surgical access device, such as a trocar or endoscope. The apparatus can include a sheet of material, a surgical fastener, or a buttress comprising the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Darrel M. Powell, Mark Pomeroy, Michael A. Murray, Carl J. Shurtleff