Patents by Inventor Melissa K. C. Brown

Melissa K. C. Brown 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).

  • Methods and compositions for improved articular surgery using collagen
    Patent number: 7119062
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating post-surgical articular or incisional pain and/or discomfort in a patient. The invention further provides improved surgical methods and controlled release formulations for treating an articular injury of a joint in a patient, in which a collagen formulation is used in conjunction with a surgical procedure to treat the articular injury or the side effects of the surgical procedure. Collagen formulations of the invention and their use, in addition to the surgical procedure, may provide at least one or more of the following benefits: reduced patient pain, shortened recovery time and/or improved joint condition (including treatment of the underlying articular injury). Moreover, the methods and compositions of the invention can be used in conjunction with essentially any surgical procedure used to treat an articular injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Neucoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ray Alvis, Melissa K. C. Brown, Roy C. Fiebiger
  • Devices for tissue repair and methods for preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: 6280474
    Abstract: Methods and implant devices for use in tissue repair. The implant devices include resorbable, swellable implant bodies, formed from a dehydrated crosslinked biocompatible polymer. The implant devices are capable of swelling after insertion into tissues to become anchored in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Neucoll, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Cassidy, Jeff E. Yeung, Jacqueline Anne Schroeder, Vivek Shenoy, Melissa K. C. Brown
  • Devices for tissue repair and methods for preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: 6083522
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are uniformly shaped swellable devices comprising polymeric materials, as well as apparatuses and processes for their manufacture. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to load bearing implant devices for use in tissue repair. The implants consist of a resorbable, swellable implant body which is formed from a dehydrated crosslinked biocompatible polymer. As such, the implants are capable of swelling after insertion to become anchored in place. The implants function to enhance the structural integrity of the hard tissue into which they are placed, and thereby improve the load bearing capacity of such tissues. The implants are particularly well suited for use in attaching a second (hard or soft) tissue to the first (hard) tissue into which the implant is inserted. They may also be used as a site for attachment of a surgical device such as a screw, rod or pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Neucoll, Inc.
    Inventors: George H. Chu, Jeff E. Yeung, Jacqueline Anne Schroeder, Vivek N. Shenoy, Melissa K. C. Brown, James J. Cassidy, John Rice