Patents by Inventor Michelle Bermel

Michelle Bermel 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).

  • Hemostatic wound dressings and methods of making same
    Patent number: 7279177
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hemostatic wound dressing that utilizes a fibrous, fabric substrate made from carboxylic-oxidized cellulose and containing a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the fabric having flexibility, strength and porosity effective for use as a hemostat; and further having a porous, polymeric matrix substantially homogeneously distributed on the first and second surfaces and through the fabric, the porous, polymeric matrix being made of a biocompatible, water-soluble or water-swellable cellulose polymer, wherein prior to distribution of the polymeric matrix on and through the fabric, the fabric contains about 3 percent by weight or more of water-soluble oligosaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwayne Lee Looney, Jian Xin Guo, Guanghui Zhang, Sanyog Manohar Pendharkar, Anne Jessica Gorman, Thomas Lee Craven, Michelle Bermel
  • Hemostatic wound dressings and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20040005350
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hemostatic wound dressing that utilizes a fibrous, fabric substrate made from carboxylic-oxidized cellulose and containing a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the fabric having flexibility, strength and porosity effective for use as a hemostat; and further having a porous, polymeric matrix substantially homogeneously distributed on the first and second surfaces and through the fabric, the porous, polymeric matrix being made of a biocompatible, water-soluble or water-swellable cellulose polymer, wherein prior to distribution of the polymeric matrix on and through the fabric, the fabric contains about 3 percent by weight or more of water-soluble oligosaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Dwayne Lee Looney, Jian Xin Guo, Guanghui Zhang, Sanyog Manohar Pendharkar, Anne Jessica Gorman, Thomas Lee Craven, Michelle Bermel