Patents by Inventor Mitchell Ladd

Mitchell Ladd 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).

  • Tissue expander
    Patent number: 9585688
    Abstract: Provided herein is a tissue stretching device including a tissue clamping member defining an area in a Z plane, wherein the tissue clamping member is configured to hold tissue parallel to the Z plane. Methods of use of the tissue stretching device to stretch a tissue as well as for culturing organized tissues are also provided. Stretched and/or cultured tissues produced by these processes are also provided, as well as methods of treatment making use of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: James J. Yoo, Anthony Atala, Paul Scarpinato, Sang Jin Lee, Mitchell Ladd
  • TISSUE EXPANDER
    Publication number: 20110172683
    Abstract: Provided herein is a tissue stretching device including a tissue clamping member defining an area in a Z plane, wherein the tissue clamping member is configured to hold tissue parallel to the Z plane. Methods of use of the tissue stretching device to stretch a tissue as well as for culturing organized tissues are also provided. Stretched and/or cultured tissues produced by these processes are also provided, as well as methods of treatment making use of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: James J. Yoo, Anthony Atala, Paul Scarpinato, Sang Jin Lee, Mitchell Ladd