Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Fried

Nathaniel Fried 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).

  • Method for welding tissue
    Patent number: 6221068
    Abstract: Radiation is delivered to a wound in a series of sufficiently short pulses, with adequate cooling between individual pulses, to produce cumulative thermal denaturation and welding of the skin edges at the immediate area of the wound site, while avoiding unnecessary thermal damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Nathaniel Fried, Joseph T. Walsh, Jr.