Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Vavasor Skaer

Nicholas James Vavasor Skaer 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 apparatus for enhanced growth of peripheral nerves and nervous tissue
    Patent number: 8106014
    Abstract: A medical device comprises a tubular body having a lumen and a long axis; and a plurality of silk elements laid substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. A method of manufacturing the medical device comprises forming the tubular body and introducing the silk elements into the lumen of the tubular body so as to lie substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. The device can be used in a method for the regeneration of nerve cells comprising the implantation of a medical device at a site for regeneration of nerves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Neurotex Limited
    Inventors: John Priestley, Von King, David Philip Knight, Nicholas James Vavasor Skaer, Jessica Hensman
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED GROWTH OF PERIPHERAL NERVES AND NERVOUS TISSUE
    Publication number: 20090099580
    Abstract: A medical device comprises a tubular body having a lumen and a long axis; and a plurality of silk elements laid substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. A method of manufacturing the medical device comprises forming the tubular body and introducing the silk elements into the lumen of the tubular body so as to lie substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. The device can be used in a method for the regeneration of nerve cells comprising the implantation of a medical device at a site for regeneration of nerves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: NEUROTEX LIMITED
    Inventors: John Priestley, Von King, David Philip Knight, Nicholas James Vavasor Skaer, Jessica Hensman