Patents by Inventor Per Vilhelm Aspenberg

Per Vilhelm Aspenberg 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).

  • Coated suture thread and production thereof
    Publication number: 20090177228
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coated suture thread comprising a matrix formed by an immobilized and crosslinked plurality of fibrinogen layers into and/or onto which one or several pharmacological substances that inhibit tissue break-down, such as MMP inhibitors and/or corticosteroids and/or COX inhibitors, are attached and/or associated. Further, a method of producing such a coated suture thread as well as the use thereof for suturing damaged tissue, such as damaged tendon, ligament, intestine and/or skin, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Optovent AB
    Inventors: Per Vilhelm Aspenberg, Pentti Tengvall, Björn Pasternak
  • Bisphosphonate coated implant device and method therefor
    Patent number: 7163690
    Abstract: The method of the present invention is for coating an implant device. The implant device is coated with a protein film, such as fibrinogen. A first bisphosphonate substance, such as pamidronate, is immobilized to the protein film. A second bisphosphonate substance, such ibandronate, is adsorbed to the first bisphosphonate wherein the first bisphosphonate is different from the second bisphosphonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Optovent AB
    Inventors: Per Vilhelm Aspenberg, Pentti Olavi Tengvall