Patents by Inventor Richard P. Dutrieux

Richard P. Dutrieux 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).

  • Soft tissue implant
    Patent number: 5922024
    Abstract: Soft tissue implants can be constructed by forming an outer membrane into a closed pouch and filling material in that pouch. A composition for use as a filler material in such a soft tissue implant may include elastin and collagen. The filling material has collagen as a component thereof, and this collagen can be cross-linked or not cross-linked. Methods of making such implants are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp.
    Inventors: Ernst Janzen, Matthias Johannes Hoekstra, Richard P. Dutrieux, Leonardus Hermannus Hendrikus Olde Damink
  • Injectable compositions for soft tissue augmentation
    Patent number: 5705488
    Abstract: Injectable implant compositions for soft tissue augmentation comprise elastin and collagen and a biocompatible carrier. An injectable implant composition for soft tissue augmentation is derived from the ligamentum nuchae which has been treated to remove non-collagenous and non-elastinous proteins. Methods of making an injectable implant composition for soft tissue augmentation from the ligamentum nuchae are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp.
    Inventors: Ernst Janzen, Matthias Johannes Hoekstra, Richard P. Dutrieux
  • Soft tissue implant
    Patent number: 5676698
    Abstract: Soft tissue implants can be constructed by forming an outer membrane into a closed pouch and filling material in that pouch. A composition for use as a filler material in such a soft tissue implant may include elastin and collagen. The filling material has collagen as a component thereof, and this collagen can be cross-linked or not cross-linked. Methods of making such implants are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp.
    Inventors: Ernst Janzen, Matthias Johannes Hoekstra, Richard P. Dutrieux, Leonardus Hermannus Hendrikus Olde Damink
  • Injectable compositions for soft tissue augmentation
    Patent number: 5523291
    Abstract: Injectable implant compositions for soft tissue augmentation comprise elastin and collagen and a biocompatible carrier. An injectable implant composition for soft tissue augmentation is derived from the ligamentum nuchae which has been treated to remove non-collagenous and non-elastinous proteins. Methods of making an injectable implant composition for soft tissue augmentation from the ligamentum nuchae are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp.
    Inventors: Ernst Janzen, Matthias J. Hoekstra, Richard P. Dutrieux