Patents by Inventor Rolf E. A. Nordstrom

Rolf E. A. Nordstrom 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).

  • Patent number: 5895413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical suture which can be used for stitching together extensive skin deformations or skin areas desired to be surgically removed or in view of preventing the expansion of the scar of conventional surgical wounds. Therefore, the suture of the invention is made of silicone elastomer having a visco-elastic elongation of more than 50%, preferably more than 100% and an elongating force of only 1-20N when the elongation is 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Rolf E. A. Nordstrom