Patents by Inventor Ruth L. Russell

Ruth L. Russell 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).

  • Sterilization of tissue implants using iodine
    Patent number: 5437287
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iodine-based solution, and a method of using that solution, which sterilizes tissue implants without denaturing the proteins in the implant and without inducing calcification of the implant in vivo. Preferably, the tissue implants sterilized using the present invention are fixed without using glutaraldehyde. Most preferably, the tissue implants are fixed by photooxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Carbomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Phillips, Mark A. Moore, Ruth L. Russell, David Cheung