Patents by Inventor Ruth Pfeiffer

Ruth Pfeiffer 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).

  • Composite anisotropic tissue reinforcing implants having alignment markers and methods of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 8821585
    Abstract: A composite implant includes an anisotropic surgical mesh having more stretchability along a first axis and less stretchability along a second axis that traverses the first axis, and an alignment marker overlying a first major surface of the anisotropic mesh and extending along the first axis. The implant includes a first absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the alignment marker and the first major surface of the anisotropic mesh, and a second absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the second major surface of the biocompatible mesh. The alignment marker is disposed between the first and second absorbable films and the first and second absorbable films are laminated to the anisotropic mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth Pfeiffer, Jörg Priewe, Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Christoph Walther
  • SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR USE AS A HERNIA REPAIR IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20140148827
    Abstract: A surgical implant for use as a hernia repair implant includes a base component and a plug component, wherein the base component is adapted to be located beneath a hernia orifice and the plug component is adapted to be placed within a hernia orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: B. Braun Surgical S.A., Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Erich Odermatt, Ruth Pfeiffer
  • COMPOSITE ANISOTROPIC TISSUE REINFORCING IMPLANTS HAVING ALIGNMENT MARKERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20110307077
    Abstract: A composite implant includes an anisotropic surgical mesh having more stretchability along a first axis and less stretchability along a second axis that traverses the first axis, and an alignment marker overlying a first major surface of the anisotropic mesh and extending along the first axis. The implant includes a first absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the alignment marker and the first major surface of the anisotropic mesh, and a second absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the second major surface of the biocompatible mesh. The alignment marker is disposed between the first and second absorbable films and the first and second absorbable films are laminated to the anisotropic mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth Pfeiffer, J+e,uml o+ee rg Priewe, Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Christoph Walther
  • Tissue repair implant
    Patent number: D644330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth Pfeiffer, Jörg Priewe, Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Christoph Walther