Patents by Inventor Sa{haeck over (s)}a Andjelić

Sa{haeck over (s)}a Andjelić 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).

  • Process of making synthetic absorbable autoclaveable monofilament fibers and brachytherapy seed spacers
    Patent number: 6419866
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to absorbable, autoclaveable, monofilament fibers prepared from absorbable glycolide-rich polymers, in which the fibers are oriented in the total draw ratio range 4.1 to 5.6×, and are annealed at a temperature between about 165° C. and about 185° C.; to brachytherapy seed spacers manufactured from the absorbable, autoclaveable, glycolide-rich polymers, monofilament fibers; and to methods of manufacturing such fibers and brachytherapy seed spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Karl, Nicholas Popadiuk, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Kenneth Michael Keilman, Sa{haeck over (s)}a Andjelić