Patents by Inventor Shawn Fuller

Shawn Fuller 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).

  • Wound packing device and method
    Patent number: 10080688
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SURMODICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Fuller, Bryan A. Claseman, Joram Slager, Jeffrey J. Missling, Gary Maharaj, Gary W. Opperman, Nathan A. Lockwood, Robert W. Hergenrother, Charles Olson
  • WOUND PACKING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160022502
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Fuller, Bryan A. Claseman, Joram Slager, Jeffrey J. Missling, Gary Maharaj, Gary W. Opperman, Nathan A. Lockwood, Robert W. Hergenrother, Charles Olson
  • Wound packing device and methods
    Patent number: 9155671
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SurModics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Fuller, Bryan A. Claseman, Joram Slager, Jeffrey J. Missling, Gary Maharaj, Gary W. Opperman, Nathan Lockwood, Robert W. Hergenrother, Charles Olson
  • WOUND PACKING DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140180229
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Shawn Fuller, Bryan A. Claseman, Joram Slager, Jeffrey J. Missling, Gary Maharaj, Gary W. Opperman, Nathan Lockwood, Robert W. Hergenrother, Charles Olson