Patents by Inventor Stanley R. Mandel

Stanley R. Mandel 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).

  • Surface treated ligating clip
    Publication number: 20020177863
    Abstract: The invention provides ligating clips for surgical use which have antimicrobial or antibiotic properties. More particularly, the ligating clips have antimicrobial and/or antibiotic agents either in a coating or provided within the material from which the clip is manufactured. The invention also provides a method for inhibiting the growth of or killing microorganisms by coating a ligating clip or ligating clip applying instrument with an antimicrobial or antibiotic coating composition or incorporating an antimicrobial or antibiotic coating into the material from which the ligating clip or ligating clip applying instrument was made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Stanley R. Mandel, James R. Whitney