Patents by Inventor Tim M. Kloke

Tim M. Kloke 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).

  • Coating composition
    Patent number: 8697106
    Abstract: A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: SurModics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim M. Kloke, Steven J. Keough, Nathan Lockwood, Margaret R. Gardner, Robert W. Hergenrother, Ralph A. Chappa
  • Beaded wound spacer device
    Patent number: 8685421
    Abstract: A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: SurModics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim M. Kloke, Steven J. Keough, Nathan Lockwood, Margaret R. Gardner, Robert W. Hergenrother, Ralph A. Chappa
  • COATING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120021038
    Abstract: A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Surmodics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim M. Kloke, Steven J. Keough, Nathan Lockwood, Margaret R. Gardner, Robert W. Hergenrother, Ralph A. Chappa
  • Beaded Wound Spacer Device
    Publication number: 20080188819
    Abstract: A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Tim M. Kloke, Steven J. Keough, Nathan Lockwood, Margaret R. Gardner