Patents by Inventor Timothy J. KEANE, JR.

Timothy J. KEANE, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240139387
    Abstract: Provided are methods, devices and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting postsurgical tissue adhesion using a hydrogel film disposed onto a target tissue, thereby providing an adhesion barrier that remains over said target tissue for a prescribed period of time. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film is formed by the gelation of a pre-gel mixture applied onto the target tissue as a plurality of particles having an average maximum dimension, such as diameter, of at most about 500 ?m. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film has a minimum storage modulus of 100 Pa. In some embodiments, the pre-gel mixture comprises an ECM digest having a collagen to carbohydrate ratio (by mass) of at least 70:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. KEANE, JR., Peter Alexander SMITH, Stephen G. RAMON
  • Patent number: 11925731
    Abstract: Provided are methods, devices and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting postsurgical tissue adhesion using a hydrogel film disposed onto a target tissue, thereby providing an adhesion barrier that remains over said target tissue for a prescribed period of time. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film is formed by the gelation of a pre-gel mixture applied onto the target tissue as a plurality of particles having an average maximum dimension, such as diameter, of at most about 500 ?m. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film has a minimum storage modulus of 100 Pa. In some embodiments, the pre-gel mixture comprises an ECM digest having a collagen to carbohydrate ratio (by mass) of at least 70:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Timothy J. Keane, Jr., Peter Alexander Smith, Stephen G. Ramon
  • Publication number: 20230372615
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a device and methods for delivering a multi-component fluid. In some cases, the device may comprise a tube, a mixer, and a nozzle. The tube may comprise a plurality of lumens carrying components of a multi-component fluid separately, and a dispersant. The mixer may receive and mix the separate multiple components to form the multi-component fluid. The dispersant may travel in a dispersant passageway disposed within the mixer. The multi-component fluid and the dispersant may be delivered through a nozzle outlet. In some cases, the dispersant and/or nozzle aerosolize the delivered multi-component fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Alexander SMITH, Timothy J. KEANE, JR., Stephen G. RAMON, Kelvin Yaw Agyapong BOATENG
  • Publication number: 20220401631
    Abstract: Provided are methods, devices and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting postsurgical tissue adhesion using a hydrogel film disposed onto a target tissue, thereby providing an adhesion barrier that remains over said target tissue for a prescribed period of time. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film is formed by the gelation of a pre-gel mixture applied onto the target tissue as a plurality of particles having an average maximum dimension, such as diameter, of at most about 500 ?m. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film has a minimum storage modulus of 100 Pa. In some embodiments, the pre-gel mixture comprises an ECM digest having a collagen to carbohydrate ratio (by mass) of at least 70:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy J. KEANE, JR., Peter Alexander SMITH, Stephen G. RAMON