Patents by Inventor Walter Dalton Holder

Walter Dalton Holder 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).

  • Absorbable tissue expander
    Patent number: 6666893
    Abstract: A method of reconstructing tissue is provided. The method includes implanting an absorbable tissue expander having a fluid-tight or semipermeable envelope and having a bio-absorbable biocompatible shell defining a chamber. The envelope is inflatable upon infusion of a fluid into the chamber and deflatable upon removal of the fluid from the chamber. The tissue expander also has an injection port for the controlled inflation and deflation of the envelope after the device is implanted in a tissue. The method also may include a plurality of envelopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital
    Inventors: Karen J. L. Burg, Craig Reed Halberstadt, Walter Dalton Holder, Jr.
  • Absorbable tissue expander
    Publication number: 20020010514
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbable implantable tissue expander device that can be used in surgeries as a gradually diminishing space filler. The absorbable tissue expander has a fluid-tight or semipermeable envelope having a bio-absorbable biocompatible shell defining a chamber. The envelope is inflatable upon infusion of a fluid into said chamber and deflatable upon removal of the fluid from said chamber. The tissue expander also has a means for the controlled inflation and deflation of the envelope after the device is implanted in a tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Karen J.L. Burg, Craig Reed Halberstadt, Walter Dalton Holder
  • Absorbable tissue expander
    Patent number: 6206930
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbable implantable tissue expander device that can be used in surgeries as a gradually diminishing space filler. The absorbable tissue expander has a fluid-tight or semipermeable envelope having a bio-absorbable biocompatible shell defining a chamber. The envelope is inflatable upon infusion of a fluid into the chamber and deflatable upon removal of the fluid from the chamber. The tissue expander also enables the controlled inflation and deflation of the envelope after the device is implanted in a tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
    Inventors: Karen J. L. Burg, Craig Reed Halberstadt, Walter Dalton Holder, Jr.