Patents by Inventor Wenda C. Carlyle

Wenda C. Carlyle 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).

  • Substrates for forming synthetic tissues
    Patent number: 6375680
    Abstract: A prosthesis is formed from a substrate with an associated attraction compound. The attraction compound binds viable precursor cells to the substrate. Thus, the substrate forms a synthetic tissue supporting viable cells once the substrate is contacted with a solution containing viable precursor cells. Preferred precursor cells differentiate into fibroblasts or into endothelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Wenda C. Carlyle