Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 028216/0499
Partial Release of Security Interests - Patents (Us)
Recorded: 2012-05-16
Pages: 39
Assignor
WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
Executed: 2012-04-04
Assignees
QUILL MEDICAL, INC.
1633 WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 400, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 98109
ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
1618 STATION STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C., V6A 1B6, CANADA
Covered Properties
(86)
Braided Self-Retaining Sutures and Methods
PCT:
PCT/US2010/056898 ↗
Bidirectional Self-Retaining Sutures with Laser-Marked and/or Non-Laser Marked Indicia and Methods
PCT:
PCT/US2010/060889 ↗
High-Density Self-Retaining Sutures, Manufacturing Equipment and Methods
PCT:
PCT/US2011/034660 ↗
Laser Cutting System and Methods for Creating Self-Retaining Sutures
PCT:
PCT/US2011/035270 ↗
Self-Retaining Systems Having Laser-Cut Retainers
PCT:
PCT/US2011/035271 ↗
Surface Texture Configuration for Self-Retaining Sutures and Methods for Forming Same
PCT:
PCT/US2011/035431 ↗
Suture Delivery Tools for Endoscopic and Robot-Assisted Surgery and Methods
PCT:
PCT/US2011/040014 ↗
Drug-Eluting Self-Retaining Sutures and Methods Relating Thereto
PCT:
PCT/US2011/059238 ↗
Emergency Self-Retaining Sutures and Packaging
PCT:
PCT/US2011/060069 ↗
Self-Retaining Variable Loop Sutures
PCT:
PCT/US2012/030441 ↗
Inserting Device for a Barbed Tissue Connector
Patent:
5,342,376 →
Application:
08/055,870 →
Barbed Tissue Connector
Patent:
6,241,747 →
Application:
08/324,529 →
Surgical Methods Using One-Way Suture
Patent:
5,931,855 →
Application:
08/859,887 →
Suture Method
Surgical Methods Using One-Way Suture
Patent:
45,426 →
Application:
09/919,750 →
Method of Forming Barbs on a Suture and Apparatus for Performing Same
Suture Method
Barb Configurations for Barbed Sutures
Barbed Sutures
Suture Anchor and Method
Barbed Bodily Tissue Connector
Apparatus and Method for Forming Barbs on a Suture
Method of Forming Barbs on a Suture and Apparatus for Performing Same
Apparatus for Forming Barbs on a Suture
Suture Methods and Devices
Suture Anchor and Method
Suture Method
One-way suture
Application:
11/440,621 →
Method of Forming Barbs on a Suture and Apparatus for Performing Same
Suture Method
Minimally-Invasive Nipple-Lift Procedure and Apparatus
Barbed Tissue Connector
Matrix Material
Application:
12/043,391 →
Publication:
US 2009/0228021
Self-Retaining Systems for Surgical Procedures
Self-Retaining Systems for Surgical Procedures
Application:
12/062,256 →
Publication:
US 2008/0255612
Method and Apparatus for Forming Retainers on a Suture
Suture Anchor and Method
Method of Manufacturing and Testing Monofilament and Multi-Filaments Self-Retaining Sutures
Recombinant Expressed Bioadsorable Polyhdroxyalkanoate Monofilament and Multi-Filaments Self-Retaining Sutures
Application:
12/263,119 →
Publication:
US 2009/0112259
Self-Retaining Sutures with Retainers Formed from Molten Material
Patent:
8,916,077 →
Application:
12/340,444 →
Composite Self-Retaining Sutures and Method
Patent:
8,118,834 →
Application:
12/340,530 →
Apparatus and Method for Forming Self-Retaining Sutures
Patent:
8,615,856 →
Application:
12/363,582 →
Self-Retainers with Supporting Structures on a Suture
Patent:
8,216,273 →
Application:
12/392,945 →
Self-Retaining Suture with Variable Dimension Filament and Method
Patent:
8,641,732 →
Application:
12/392,955 →
Barbed Suture in Combination with Surgical Needle
Suture Packaging
Application:
12/601,000 →
Publication:
US 2010/0230300
Suture Packaging and Methods Related Thereto
Self-Retaining Sutures Including Tissue Retainers Having Improved Strength
Combining Synthetic, Natural Polymers and Recombinant Polymers to Form Monofilament and Multifilament Self-Retaining Sutures
Application:
12/740,960 →
Publication:
US 2011/0022086
Self-Retaining Sutures with Heat-Contact Mediated Retainers
Suture with a Pointed End and an Anchor End and with Equally Spaced Yieldable Tissue Grasping Barbs Located at Successive Axial Locations
Self-Retaining Wound Closure Device Including an Anchoring Loop
Application:
12/849,956 →
Publication:
US 2010/0298871
Double Ended Barbed Suture with an Intermediate Body
Multiple Suture Thread Configuration with an Intermediate Connector
Suture with an Intermediate Barbed Body
Multiple Suture Thread Configuration with an Intermediate Connector
Sutures with Barbs That Overlap and Cover Projections
Self-Retaining Sutures Having Effective Holding Strength and Tensile Strength
Self-Retaining Sutures Having Effective Holding Strength and Tensile Strength
Continuous Stitch Wound Closure Utilizing One-Way Suture
Continuous Method Anastomosis Using Self-Retaining Sutures
Application:
12/850,230 →
Publication:
US 2010/0318123
Methods for Using Self-Retaining Sutures in Endoscopic Procedures
Endoscopic Systems Using Self-Retaining Sutures
Application:
12/850,289 →
Publication:
US 2010/0305401
Subcutaneous Sinusoidal Wound Closure Utilizing One-Way Suture
Anastomosis Method Using Self-Retaining Sutures
System for Variable-Angle Cutting of a Suture to Create Tissue Retainers of a Desired Shape and Size
Method for Cutting a Suture to Create Tissue Retainers of a Desired Shape and Size
Automated Method for Cutting Tissue Retainers on a Suture
Method for Variable-Angle Cutting of a Suture to Create Tissue Retainers of a Desired Shape and Size
System for Supporting and Cutting Suture Thread to Create Tissue Retainers Thereon
System for Cutting a Suture to Create Tissue Retainers of a Desired Shape and Size
Automated System for Cutting Tissue Retainers on a Suture
Apparatus and Method for Forming Self-Retaining Sutures
Method and Apparatus for Elevating Retainers on Self-Retaining Sutures
Self-Retaining Sutures with Bi-Directional Retainers or Uni-Directional Retainers
Bidirectional Self-Retaining Sutures with Laser-Marked and/or Non-Laser Marked Indicia and Methods
Barbed Suture Created Having Barbs Defined by Variable-Angle Cut
Shape-Memory Self-Retaining Sutures, Methods of Manufacture, and Methods of Use
Application:
12/988,841 →
Publication:
US 2011/0125188
Coded Heterofunctional Sutures and Methods
Application:
12/992,453 →
Publication:
US 2011/0264138
Sutures and Fibrosing Agents
Application:
13/085,140 →
Publication:
US 2011/0264139
Length of Self-Retaining Suture and Method and Device for Using the Same
Barb Configurations for Barbed Sutures
Composite Self-Retaining Sutures and Method
Patent:
9,044,225 →
Application:
13/349,231 →
Coatings for Modifying Monofilament and Multi-Filaments Self-Retaining Sutures
Application:
13/414,545 →
Publication:
US 2013/0072974
Self-Retaining Variable Loop Sutures
Methods and Devices for Soft Palate Tissue Elevation Procedures
Application:
61/493,941 →
Related Assignments
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Other recorded transfers of the patents in this record — the chain of ownership.
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 14, 2012
From: AVELAR, RUI; DRUBETSKY, LEV; NAIMAGON, ALEXANDER
To: ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028202/0515 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 15, 2012
From: D'AGOSTINO, WILLIAM L.; MERKEL, MATT; BOWSER, RON; HOYT, MARK
To: ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028212/0187 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 6, 2021
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 056983/0569 →