Patents

Patents

Dr. Klatz is the inventor, developer, or administrator of 100-plus scientific patents.

The originator of the concept for brain resuscitation, Dr. Klatz was awarded the Gold Medal in Science for Brain Resuscitation Technology (1993) and the Grand Prize in Medicine for Brain Cooling Technology (1994). In addition, Dr. Klatz has been named as a Top 10 Medical Innovator in Biomedical Technology (1997) by the National Institute of Electromedical Information, and received the Ground Breaker Award in Health Care (1999) with Presidential Acknowledgment by US President William Jefferson Clinton from Transitional Services of New York.

Dr. Klatz is co-founder of Organ Recovery Systems, a company that develops technologies to improve the quality and quantity of organs for transplantation. Organ Recovery Systems markets LifePort, a family of devices that significantly improves the viability of organs ex vivo. Recognized for excellence in design by various organizations including Popular Science, the LifePort Kidney Transporter is now in routine use worldwide. The device is responsible for more than 3,000 successful kidney transplants to-date, and LifePort technology is now being developed for application for human heart and liver transplants.

Dr. Klatz has served as a New Product Design and Development Consultant to leading corporations worldwide, including:

Weider Nutrition Co.: sports nutrition products

Tony Little & Co.: sports equipment design and testing

Market America: custom nutritional products

Lane Medical Labs: nutraceutical and cosmeceutical product design and testing

Smith & Nephew Pharmaceutical Corp., Wound Care Division: expert panel consultant

Some of his successfully launched products are leading sellers in the consumer health/fitness marketplace.