Patents by Inventor Alex E. Eckstein

Alex E. Eckstein 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: 20090248141
    Abstract: Medical devices for in vivo medical applications are disclosed. The medical devices are constructed of shape memory polymer (SMP) materials capable of assuming a memory shape at physiological temperatures. These medical devices may be used in surgical procedures and in both vascular and non-vascular applications. These SMP medical devices have a post-implantation memory shape that is substantially identical to or slightly larger than the insertion site to adapt to vessel growth or size changes. SMP medical devices may be formed as stents or occlusion devices (i.e., plugs) having a number of different structural features. The SMP medical devices may be formed from a first monomer and a second cross-linking monomer, wherein the weight percentages of the first and second monomers are selected by performing an iterative function to reach a predetermined glass transition temperature (Tg) and a predetermined rubbery modulus to optimize post-implantation memory shape properties of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
    Inventors: Robin Shandas, Christopher M. Yakacki, Kenneth Gall, Alex E. Eckstein, Michael Lyons, Devatha P. Nair