Patents by Inventor Arzu M. Ozkan

Arzu M. Ozkan 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).

  • STENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING A STENT
    Publication number: 20100106242
    Abstract: A stent includes a body, a layer of therapeutic agent over at least a section of the body, and a sealant layer over the layer of therapeutic agent. The sealant layer includes a through hole that allows release of the therapeutic agent of the therapeutic agent layer through the through hole when the stent is deployed in a blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Arzu M. Ozkan, Chad Joseph Abunassar
  • Laser Machining Medical Devices With Localized Cooling
    Publication number: 20100102046
    Abstract: Laser machining a tubular construct comprising a polymer layer to form a stent pattern in the construct with localized cooling of the machined surface to reduce or prevent heat transfer to uncut polymer of the polymer layer is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Daniel A. Castro, Arzu M. Ozkan
  • Process for sequential multi beam laser processing of materials
    Patent number: 6168744
    Abstract: A method of processing a substrate by first processing the substrate surface with a laser operating at a first wavelength to both evaporate a portion of the substrate and structurally weaken the substrate surface, and then by processing the substrate surface with a laser operating at a second wavelength to remove the structurally weakened surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Trustees University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Ajay P. Malshe, Arzu M. Ozkan, William D. Brown