Patents by Inventor David C. Gale

David C. Gale 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 locking element and a method of securing a stent on a delivery system
    Patent number: 9439788
    Abstract: A stent with a stent locking element and a method of securing a stent on a delivery implement, such as a catheter are disclosed. The locking element can include coupling elements capable of being releasably coupled to one another. The coupling elements may be adapted to inhibit shifting of the stent on the delivery implement. In some embodiments, the releasably coupled elements may secure the stent on the delivery implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: David C. Gale, Klaus Kleine, Anthony J. Abbate, Bin Huang, Svava Maria Atladottir
  • Stent having circumferentially deformable struts
    Patent number: 9433517
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a bodily lumen with a stent, the method comprising: disposing a stent within a bodily lumen, the stent comprising a plurality of deformable struts configured to selectively deform in localized regions in the struts upon application of an outward radial force; and expanding the stent by applying the outward radial force, wherein the outward radial force causes selective deformation of the deformable struts in a localized region in the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale
  • Stent with preferential coating
    Patent number: 9393352
    Abstract: This invention relates to stents, a type of implantable medical device, with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating and methods of fabricating stents with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale, Daniel A. Castro, Vincent J. Gueriguian
  • Methods of treatment with drug delivery after biodegradation of the stent scaffolding
    Patent number: 9345816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stent comprising a bioabsorbable polymeric scaffolding; and a plurality of depots in at least a portion of the scaffolding, wherein the plurality of depots comprise a bioabsorbable material, wherein the degradation rate of all or substantially all of the bioabsorbable polymer of the scaffolding is faster than the degradation rate of all or substantially all of the bioabsorbable material of the depots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Gale, Bin Huang
  • SYSTEM TO PREVENT STENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY LASER CUTTING
    Publication number: 20160136875
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and system for cutting a polymeric stent including the use of a polymeric mandrel as a laser shielding device. The polymeric mandrel is allowed to roll freely within a polymeric tube that is cut into a polymeric stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: David C. Gale, Yunbing Wang, Svava Maria Atladottir, Klaus Kleine
  • Reduced temperature sterilization of stents
    Patent number: 9339568
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reduced temperature radiation sterilization of stents are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Abigail Freeman, Daniel Castro, David C. Gale
  • Stent-catheter assembly with a releasable connection for stent retention
    Patent number: 9283099
    Abstract: Medical assemblies with a releasable connection and methods of constructing such medical assemblies are disclosed. The medical assemblies generally comprise a stent, a catheter assembly having catheter body a balloon, and a releasable connection between the stent and the catheter assembly that releases the stent from the catheter assembly in response to enlargement of the balloon or when the balloon has been enlarged to an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Gale, Klaus Kleine, Anthony J. Abbate, Svava Maria Atladottir, Bin Huang
  • Method to prevent stent damage caused by laser cutting
    Patent number: 9278485
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and system for cutting a polymeric stent including the use of a polymeric mandrel as a laser shielding device. The polymeric mandrel is allowed to roll freely within a polymeric tube that is cut into a polymeric stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Gale, Yunbing Wang, Svava Maria Atladottir, Klaus Kleine
  • Composite polymeric and metallic stent with radiopacity
    Patent number: 9265866
    Abstract: Various embodiments of stents with a polymeric body with radiopaque metallic particles incorporated in the stent body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela A. Kramer-Brown, David C. Gale, Vincent J. Gueriguian, Yunbing Wang
  • Tapered Polymeric Stent and Method of Fabricating Same
    Publication number: 20160046058
    Abstract: A polymeric stent has an inner surface with an inner diameter that tapers continuously in size. A method for manufacturing a stent includes blow molding a polymeric tube within a mold having a tapered, cylindrical cavity such that the polymeric tube attains a corresponding tapered shape. The tapered tube is used as a substrate from which a laser cuts interconnecting stent struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus Kleine, David C. Gale
  • LOCKING POLYMER STENTS
    Publication number: 20160045346
    Abstract: Radially expandable implantable medical devices, such as stents, with locking elements are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy A. Limon, David C. Gale, Bin Huang, Klaus Kleine
  • Methods for improving stent retention on a balloon catheter
    Patent number: 9259341
    Abstract: A method of crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter assembly is provided. A polymeric stent is disposed over a balloon in an inflated configuration. The stent is crimped over the inflated balloon to a reduced crimped configuration so that the stent is secured onto the balloon. The balloon wall membrane is wedged or pinched between the strut elements of the stent for increasing the retention of the stent on the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale, Daniel Castro
  • STENT WITH PREFERENTIAL COATING
    Publication number: 20160030642
    Abstract: This invention relates to stents, a type of implantable medical device, with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating and methods of fabricating stents with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale, Daniel A. Castro, Vincent J. Gueriguian
  • Controlled disintegrating implantable medical devices
    Patent number: 9248034
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for treating bodily disorders local and distally to a region of implantation are disclosed. The devices include a body structure including an active agent, erodable particles acting as a carrier of the active agent, and an erodable binder. The binder releasably binds the particles together such that after implantation the binder erodes to release the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed F. A. Hossainy, David C. Gale, Florian N. Ludwig
  • FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE STENTS
    Publication number: 20160000592
    Abstract: Polymeric composite stents reinforced with fibers for implantation into a bodily lumen are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale
  • Implantable medical device having reduced chance of late inflammatory response
    Patent number: 9216238
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for fabricating an implantable medical device to increase biocompatibility of the device, the method comprising: heat setting a polymer construct, wherein the polymer construct is at a temperature range of from about Tg to about 0.6(Tm?Tg)+Tg such that the set polymer construct comprises a crystalline structure having crystals at a size less than about 2 microns; and fabricating an implantable medical device from the heat set polymer construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale
  • STENT FABRICATED FROM POLYMER COMPOSITE TOUGHENED BY A DISPERSED PHASE
    Publication number: 20150351942
    Abstract: Stents fabricated from polymer composites toughened by a dispersed phase are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Syed F.A. Hossainy, David C. Gale, Stephen Dirk Pacetti, Bin Huang
  • Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical device with different types of bioceramic particles
    Patent number: 9199004
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer/bioceramic composites with different types of bioceramic particles are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Yunbing Wang, David C. Gale, Syed F. A. Hossainy
  • Stent with preferential coating
    Patent number: 9199008
    Abstract: This invention relates to stents, a type of implantable medical device, with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating and methods of fabricating stents with an antiproliferative coating and a prohealing luminal coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale, Daniel A. Castro, Vincent J. Gueriguian
  • Manufacturing process for polymeric stents
    Patent number: 9198782
    Abstract: Methods and systems of fabricating a polymeric stent are disclosed herein. Methods are disclosed that include forming a polymeric tube comprising a polymer using melt processing, radially deforming the formed tube, and forming a stent from the deformed tube. The diameter of the formed tube is less than a target diameter and the tube is radially deformed so that it comprises the target diameter. Forming the stent includes laser machining a stent pattern in the deformed tube at the target diameter with an ultra-short pulse laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Kleine, David C. Gale, Bin Huang, Anthony J. Abbate, Timothy A. Limon