Patents by Inventor Eric V. Schmid

Eric V. Schmid 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: 20180008753
    Abstract: Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, James E. McGrath, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Robert K. Schultz
  • Patent number: 9782523
    Abstract: Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Reva Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, James E. McGrath, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Robert K. Schultz
  • Patent number: 9173751
    Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: REVA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Steven C. Howard, Orlando M. Padilla, Andrew Morris, Robert F. Eisele, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson, Joan Zeltinger
  • Patent number: 8703113
    Abstract: Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: REVA Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, James E. McGrath, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Robert K. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8617235
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen and, in particular, to an axially nested, diametrically expandable, slide and lock vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The axially nested vascular device desirably achieves both competitive crossing profiles while maintaining other key features, such as, for example, radial strength and luminal patency. The collapsed profile can also be made very thin without compromising radial strength. Thus, the vascular device can advantageously be deployed in small and difficult to reach areas or vessels. The axial nesting substantially eliminates radial overlap between mating structural elements thereby desirably allowing for a low, uniform profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Orlando Padilla, Andrew Morris, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20130253631
    Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Steven C. Howard, Orlando M. Padilla, Andrew Morris, Robert F. Eisele, Joseph Anthony DiPari, David G. Matsuura, Philip J. Simpson, Walter D. Gillespie, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson, Joan Zeltinger, Keith Allen Esser, Donald K. Brandom
  • Patent number: 8512394
    Abstract: An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is preferably formed with a series of interconnected slide and lock mechanisms for permitting movement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and inhibiting radial recoil from the expanded condition. The stent may be formed from a shape memory alloy for providing crush-recovery after deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Reva Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, Andrew Morris, John Nguyen, Robert F. Eisele, Steven C. Howard, Orlando M. Padilla, Philip J. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8292944
    Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Steven C. Howard, Orlando M. Padilla, Andrew Morris, Robert F. Eisele, Joseph Anthony DiPari, David G. Matsuura, Philip J. Simpson, Walter D. Gillespie, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson, Joan Zeltinger, Keith Allen Esser, Donald K. Brandom
  • Patent number: 8133959
    Abstract: Inherently radiopaque side-chain crystallizable polymers (IRSCCP's) are useful in various medical applications. An example of a IRSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer, the heavy atoms being present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes a IRSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K Brandom, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V Schmid, Joseph J Mallon
  • Patent number: 8124700
    Abstract: Inherently radiopaque side-chain crystallizable polymers (IRSCCP's) are useful in various medical applications. An example of a IRSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer, the heavy atoms being present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes a IRSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K Brandom, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V Schmid, Joseph J Mallon
  • Publication number: 20110212050
    Abstract: Inherently radiopaque side-chain crystallizable polymers (IRSCCP's) are useful in various medical applications. An example of a IRSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer, the heavy atoms being present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes a IRSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Joseph J. Mallon
  • Publication number: 20110213090
    Abstract: Inherently radiopaque side-chain crystallizable polymers (IRSCCP's) are useful in various medical applications. An example of a IRSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer, the heavy atoms being present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes a IRSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Joseph J. Mallon
  • Publication number: 20110213456
    Abstract: Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, James E. McGrath, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Robert K. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20110172759
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen and, in particular, to an axially nested, diametrically expandable, slide and lock vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The axially nested vascular device desirably achieves both competitive crossing profiles while maintaining other key features, such as, for example, radial strength and luminal patency. The collapsed profile can also be made very thin without compromising radial strength. Thus, the vascular device can advantageously be deployed in small and difficult to reach areas or vessels. The axial nesting substantially eliminates radial overlap between mating structural elements thereby desirably allowing for a low, uniform profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Orlando Padilla, Andrew Morris, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 7939611
    Abstract: Inherently radiopaque side-chain crystallizable polymers (IRSCCP's) are useful in various medical applications. An example of a IRSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer, the heavy atoms being present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes a IRSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald K. Brandom, Joan Zeltinger, Eric V. Schmid, Joseph J. Mallon
  • Patent number: 7914574
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen and, in particular, to an axially nested, diametrically expandable, slide and lock vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The axially nested vascular device desirably achieves both competitive crossing profiles while maintaining other key features, such as, for example, radial strength and luminal patency. The collapsed profile can also be made very thin without compromising radial strength. Thus, the vascular device can advantageously be deployed in small and difficult to reach areas or vessels. The axial nesting substantially eliminates radial overlap between mating structural elements thereby desirably allowing for a low, uniform profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, John D. Nguyen, Orlando Padilla, Andrew Morris, Daniel Moore, Thomas R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20100292773
    Abstract: An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is preferably formed with a series of interconnected slide and lock mechanisms for permitting movement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and inhibiting radial recoil from the expanded condition. The stent may be formed from a shape memory alloy for providing crush-recovery after deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, Andrew Morris, John Nguyen, Robert F. Eisele, Steven C. Howard, Orlando M. Padilla, Phillip J. Simpson
  • Patent number: 7763065
    Abstract: An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is preferably formed with a series of interconnected slide and lock mechanisms for permitting movement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and inhibiting radial recoil from the expanded condition. The stent may be formed from a shape memory alloy for providing crush-recovery after deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric V. Schmid, Andrew Morris, John Nguyen, Robert F Eisele, Steven C Howard, Orlando M Padilla, Philip J Simpson
  • Publication number: 20070237720
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implantable embolic medical device comprising a non-erodible, erodible or biodegradable material. The device preferably comprises one or more longitudinal filament members of varying cross sectional shapes which may or may not be coiled to suit a particular clinical need. The embolic device is placed through lumens and cavities to reach areas in the body which require embolism to achieve a particular clinical objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Orlando Padilla, Andrew Morris, John Nguyen, Eric V. Schmid, Donald K. Brandom, James E. McGrath
  • Patent number: 6920643
    Abstract: Pore-free rubber articles are prepared by dip-molding in a dipping medium that includes a vulcanizing agent, then by immersing the dip former in a heated liquid bath that is chemically inert. A particularly effective liquid bath is molten inorganic salt. In addition, the tensile properties of an article of vulcanized rubber can be improved to an unusually effective degree by immersing the already vulcanized article in a solution of a vulcanizing agent to cause the rubber of the article to absorb or imbibe the vulcanizing agent from the solution, and then immersing the rubber and the imbibed vulcanizing agent in a heated liquid bath to increase the degree of vulcanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Regent Medical Limited
    Inventors: Mark W. McGlothlin, Eric V. Schmid