Patents by Inventor Greg Dakin

Greg Dakin 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).

  • Hybrid symmetrical stent designs
    Patent number: 8211163
    Abstract: A stent has adjacent circumferential rings of struts. Adjacent rings being connected by a plurality of connectors. The stent having a hybrid of peak to valley and peak to peak connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Dakin, Brian Tischler
  • Stent with Graduated Stiffness
    Publication number: 20100137974
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stent having a generally tubular stent body with a first end region, a second end region, and a third region therebetween. The stent has a plurality of circumferential serpentine bands and a plurality of connector columns. Each connector column is located between two immediately adjacent serpentine bands, with each connector column having at least one connector. Connectors are connected at one end to one serpentine band and at the other end to an immediately adjacent serpentine band. The connectors of the first and second end regions have a first length which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the connectors of the third region have a length greater than the first length and form an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Paul F. Chouinard, Burns P. Doran, Greg Dakin, Daniel Gregorich, Thomas E. Broome, Kevin Grotheim, Michael P. Meyer
  • Hybrid Symmetrical Stent Designs
    Publication number: 20080065194
    Abstract: A stent has adjacent circumferential rings of struts. Adjacent rings being connected by a plurality of connectors. The stent having a hybrid of peak to valley and peak to peak connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Dakin, Brian Tischler