Patents by Inventor Hoa Vinh Vo

Hoa Vinh Vo 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).

  • Filter and method of making a filter
    Publication number: 20040199199
    Abstract: An embolic protection filtering device and method of making the same. In at least some embodiments, a method of making an embolic protection filter includes providing a mandrel and a filter material, advancing the mandrel toward the filter material and stretching the filter material, and drilling a plurality of holes in the filter material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Krolik, Hoa Vinh Vo
  • Plasticized bioerodible controlled delivery system
    Patent number: 6372245
    Abstract: A controlled release medicament delivery system comprises a plasticized bioerodible polymer, such as a polyorthoester. Medicament desirably is entrapped in the plasticized polymer. The resulting delivery system is able to release the medicament in a controlled and sustained manner. The formulation is particularly advantageous for use as a once-a-day eyedrop. During preparation, the polymer may be heated to an elevated temperature for a sufficient time to substantially reduce its molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Insite Vision Incorporated
    Inventors: Lyle M. Bowman, Santosh Kumar Chandrasekaran, Rajesh Patel, Hoa Vinh Vo