Patents by Inventor Kurt Ballou

Kurt Ballou 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).

  • Flexible metal wire stent
    Patent number: 6976994
    Abstract: A self-expanding metal wire stent made of shape memory alloy such as nitinol in which a plurality of spaced sections of closed cells are interconnected by straight sections of wire which may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent or may be disposed angularly with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Ballou, George T. Roberts, Kristian J. DiMatteo, Adrian C. Ravenscroft
  • Flexible metal wire stent
    Publication number: 20040199244
    Abstract: A self-expanding metal wire stent made of shape memory alloy such as nitinol in which a plurality of spaced sections of closed cells are interconnected by straight sections of wire which may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent or may be disposed angularly with respect thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Ballou, George T. Roberts, Kristian J. DiMatteo, Adrian C. Ravenscroft
  • Flexible metal wire stent
    Patent number: 6723118
    Abstract: A self-expanding metal wire stent made of shape memory alloy such as nitinol in which a plurality of spaced sections of closed cells are interconnected by straight sections of wire which may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent or may be disposed angularly with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Ballou, George T. Roberts, Kristian J. DiMatteo, Adrian C. Ravenscroft
  • Flexible metal wire stent
    Patent number: 6071308
    Abstract: A self-expanding metal wire stent made of shape memory alloy such as nitinol in which a plurality of spaced sections of closed cells are interconnected by straight sections of wire which may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent or may be disposed angularly with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Ballou, George T. Roberts, Kristian J. DiMatteo, Adrian C. Ravenscroft