Patents by Inventor Marc Lewis Ramer

Marc Lewis Ramer 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 graft having a pleated graft member
    Patent number: 7862609
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a stent graft for insertion into a body vessel of a patient, the stent graft includes a hollow substantially cylindrical radially expandable stent having a body, two open ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The body of the stent is made from a plurality of interconnected struts. The stent graft further includes a graft member attached to the body of the stent, wherein the graft member having a plurality of substantially longitudinally directed pleats disposed thereon. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the graft further includes a plurality of radially oriented pleat interruptions disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Butaric, Zevulen Fayngold, Durmus Koch, Marc Lewis Ramer
  • Stent graft having a pleated graft member
    Publication number: 20040098092
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a stent graft for insertion into a body vessel of a patient, the stent graft includes a hollow substantially cylindrical radially expandable stent having a body, two open ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The body of the stent is made from a plurality of interconnected struts. The stent graft further includes a graft member attached to the body of the stent, wherein the graft member having a plurality of substantially longitudinally directed pleats disposed thereon. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the graft further includes a plurality of radially oriented pleat interruptions disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Butaric, Zevulen Fayngold, Durmus Koch, Marc Lewis Ramer
  • Stent graft having a pleated graft member
    Patent number: 6626938
    Abstract: A stent-graft for insertion into a body vessel of a patient includes a hollow substantially cylindrical radially expandable stent having a body, two open ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The body of the stent is made from a plurality of interconnected struts. The stent-graft further includes a graft member attached to the body of the stent, wherein the graft member has a plurality of substantially longitudinally directed pleats disposed thereon. The graft further includes a plurality of radially oriented pleat interruptions disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Butaric, Zevulen Fayngold, Durmus Koch, Marc Lewis Ramer