Patents by Inventor Marci McBride-Sakal

Marci McBride-Sakal 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).

  • Tissues patches and related delivery systems and methods
    Patent number: 8545482
    Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A system for delivering a tissue implant includes a catheter having an expandable member at a distal end portion, a carrier placed around the expandable member, and the carrier configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and to receive the tissue implant. The tissue implant contacts the lesion of the alimentary tract when the expandable member expands the carrier to the expandable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H Pugsley, Marci McBride-Sakal