Patents by Inventor Orlando S. Pinheiro

Orlando S. Pinheiro 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).

  • Implantable intraluminal prosthesis
    Publication number: 20020107561
    Abstract: An implantable intraluminal prosthesis assembly is provided for use in repairing or replacing damaged or diseased portions of a blood vessel or other like vessel. The prosthesis includes an expandable stent/graft combination, with a pair of stents at either end of the graft, and further includes a plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting the stents, and radial spaced about the inner surface of the graft. As such, the implantable prosthesis is provided with internal support for the graft when in a compressed state during implantation and is further provided with radial support along the length of the graft after implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Meadox Medicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Orlando S. Pinheiro
  • Implantable intraluminal prosthesis
    Patent number: 6355056
    Abstract: An implantable intraluminal prosthesis assembly is provided for use in repairing or replacing damaged or diseased portions of a blood vessel or other like vessel. The prosthesis includes an expandable stent/graft combination, with a pair of stents at either end of the graft, and further includes a plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting the stents, and radially spaced about the inner surface of the graft. As such, the implantable prosthesis is provided with internal support for the graft when in a compressed state during implantation and is further provided with radial support along the length of the graft after implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Meadox Medicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Orlando S. Pinheiro
  • Implantable intraluminal prosthesis
    Patent number: 5851228
    Abstract: An implantable intraluminal prosthesis assembly is provided for use in repairing or replacing damaged or diseased portions of a blood vessel or other like vessel. The prosthesis includes an expandable stent/graft combination, with a pair of stents at either end of the graft, and further includes a plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting the stents, and radial spaced about the inner surface of the graft. As such, the implantable prosthesis is provided with internal support for the graft when in a compressed state during implantation and is further provided with radial support along the length of the graft after implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Meadox Medicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Orlando S. Pinheiro