Patents by Inventor Steve Allex

Steve Allex 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).

  • Drug-eluting electrode
    Patent number: 7953499
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an electrical lead comprising a lead body and an electrical conductor, and an electrode coupled to the electrical conductor, wherein the electrode includes a coating on at least a portion of a surface of the electrode, the coating including two or more layers, with a first layer adjacent the surface of the electrode comprising an insulative material and a second layer adjacent the first layer comprising at least one pharmacological agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Knapp, Steve Allex, Carolyn Wineland
  • Drug-eluting electrode
    Publication number: 20050070985
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an electrical lead comprising a lead body and an electrical conductor, and an electrode coupled to the electrical conductor, wherein the electrode includes a coating on at least a portion of a surface of the electrode, the coating including two or more layers, with a first layer adjacent the surface of the electrode comprising an insulative material and a second layer adjacent the first layer comprising at least one pharmacological agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Knapp, Steve Allex, Carolyn Wineland