Patents by Inventor Terese A. Bartlett

Terese A. Bartlett 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).

  • Antimicrobial compounds having protective or therapeutic leaving groups
    Patent number: 8679518
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • Method and apparatus for fixating an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8551113
    Abstract: A fixation mechanism coupled to an implantable device body extends from a proximal portion of the body to a distal portion of the body and includes a fixation element and a push tube segment. A push tube segment of the mechanism extends proximally from the fixation mechanism to the proximal portion of the body and is adapted to deploy the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Hanse, Matthew A. Bergan, Terese A. Bartlett, Ryan T. Bauer, Vicki L. Bjorklund, Richard D. Sandstrom
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS HAVING PROTECTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC LEAVING GROUPS
    Publication number: 20120157373
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • Antimicrobial compounds having protective or therapeutic leaving groups
    Patent number: 8173622
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXATING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120035699
    Abstract: A fixation mechanism coupled to an implantable device body extends from a proximal portion of the body to a distal portion of the body and includes a fixation element and a push tube segment. A push tube segment of the mechanism extends proximally from the fixation mechanism to the proximal portion of the body and is adapted to deploy the mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Hanse, Matthew A. Bergan, Terese A. Bartlett, Ryan T. Bauer, Vicki L. Bjorklund, Richard D. Sandstrom
  • Method and apparatus for fixating an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8052711
    Abstract: A fixation mechanism coupled to an implantable device body extends from a proximal portion of the body to a distal portion of the body and includes a fixation element and a push tube segment. A push tube segment of the mechanism extends proximally from the fixation mechanism to the proximal portion of the body and is adapted to deploy the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Hanse, Matthew A. Bergan, Terese A. Bartlett, Ryan T. Bauer, Vicki L. Bjorklund, Richard D. Sandstrom
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS HAVING PROTECTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC LEAVING GROUPS
    Publication number: 20090047321
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • Method and apparatus for fixating an implantable medical device
    Publication number: 20040176782
    Abstract: A fixation mechanism coupled to an implantable device body extends from a proximal portion of the body to a distal portion of the body and includes a fixation element and a push tube segment. A push tube segment of the mechanism extends proximally from the fixation mechanism to the proximal portion of the body and is adapted to deploy the mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Hanse, Matthew A. Bergan, Terese A. Bartlett, Ryan T. Bauer, Vicki L. Bjorklund, Richard D. Sandstrom
  • Hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesive for topical administration of hydrophobic drugs
    Patent number: 5173302
    Abstract: Novel hydrogel formulations useful as adhesive reservoirs for topical or transdermal drugs employ as the polymer base a crosslinked polymer or copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof. The gels are prepared from polymerizable compositions comprising:20%-50% of a monofunctional monomer component, at least 75% of said component comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, the balance being selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, water soluble acrylic functional monomers and vinyl pyrrolidone;30%-50% of a glycol component selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formulaHO--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n --H,HO--(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.m --Hand mixtures thereof, where n is in the range of about 4 to about 16 and m is 1-4;between about 0.02% and about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolann M. Holmblad, Joan M. Bergstrom, Terese A. Bartlett