Patents Assigned to Boston Scimed, Inc.
  • Medical articles having enzymatic surfaces for localized therapy
    Patent number: 7407668
    Abstract: An enzymatically active medical article is provided, which comprises a medical article and an enzyme disposed at or near a surface of the medical article such that the medical article is provided with an enzymatically active surface. The enzyme is selected, for example, from the group consisting of protease enzymes, glycosidase enzymes, enzymes that degrade cholesterol esters, enzymes that convert hydrocortisone to cortisone, enzymes that degrade oxalate, and enzymes that generate NO from arginine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas C. Shepard