Patents Assigned to Polymerex Medical Corp.
  • Balloon catheter
    Patent number: 6123718
    Abstract: An ablation balloon catheter for treating tissues or atherosclerosis on a patient having a prior angioplasty procedure, the balloon catheter comprising a conductive elastomer electrode means which is coated onto a balloon surface and is connected to a radiofrequency current source to supply radiofrequency thermal therapy to the tissue for therapeutic ablation purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Polymerex Medical Corp.
    Inventors: Lily Chen Tu, Hosheng Tu
  • Surface fluorinated stent and methods thereof
    Patent number: 6090134
    Abstract: An intraluminal medical device for treating tissues in a patient, the device comprising an elongate radially expandable tubular stent having an interior luminal surface and an opposite exterior surface extending along a longitudinal stent axis; the interior luminal surface, the exterior surface, and/or an entire surface of the expandable tubular stent having fluorine-containing coating to render the surface biocompatible and/or hemocompatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Polymerex Medical Corp.
    Inventors: Lily Chen Tu, Hosheng Tu