Patents by Inventor Anthony Mikulec

Anthony Mikulec 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 delivery apparatus
    Patent number: 7867193
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery apparatus for delivering a drug into a bodily fluid in a body cavity of a patient over a period of time, which includes a hollow member that defines at least one lumen for facilitating a unidirectional recirculating flow of a therapeutic fluid through the lumen. The fluid can contain a bodily fluid, such as, for example, perilymph, and a drug. The apparatus also includes a pump, for example a single unidirectional pump, to control the flow rate of the therapeutic fluid through the hollow member, and an interface member in communication with at least one lumen of the hollow member. The device thus allows for the controlled delivery of the therapeutic fluid to a predetermined location in the bodily cavity of the patient, such as, for example, a cochlea of a human ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Michael J. McKenna, Jason O. Fiering, Mark J. Mescher, Sharon G. Kujawa, William F. Sewell, Anthony A. Mikulec
  • Drug delivery apparatus
    Publication number: 20060030837
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery apparatus for delivering a drug into a bodily fluid in a body cavity of a patient over a period of time, which includes a hollow member that defines at least one lumen for facilitating a unidirectional recirculating flow of a therapeutic fluid through the lumen. The fluid can contain a bodily fluid, such as, for example, perilymph, and a drug. The apparatus also includes a pump, for example a single unidirectional pump, to control the flow rate of the therapeutic fluid through the hollow member, and an interface member in communication with at least one lumen of the hollow member. The device thus allows for the controlled delivery of the therapeutic fluid to a predetermined location in the bodily cavity of the patient, such as, for example, a cochlea of a human ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McKenna, Jason Fiering, Mark Mescher, Sharon Kujawa, William Sewell, Anthony Mikulec