Patents by Inventor Atoni Bayes-Genis

Atoni Bayes-Genis 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).

  • Stent treatment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6709449
    Abstract: Manual stent manipulation before implantation results in foreign body contamination and increased neointimal hyperplasia. Rinsing commercially available sterile stents with high pressure immediately before implantation eliminates residual surface stent contaminants and reduces inflammation elicited by stent struts. Ex-vivo stent expansion and surface analysis revealed that rinsed stents had fewer surface contaminants than untouched or handled stents. In a porcine stent restenosis model, rinsed stents elicited less inflammation and less neointimal hyperplasia at one month than handled and untouched stents. Pressure-rinsing of coronary stents immediately before implantation reduces inflammation and neointimal hyperplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Allan R. Camrud, Atoni Bayes-Genis, Robert S. Schwartz
  • Stent treatment apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20020138126
    Abstract: Manual stent manipulation before implantation results in foreign body contamination and increased neointimal hyperplasia. Rinsing commercially available sterile stents with high pressure immediately before implantation eliminates residual surface stent contaminants and reduces inflammation elicited by stent struts. Ex-vivo stent expansion and surface analysis revealed that rinsed stents had fewer surface contaminants than untouched or handled stents. In a porcine stent restenosis model, rinsed stents elicited less inflammation and less neointimal hyperplasia at one month than handled and untouched stents. Pressure-rinsing of coronary stents immediately before implantation reduces inflammation and neointimal hyperplasia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Allan R. Camrud, Atoni Bayes-Genis, Robert Schwartz