Patents by Inventor Brandon Yoe

Brandon Yoe 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).

  • Methods of coating an implantable device having depots formed in a surface thereof
    Patent number: 6506437
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of coating an implantable device, such as a stent or a graft, having a plurality of depots formed in a surface thereof. An exemplary method includes applying a composition including a polymer and a solvent to the implantable device proximate to the depots. Such application of the composition is performed at a first gas pressure. The method also includes applying a second gas pressure, which is greater than the first gas pressure, to the composition-coated device so that air pockets in the depots are eliminated, or at least reduced in size. The method also includes the act of removing the solvent from the composition to form a coating. An implantable device coated in accordance with the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer Harish, Steven Z. Wu, Kurt W. Scheinpflug, Brandon Yoe