Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Banas

Christopher T. Banas 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).

  • Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same
    Patent number: 8529616
    Abstract: An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions. In contrast the austenitic regions exhibit superelastic behavior in vivo and will recover their pre-programmed configuration upon deformation or release of an applied strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher T. Banas, Denes Marton
  • Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same
    Patent number: 6923829
    Abstract: An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher T. Banas, Denes Marton
  • Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20040102837
    Abstract: An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher T. Banas, Denes Marton