Patents by Inventor Daniel Capuano

Daniel Capuano 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 with cover connectors
    Publication number: 20080177372
    Abstract: A stent suitable for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen, generally comprising a tubular body configured to facilitate connection of a cover thereto. A stent assembly of the invention generally comprises a stent having cover connectors in contact with a cover to secure the cover to a surface of the stent. The invention also comprises methods of securing a cover to a stent. In a first embodiment, the cover connector on an expandable tubular body has a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The connector has an open configuration, and a closed configuration in which the first section has at least one bend and the second section has at least one bend, so that the first and second sections are bent together and are directed towards the third section therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Design & Performance - Cyprus Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Vonderwalde Freidberg, Daniel Capuano
  • Stent with cover connectors
    Publication number: 20060206194
    Abstract: A stent suitable for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen, generally comprising a tubular body configured to facilitate connection of a cover thereto. A stent assembly of the invention generally comprises a stent having cover connectors in contact with a cover to secure the cover to a surface of the stent. The invention also comprises methods of securing a cover to a stent. In a first embodiment, the cover connector on an expandable tubular body has a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The connector has an open configuration, and a closed configuration in which the first section has at least one bend and the second section has at least one bend, so that the first and second sections are bent together and are directed towards the third section therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Design & Performance - Cyprus Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Vonderwalde, Daniel Capuano
  • Stent with cover connectors
    Patent number: 6929658
    Abstract: A stent for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen has a tubular body with at least one cover connector integrally formed on the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Design & Performance-Cyprus Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Vonderwalde Freidberg, Daniel Capuano
  • Stent with cover connectors
    Publication number: 20040215329
    Abstract: A stent suitable for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen, generally comprising a tubular body configured to facilitate connection of a cover thereto. A stent assembly of the invention generally comprises a stent having cover connectors in contact with a cover to secure the cover to a surface of the stent. The invention also comprises methods of securing a cover to a stent. In a first embodiment, the cover connector on an expandable tubular body has a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The connector has an open configuration, and a closed configuration in which the first section has at least one bend and the second section has at least one bend, so that the first and second sections are bent together and are directed towards the third section therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Diseno Y Desarrollo Medico, S.A. De C.V.
    Inventors: Carlos F. Vonderwalde, Daniel Capuano
  • Stent assembly
    Publication number: 20040215324
    Abstract: A stent suitable for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen, generally comprising a tubular body configured to facilitate connection of a cover thereto. A stent assembly of the invention generally comprises a stent having cover connectors in contact with a cover to secure the cover to a surface of the stent. The invention also comprises methods of securing a cover to a stent. In a first embodiment, the cover connector on an expandable tubular body has a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The connector has an open configuration, and a closed configuration in which the first section has at least one bend and the second section has at least one bend, so that the first and second sections are bent together and are directed towards the third section therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Diseno Y Desarrollo Medico, S.A. De C.V.
    Inventors: Carlos Vonderwalde, Daniel Capuano
  • Stent with cover connectors
    Patent number: 6699277
    Abstract: A stent suitable for maintaining the patency of a bodily lumen, generally comprising a tubular body configured to facilitate connection of a cover thereto. A stent assembly of the invention generally comprises a stent having cover connectors in contact with a cover to secure the cover to a surface of the stent. The invention also comprises methods of securing a cover to a stent. In a first embodiment, the cover connector on an expandable tubular body has a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The connector has an open configuration, and a closed configuration in which the first section has at least one bend and the second section has at least one bend, so that the first and second sections are bent together and are directed towards the third section therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Diseno y Desarrollo Medica, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Carlos Vonderwalde Freidberg, Daniel Capuano