Patents by Inventor Daniel Castro

Daniel Castro 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).

  • Biocompatible coating for a prosthesis and a method of forming the same
    Patent number: 6713119
    Abstract: A coating for a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a composition for forming the coating is disclosed. The coating can serve as a primer, allowing substances, such as polymers, to be effectively secured by the prosthesis. Alternatively, the coating can serve as a reservoir, allowing for the local and sustained release of a therapeutic substance to biological tissues. The composition can be formed from an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a dimethylsulfoxide solvent, with or without a therapeutic substance. Alternatively, the composition can be formed from an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, a dimethylsulfoxide solvent, and a wetting fluid, with or without a therapeutic substance. The composition is applied to a surface of the prosthesis and essentially all of the dimethylsulfoxide solvent or dimethylsulfoxide solvent/wetting fluid is removed or allowed to evaporate to form the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed F. A. Hossainy, Deborra Sanders-Millare, Judy A. Guruwaiya, Daniel A. Castro, Sameer Harish, Steven Z. Wu
  • Method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis
    Publication number: 20040018296
    Abstract: A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Castro, Steven Wu, Kevin L. Woolbright, Kurt W. Scheinpflug, Syed F.A. Hossainy, Li Chen
  • Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis
    Patent number: 6616765
    Abstract: A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Castro, Steven Wu, Kevin L. Woolbright, Kurt W. Scheinpflug, Syed F. A. Hossainy, Li Chen
  • BIOCOMPATIBLE COATING FOR A PROSTHESIS AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20020193475
    Abstract: A coating for a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a composition for forming the coating is disclosed. The coating can serve as a primer, allowing substances, such as polymers, to be effectively secured by the prosthesis. Alternatively, the coating can serve as a reservoir, allowing for the local and sustained release of a therapeutic substance to biological tissues. The composition can be formed from an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a dimethylsulfoxide solvent, with or without a therapeutic substance. Alternatively, the composition can be formed from an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, a dimethylsulfoxide solvent, and a wetting fluid, with or without a therapeutic substance. The composition is applied to a surface of the prosthesis and essentially all of the dimethylsulfoxide solvent or dimethylsulfoxide solvent/wetting fluid is removed or allowed to evaporate to form the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: SYED F.A. HOSSAINY, DEBORRA SANDERS-MILLARE, JUDY A. GURUWAIYA, DANIEL A. CASTRO, SAMEER HARISH, STEVEN Z. WU
  • Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis
    Patent number: 6395326
    Abstract: A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Castro, Steven Wu, Kevin L. Woolbright, Kurt W. Scheinpflug, Syed F. A. Hossainy, Li Chen