Patents by Inventor Dentcho V. Ivanov

Dentcho V. Ivanov 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 medication dispensing device
    Patent number: 5366454
    Abstract: A medication dispensing device for implantation into an animal or human body, comprises a plurality of compartments each containing a dose of medicine to be dispensed and having a delivery opening permitting delivery of the medicine; a rupturable membrane sealing the delivery opening of each compartment, the membrane having a predetermined elastic deformation limit and a predetermined rupture point; and a membrane rupturing system associated with each compartment for rupturing the membrane thereof in response to an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: La Corporation de l'Ecole Polytechnique
    Inventors: John F. Currie, Dentcho V. Ivanov, Andre Lecours