Patents by Inventor Ed Berger

Ed Berger 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).

  • DRUG COATED BALLOON CATHETER AND PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE
    Publication number: 20140046254
    Abstract: A drug delivery balloon is provided comprising a balloon having a surface, and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the balloon surface, the coating including an cytostatic therapeutic agent, an excipient, and a plasticizer. In accordance with the present subject matter, at least 30% of the coating transfers from the balloon surface within two minutes after inflation of the balloon. Alternatively, at least 30% of the coating transfers from the balloon surface within one minute after inflation. The coating results in an effective pharmacokinetic profile of an cytostatic therapeutic agent in a vasculature or target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: John Stankus, Mikael Trollsas, Syed Hossainy, Zhang Liangxuan, Ed Berger, Stephen Pacetti, John L. Toner
  • DRUG COATED BALLOON CATHETER AND PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE
    Publication number: 20100324645
    Abstract: A drug delivery balloon is provided comprising a balloon having a surface, and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the balloon surface, the coating including an cytostatic therapeutic agent, an excipient, and a plasticizer. In accordance with the present subject matter, at least 30% of the coating transfers from the balloon surface within two minutes after inflation of the balloon. Alternatively, at least 30% of the coating transfers from the balloon surface within one minute after inflation. The coating results in an effective pharmacokinetic profile of an cytostatic therapeutic agent in a vasculature or target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: JOHN STANKUS, Mikael Trollsas, Syed Hossainy, Liangxuan Zhang, Ed Berger, Stephen Pacetti, John L. Toner