Patents by Inventor Elango S. Minnoor

Elango S. Minnoor 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).

  • Apparatuses and media for drug elution and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 8097224
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. A related embodiment of the invention is an apparatus that is used for example to facilitate the practice of the above-noted methods by inhibiting the evaporation of dissolution media from the vessels in which elution is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Poonam S. Gulati, John Pennala
  • Nano-emulsion technology for drug elution
    Patent number: 7790461
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Poonam S. Gulati, Eugene Levin, Elango S. Minnoor
  • APPARATUSES AND MEDIA FOR DRUG ELUTION AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20100098595
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. A related embodiment of the invention is an apparatus that is used for example to facilitate the practice of the above-noted methods by inhibiting the evaporation of dissolution media from the vessels in which elution is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Poonam S. Gulati, John Pennala
  • Apparatuses and media for drug elution and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 7687268
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. A related embodiment of the invention is an apparatus that is used for example to facilitate the practice of the above-noted methods by inhibiting the evaporation of dissolution media from the vessels in which elution is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Poonam S. Gulati, John Pennala
  • Nano-emulsion technology for drug elution
    Publication number: 20090169624
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Poonam S. Gulati, Eugene Levin, Elango S. Minnoor
  • Apparatuses and media for drug elution and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20090029472
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantable devices such as cardiac leads. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound such as a drug blended polymer matrix. A related embodiment of the invention is an apparatus that is used for example to facilitate the practice of the above-noted methods by inhibiting the evaporation of dissolution media from the vessels in which elution is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Poonam S. Gulati, John Pennala
  • Polypeptide formulations and methods for making, using and characterizing them
    Publication number: 20080113443
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include polypeptide formulations and methods for making, using and characterizing them. Embodiment of the invention include stabilized polypeptide formulations, for example stable glucose oxidase formulations that can be used with glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. Another embodiment of the invention includes methods to characterize the concentration of nonionic surfactants in stabilized polypeptide formulation for example stable insulin formulations that can be used in the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Poonam S. Gulati, Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Xiao Zhu, William P. Van Antwerp
  • Polypeptide formulations and methods for making, using and characterizing them
    Patent number: 7241586
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include polypeptide formulations and methods for making, using and characterizing them. Embodiment of the invention include stabilized polypeptide formulations, for example stable glucose oxidase formulations that can be used with glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. Another embodiment of the invention includes methods to characterize the concentration of nonionic surfactants in stabilized polypeptide formulation for example stable insulin formulations that can be used in the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Poonam S. Gulati, Sarnath Chattaraj, Elango S. Minnoor, Eugene Levin, Xiao Zhu, William P. Van Antwerp