Patents by Inventor Elizabeth A. Stejskal

Elizabeth A. Stejskal 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).

  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 7806925
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Publication number: 20050131528
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Buscemi, Elizabeth Stejskal, Donald Palme, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 6869443
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Publication number: 20020099434
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 6387124
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Method for making a biodegradable stent
    Patent number: 5968092
    Abstract: A method for making a biodegradable stent for insertion into a lumen, the method involves the casting of a film including a matrix of collagen IV and laminin, drying the film, casting a film containing polylactic acid onto the first dried film to form stent material, drying the material formed and forming the biodegradable material into a stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 5769883
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 5551954
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape having an exterior surface, a cambered interior surface, a leading end and a trailing end. The main body has substantially the same thickness at the leading end as at the trailing end. The stent may be made of a biodegradable material having a rate of degradation and including a drug releasable at a rate controlling the rate of degradation of the biodegradable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Erin S. Doyle
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 5500013
    Abstract: A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having collagen IV and laminin that enclose voids within the matrix. The tubular main body also includes a biodegradable strengthening material in contact with the matrix to strengthen the matrix. The tubular main body is essentially saturated with drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
  • Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
    Patent number: 5464450
    Abstract: A stent made of biodegradable material includes a drug that is released at a rate controlled by the rate of degradation of the biodegradable material. The stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape. The main body may further include a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and a slot defined by opposing edges which permits insertion and positioning of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: SCIMED Lifesystems Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang