Patents by Inventor Francisco Pelaez

Francisco Pelaez 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).

  • Composite scaffolds for thermal ablation of metastatic cancer cells
    Patent number: 11980410
    Abstract: A device includes an electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material and a biocompatible porous scaffold around the electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material. The biocompatible porous scaffold includes a biocompatible polymer and pores configured to capture metastatic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Samira M. Azarin, Francisco Pelaez, Navid Manuchehrabadi, John C. Bischof
  • COMPOSITE SCAFFOLDS FOR THERMAL ABLATION OF METASTATIC CANCER CELLS
    Publication number: 20190105094
    Abstract: A device includes an electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material and a biocompatible porous scaffold around the electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material. The biocompatible porous scaffold includes a biocompatible polymer and pores configured to capture metastatic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Samira M. Azarin, Francisco Pelaez, Navid Manuchehrabadi, John C. Bischof