Patents by Inventor Gerald Menaker, M.D.

Gerald Menaker, M.D. 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).

  • Method and means for gold-coating implantable intravascular devices
    Patent number: 5207706
    Abstract: Implantable vascular prostheses, formed of synthetic, woven fibers are coated with a thin layer of metallic gold sufficient to create a continuous coating over the surfaces of the fibers that come into contact with blood. The coating is applied by vapor deposition or sputtering to coat the fibers without blocking or bridging the interstices formed by the intersection of the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Inventor: Gerald Menaker, M.D.