Patents by Inventor Gert P. Andersen

Gert P. Andersen 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).

  • Graft with bioabsorbable support frame
    Patent number: 8663308
    Abstract: The medical devices, such as stent grafts, described herein preferably include a tubular remodelable graft material attached to a support frame formed at least in part from a metallic bioabsorbable material. The remodelable graft material preferably includes an extracellular matrix material such as small intestinal submucosa (SIS). The support frame attached to the graft is preferably a bioabsorbable magnesium alloy. The devices may be implanted within a peripheral vascular body vessel from a percutaneous delivery catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Michael Schafer, Andrew W. Conder, Robert W. Harrell, Marck Wassmann, Gert P. Andersen
  • Graft with bioabsorbable support frame
    Publication number: 20100262221
    Abstract: The medical devices, such as stent grafts, described herein preferably include a tubular remodelable graft material attached to a support frame formed at least in part from a metallic bioabsorbable material. The remodelable graft material preferably includes an extracellular matrix material such as small intestinal submucosa (SIS). The support frame attached to the graft is preferably a bioabsorbable magnesium alloy. The devices may be implanted within a peripheral vascular body vessel from a percutaneous delivery catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Schafer, Andrew W. Conder, Robert W. Harrell, Marck Wassmann, Gert P. Andersen