Patents by Inventor Gregory Scott Simmons

Gregory Scott Simmons 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).

  • Radiation sterilization of implantable medical devices
    Patent number: 8981316
    Abstract: A system and method for sterilization of medical devices includes methods for reducing the variance in dose levels over the medical device by either varying the dose levels for each pass before a radiation source, such as an electron beam, or by increasing the number of passes before a radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Simmons, Brian Riggs
  • Radiation sterilization of medical devices
    Patent number: 8696984
    Abstract: A method for medical device sterilization comprises staggering a stack of packages so that a back surface of each package partially overlaps a front surface of another of the packages. Each package contains a medical device. The stack of packages are positioned so that the front surfaces of the packages face toward a radiation source. The packages are then exposed to radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Abigail Freeman, Brian Riggs, Robert Harrison, Gregory Scott Simmons
  • Radiation Sterilization of Implantable Medical Devices
    Publication number: 20110240882
    Abstract: A system and method for sterilization of medical devices includes methods for reducing the variance in dose levels over the medical device by either varying the dose levels for each pass before a radiation source, such as an electron beam, or by increasing the number of passes before a radiation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Simmons, Brian Riggs