Patents by Inventor Gregory Sydney

Gregory Sydney 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).

  • Implantable or insertable medical device resistant to microbial growth and biofilm formation
    Publication number: 20050161859
    Abstract: Disclosed are implantable or insertable medical devices that provide resistance to microbial growth on and in the environment of the device and resistance to microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on the device. In particular, the invention discloses implantable or insertable medical devices that comprise at least one biocompatible matrix polymer region, an antimicrobial agent for providing resistance to microbial growth and a microbial adhesion/biofilm synthesis inhibitor for inhibiting the attachment of microbes and the synthesis and accumulation of biofilm on the surface of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Kathleen Miller, Gregory Sydney, Kurt Geitz, Peter Dayton, Ronald Sahatjian
  • Selective coating of a balloon catheter with lubricious material for stent deployment
    Publication number: 20050080477
    Abstract: A predetermined arrangement of differentially lubricious areas on a balloon catheter for controlling against unexpected movement of a stent carried thereon when in situ in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Sydney, Russ Seiber, Arthur Madenjian, Annette Belovi