Patents by Inventor Iskender Bilge

Iskender Bilge 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).

  • Biodegradable medical device with hydroxyapatite filaments and biodegradable polymer fibers
    Patent number: 9226995
    Abstract: A system for treating a vascular condition includes a stent including hydroxyapatite fibers interwoven to define a stent lumen. Another aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a stent by forming hydroxyapatite fibers and biodegradable polymeric fibers, and interweaving the fibers to form a stent wall. The hydroxyapatite fibers can be formed by a sol-gel process, followed by spinning of the gel to form the hydroxyapatite fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventor: Iskender Bilge
  • Biodegradable Medical Device With Hydroxyapatite Filaments and Biodegradable Polymer Fibers
    Publication number: 20140142678
    Abstract: A system for treating a vascular condition includes a stent including hydroxyapatite fibers interwoven to define a stent lumen. Another aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a stent by forming hydroxyapatite fibers and biodegradable polymeric fibers, and interweaving the fibers to form a stent wall. The hydroxyapatite fibers can be formed by a sol-gel process, followed by spinning of the gel to form the hydroxyapatite fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: Iskender Bilge
  • Biodegradable medical device with hydroxyapatite filaments and biodegradable polymer fibers
    Patent number: 8556957
    Abstract: A system for treating a vascular condition includes a stent including hydroxyapatite fibers interwoven to define a stent lumen. Another aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a stent by forming hydroxyapatite fibers and biodegradable polymeric fibers, and interweaving the fibers to form a stent wall. The hydroxyapatite fibers can be formed by a sol-gel process, followed by spinning of the gel to form the hydroxyapatite fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventor: Iskender Bilge
  • Biodegrdable Medical Device With Hydroxyapatite Filaments and Biodegradable Polymer Fibers
    Publication number: 20100324646
    Abstract: A system for treating a vascular condition includes a stent including hydroxyapatite fibers interwoven to define a stent lumen. Another aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a stent by forming hydroxyapatite fibers and biodegradable polymeric fibers, and interweaving the fibers to form a stent wall. The hydroxyapatite fibers can be formed by a sol-gel process, followed by spinning of the gel to form the hydroxyapatite fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventor: Iskender Bilge
  • Method and Device for Localized Administration of Calcium Chelating Agent
    Publication number: 20100280595
    Abstract: A system for treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cardiac valve dysfunction comprises delivering one or more calcium chelating agents locally to a treatment site. One aspect of the invention provides a method including delivering a nano-particulate calcium chelating agent into a vascular wall. Another aspect of the invention provides a method and device for forming a sealed chamber around a cardiac valve, releasing one or more calcium chelating agents into the sealed chamber and decalcifying a cardiac valve in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Iskender Bilge, Joseph Berglund, Ayala Hezi-Yamit