Patents by Inventor James E. McGovern

James E. McGovern 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).

  • Stent for Delivery a Therapeutic Agent from a Side Surface of a Stent StSrut
    Publication number: 20090192593
    Abstract: Described herein are implantable medical devices, such as implantable or intravascular stents, for delivering a therapeutic agent, and methods for making such medical devices. In one embodiment, the medical device comprises a stent having a plurality of struts, at least one of which has a cavity disposed therein. A therapeutic agent is delivered from the cavity through and opening in a strut surface. In another embodiment, the medical device is a stent having a coating disposed on the side surface(s) of at least one strut for deliver of a therapeutic agent from the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Meyer, James E. McGovern, Daniel Gregorich, Shawn Sorenson, Aaron Foss