Patents by Inventor Jesse Christian Thiesen-Toupal

Jesse Christian Thiesen-Toupal 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a medical device having a porous coating thereon
    Patent number: 7862835
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing drug-coated medical devices having a porous coatings thereon. The pores are created by solid particle additives added to a mixture comprising a solvent, a drug, and a polymer to create a suspension, which is applied to the medical device. The method includes adding a surfactant to the mixture to prevent or decrease flocculation of the solid particle additives. Another method is provided that includes spraying a suspension on a medical device that comprises solid particle additives, a drug, and a polymer and analyzing the distribution of the solid particle additives in the suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Warner, Michael Arney, Jesse Christian Thiesen-Toupal