Patents by Inventor Jessica K. Anderson

Jessica K. Anderson 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).

  • Time-selective bioresorbable or collapsible drug delivery systems and methods
    Patent number: 8690840
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices and treatment methods are provided, particularly for use in the bladder. The device is configured for retention in the bladder for at least a portion of the drug delivery period and includes at least one biodegradable component such that following a biodegradation at a selected time, the retention function is lost and the device or portions thereof are resorbed and/or excreted. The method may include deploying into the bladder of a patient a device having a device structure housing a drug formulation comprising at a drug; releasing drug from the device structure into the bladder; and then, changing the composition of urine in the bladder, e.g., by altering the pH, to trigger degradation of at least part of the device structure to enable the device structure or parts thereof to be excreted from the bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: TARIS Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Heejin Lee, Michael J. Cima, Cheryl Larrivee-Elkins, Dennis Giesing, Jessica K. Anderson, Sarma Duddu
  • TIME-SELECTIVE BIORESORBABLE OR COLLAPSIBLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120089122
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices and treatment methods are provided, particularly for use in the bladder. The device is configured for retention in the bladder for at least a portion of the drug delivery period and includes at least one biodegradable component such that following a biodegradation at a selected time, the retention function is lost and the device or portions thereof are resorbed and/or excreted. The method may include deploying into the bladder of a patient a device having a device structure housing a drug formulation comprising at a drug; releasing drug from the device structure into the bladder; and then, changing the composition of urine in the bladder, e.g., by altering the pH, to trigger degradation of at least part of the device structure to enable the device structure or parts thereof to be excreted from the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: TARIS Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Heejin Lee, Michael J. Cima, Cheryl Larrivee-Elkins, Dennis Geising, Jessica K. Anderson, Sarma Duddu