Patents by Inventor Kate Elaine Wenc

Kate Elaine Wenc 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 for controlling drug loading in a medical device
    Patent number: 8640643
    Abstract: Systems and relative methods for regulating the loading capacity of a coating sleeve affixed to an outer surface of an implantable medical device to control an amount of antimicrobial agent delivered with the implantable medical device. A coating sleeve defines fibril void spaces into which therapeutic agents are loaded. A clamp is positioned on the coating sleeve to adjust the volume of the fibril void spaces so as to regulate the loading capacity of the coating sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventor: Kate Elaine Wenc
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRUG LOADING IN A MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100166941
    Abstract: Systems and relative methods for regulating the loading capacity of a coating sleeve affixed to an outer surface of an implantable medical device to control an amount of antimicrobial agent delivered with the implantable medical device. A coating sleeve defines fibril void spaces into which therapeutic agents are loaded. A clamp is positioned on the coating sleeve to adjust the volume of the fibril void spaces so as to regulate the loading capacity of the coating sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Kate Elaine Wenc