Patents by Inventor Kristyn S. Masters

Kristyn S. Masters 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).

  • Patent number: 8425541
    Abstract: An endovascular device for occluding a vascular aneurysm is disclosed. The device includes a polymeric shell member that, in one embodiment, may be constructed from a bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-diol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer, and a liquid embolic agent. The copolymer is sufficiently flexible and strong for endovascular delivery into a vascular aneurysm and for use as a polymeric shell for receiving the liquid embolic agent. Upon activation inside of the polymeric shell within the aneurysm, the liquid embolic agent solidifies enabling biological isolation of the aneurysm and improved patient outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Roham Moftakhar, Fangmin Xu, Beverly Aagaard Kienitz
  • Patent number: 8425542
    Abstract: An endovascular device for occluding a vascular aneurysm is disclosed. The device includes a polymeric shell member that, in one embodiment, may be constructed from a bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-diol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer, and a biocompatible metallic frame member. The copolymer is sufficiently flexible and strong for endovascular delivery into a vascular aneurysm and for use as a polymeric shell for receiving the biocompatible metallic frame member. The biometallic frame member may include one or more components constructed from a NiTi alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Roham Moftakhar, Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Fangmin Xu
  • Patent number: 8278406
    Abstract: A bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-butanediol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer for use in medical implant devices. The biocompatible urethane component being the reaction product of 4,4?-methylene-di-(p-phenyl isocyanate) and poly(tetramethylene oxide)n and further reacted with 1,4-butanediol, wherein n=10 to 40. The bioactive glycosaminoglycan being a salt of hyaluronic acid, such as a cetylpyridinium salt acid having 5 to 10,000 repeating units or a salt of heparin, such as a dimethyldioctadecylammonium salt of heparin has 5 to 65 repeating units or a suitable salt of dermatan sulfate. The weight content of the bioactive glycosaminoglycan is an amount sufficient to render the copolymer bioactive. The copolymers described herein have excellent hemocompatibility and biocompatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Fangmin Xu
  • Publication number: 20090118761
    Abstract: An endovascular device for occluding a vascular aneurysm is disclosed. The device includes a polymeric shell member that, in one embodiment, may be constructed from a bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-diol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer, and a liquid embolic agent. The copolymer is sufficiently flexible and strong for endovascular delivery into a vascular aneurysm and for use as a polymeric shell for receiving the liquid embolic agent. Upon activation inside of the polymeric shell within the aneurysm, the liquid embolic agent solidifies enabling biological isolation of the aneurysm and improved patient outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Roham Moftakhar, Fangmin Xu, Beverly Aagaard Kienitz
  • Publication number: 20090062834
    Abstract: An endovascular device for occluding a vascular aneurysm is disclosed. The device includes a polymeric shell member that, in one embodiment, may be constructed from a bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-diol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer, and a biocompatible metallic frame member. The copolymer is sufficiently flexible and strong for endovascular delivery into a vascular aneurysm and for use as a polymeric shell for receiving the biocompatible metallic frame member. The biometallic frame member may include one or more components constructed from a NiTi alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Roham Moftakhar, Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Fangmin Xu
  • Publication number: 20080293906
    Abstract: A bioactive and biocompatible polyurethane-butanediol-glycosaminoglycan copolymer for use in medical implant devices. The biocompatible urethane component being the reaction product of 4,4?-methylene-di-(p-phenyl isocyanate) and poly(tetramethylene oxide)n and further reacted with 1,4-butanediol, wherein n=10 to 40. The bioactive glycosaminoglycan being a salt of hyaluronic acid, such as a cetylpyridinium salt acid having 5 to 10,000 repeating units or a salt of heparin, such as a dimethyldioctadecylammonium salt of heparin has 5 to 65 repeating units or a suitable salt of dermatan sulfate. The weight content of the bioactive glycosaminoglycan is an amount sufficient to render the copolymer bioactive. The copolymers described herein have excellent hemocompatibility and biocompatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, Fangmin Xu
  • Publication number: 20080268551
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymers and microfluidic devices comprising a covalently attached substrate binding element, and methods for producing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher N. Bowman, Robert P. Sebra, Kristi S. Anseth, Kristyn S. Masters