Patents by Inventor Kurt Strid

Kurt Strid 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).

  • Vascular prosthesis and method in producing it
    Patent number: 4729766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vascular prosthesis in the form of a flexible tube which can be implanted in animals or human beings, with a regular pattern of blind holes in the external surface of the tube, which are regular with regard to direction, transverse dimensions and depth and are produced by laser treatment.The invention also relates to a method of producing such a vascular prosthesis consisting in that the holes are produced by means of pulsated laser beams along one or more helical lines, the tube being rotated and displaced axially at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Astra Meditec Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Sven E. Bergentz, Kjell Bockasten, Kurt Strid