Patents by Inventor Loren Simer

Loren Simer 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).

  • Electrically actuated medical devices
    Patent number: 8398693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices for implantation or insertion into body lumens, for example, catheters, guidewires, stents and aneurysm coils. The devices of the present invention comprise electrically actuated materials, such as electroactive polymers and piezoelectric and electrostrictive materials, which enhance or expand their functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Weber, Tracee Eidenschink, David Elizondo, Loren Simer
  • Electrically actuated medical devices
    Publication number: 20050165439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices for implantation or insertion into body lumens, for example, catheters, guidewires, stents and aneurysm coils. The devices of the present invention comprise electrically actuated materials, such as electroactive polymers and piezoelectric and electrostrictive materials, which enhance or expand their functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Jan Weber, Tracee Eidenschink, David Elizondo, Loren Simer