Patents by Inventor Marcia L. O'Conner

Marcia L. O'Conner 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).

  • Drug releasing elastic band and method
    Patent number: 7252838
    Abstract: A ligating band according to the present invention comprises an elastomeric layer and an inner drug releasing layer. The inner drug releasing layer includes a therapeutic agent, for example a chemotherapeutic agent for treating a mucosa, polyp or other growth. A ligating band according to the present invention also may include an inner diffusion barrier disposed between the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer, with the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer each contacting the inner diffusion barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcia L. O'Conner, Michael S. Banik, Kathleen M. Miller