Patents by Inventor Mary McSweeney

Mary McSweeney 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).

  • Functionalisation of stents with lipases
    Publication number: 20060142850
    Abstract: The invention relates to intravascular stents having in an inner surface an enzyme capable of catabolizing cholesterol and lipids, such as lipase, or cells that have been genetically modified to produce the enzyme, and to their use in the treatment or prevention of obstructive artheriosclerotic lesions in coronary and peripheral blood vessels, or prevention of restenosis in intra coronaric stents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Mary McSweeney, Francois Rossi, Laura Gribaldo