Patents by Inventor Matthew Bridsall

Matthew Bridsall 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).

  • High Temperature Oxidation-Reduction Process to Form Porous Structures on a Medical Implant
    Publication number: 20080208308
    Abstract: A system for treating abnormalities of the cardiovascular system includes a stent having a porous therapeutic agent carrying zone comprising oxidation and reduction products of one or more metals in the stent framework. Another embodiment of the invention includes a method of manufacturing a therapeutic agent carrying stent comprising exposing a metallic stent framework to oxidizing and reducting conditions, and forming a therapeutic agent carrying zone on the surface of the stent framework that includes oxidation and reduction products of one or more metals in the stent framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, Matthew Bridsall