Patents by Inventor Michael D. Boneau

Michael D. Boneau 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).

  • Patent number: 6827733
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Publication number: 20040064180
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 6663661
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Publication number: 20020049488
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Publication number: 20020049492
    Abstract: An endoprosthesis is provided having an expandable, generally cylindrical body portion defining an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface is preferably regular and smooth to yield a low coefficient of friction, while the outside surface is modified to yield a relatively high coefficient of friction with a vessel surface, includes a macroscopic surface modification to engage the vessel surface, or includes an adhesive coating that bonds the stent to the vessel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Lashinski, Bradley Jendersee, Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 6344053
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 6309411
    Abstract: An endoprosthesis is provided having an expandable, generally cylindrical body portion defining an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface is preferably regular and smooth to yield a low coefficient of friction, while the outside surface is modified to yield a relatively high coefficient of friction with a vessel surface, includes a macroscopic surface modification to engage the vessel surface, or includes an adhesive coating that bonds the stent to the vessel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Medtronic Ave, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Lashinski, Bradley Jendersee, Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5891190
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5879382
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5817152
    Abstract: An endoprosthetic device comprises at least two short stent segments welded together to form a connected stent. Each stent segment defines a single wire having straight sections integrally formed between axial turns. The welds are placed between stent segments at one or more aligned adjacent axial turns. The welded connected stent is flexible enough to allow it to pass through sharp turns and to be implanted to conform to the contour of the lesion to be treated. In one aspect of the invention all adjacent axial turns are welded together. In another aspect of the invention, selected adjacent axial turns are welded together to create a generally balanced spiral pattern of welds surrounding the cylindrical connected stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventors: Matthew Birdsall, Bradley Jendersee, Robert Lashinski, Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5800509
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5674278
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
  • Patent number: 5292331
    Abstract: An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wirelike structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Applied Vascular Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Boneau