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).
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Patent number: 6827733Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Publication number: 20040064180Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 6663661Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Publication number: 20020049488Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Publication number: 20020049492Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Robert Lashinski, Bradley Jendersee, Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 6344053Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 1999Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 6309411Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 1998Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Medtronic Ave, Inc.Inventors: Robert Lashinski, Bradley Jendersee, Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5891190Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5879382Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5817152Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Inventors: Matthew Birdsall, Bradley Jendersee, Robert Lashinski, Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5800509Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5674278Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 1996Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau
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Patent number: 5292331Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 24, 1989Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Applied Vascular Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Boneau