Patents by Inventor MICHAEL DRUES

MICHAEL DRUES 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).

  • LUMEN - SUPPORTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
    Publication number: 20080124373
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are medical devices, particularly lumen-supporting devices, which include a biocompatible nanostructured ceramic material configured to be disposed adjacent to a luminal surface and having an average grain size dimension of about 1 nanometer to about 1000 nanometers, a strain to failure of at least about 1 percent, and a cross-sectional hardness greater than or equal to about 350 kilograms per square millimeter. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the lumen-supporting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: INFRAMAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: T. Danny Xiao, Michael Drues, Mark Ettlinger, Xiaqing Ma
  • MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
    Publication number: 20080069854
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are medical devices. The medical devices generally include a biocompatible nanostructured ceramic material having an average grain size dimension of about 1 nanometer to about 1000 nanometers, a strain to failure of at least about 1 percent, and a cross-sectional hardness greater than or equal to about 350 kilograms per square millimeter. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: INFRAMAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: T. Xiao, MICHAEL DRUES, MARK ETTLINGER, XINQING MA