Patents by Inventor Michael S. Amey

Michael S. Amey 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).

  • Self-Buffering Medical Implants
    Publication number: 20100222873
    Abstract: A medical implant includes a bioerodible portion that includes a bioerodible polymer and a bioerodible metal. The bioerodible polymer matrix degrades under physiological conditions to form acidic degradation products. The bioerodible metal degrades under physiological conditions to form basic degradation products. The acidic degradation products and the basic degradation products buffer at least a portion of the medical implant. In one aspect, the bioerodible portion includes a bioerodible polymer matrix and a bioerodible metal within the bioerodible polymer matrix. In another aspect, the medical implant can include a body, a plurality of discrete deposits of the bioerodible polymer on the body, and a plurality of discrete deposits of the bioerodible metal on the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Liliana Atanasoska, James Lee Shippy, III, Tom Holman, Michael S. Amey, Victor Schoenle, Frank Genovese, James Q. Feng, Aiden Flanagan, Jan Weber