Patents by Inventor Micheal Krivoruchko

Micheal Krivoruchko 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).

  • Bioresorbable stent
    Patent number: 7651527
    Abstract: A bioresorbable endoluminal prosthesis for placement in a body lumen having a stent substrate of a first metallic material that has a lower electrical potential than a standard reference electrode. The stent substrate is coated with a biodegradable polymer having a second metallic material dispersed therein, wherein the second metallic material has a higher electrical potential than the standard reference electrode. After implantation of the stent within the body lumen, the second metallic material is present in the polymeric coating in a sufficient concentration to cause galvanic corrosion of the first metallic material such that over time the stent substrate is bioresorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Micheal Krivoruchko, Jeffrey Allen, Matthew Birdsall