Patents by Inventor Pamela Ann Kramer-Brown

Pamela Ann Kramer-Brown 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).

  • MRI COMPATIBLE, RADIOPAQUE ALLOYS FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080195194
    Abstract: A metallic alloy whose primary constituent elements are a relatively higher volume fraction of titanium and a relatively lower volume fraction of an added element or elements generally selected from the transition elements (excluding mercury, cadmium, osmium and copper). Medical devices formed from the metallic alloy are visible under MRI imaging and are sufficiently radiopaque for viewing by x-ray fluoroscopy. The alloy may be embodied in a multitude of medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Dirk Pacetti, Pamela Ann Kramer-Brown, Ryan John Santos, John William Morris, Shamim Muhammad Malik
  • BIOACTIVE AGENT-CONTAINING IMPLANTABLE RINGS
    Publication number: 20080065044
    Abstract: A bioactive agent-containing implantable open ring-shaped medical device and methods of using for the treatment of disease are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Ann Kramer-Brown, Florian N. Ludwig