Patents by Inventor Patrice K. Nazzaro

Patrice K. Nazzaro 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).

  • Two-stage stent-graft and method of delivering same
    Patent number: 7955373
    Abstract: A stent-graft is provided for defining a prosthetic fluid passage within a body lumen. The stent-graft includes a graft having a forward section, and a pilot stent located within the forward section of the graft. The pilot stent has an expanded diameter less than that of a lumen in which it is to be deployed to permit fluid flow within the lumen during deployment of the stent-graft. Means are provided for subsequently expanding the pilot stent and the graft to the full diameter of the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Krzysztof Sowinski, Ronald Rakos, Dennis Kujawski, Patrice K. Nazzaro