Patents by Inventor Philip Foreman

Philip Foreman 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).

  • Selective coating of an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8864820
    Abstract: A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The coating compensates for regions of higher stress and resulting strain due to the geometry of the device. Certain embodiments may include a nonuniform coating on the device in which a strain on the nonuniform coating is less than a strain on a uniform coating when the device is placed under an applied stress during use. Other embodiments may include a coating with a greater resistance to strain on higher strain regions of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Foreman, Charles W. Snyder, Gregg Teaby, Eric Penn
  • Selective Coating of an Implantable Medical Device
    Publication number: 20140004312
    Abstract: A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The coating compensates for regions of higher stress and resulting strain due to the geometry of the device. Certain embodiments may include a nonuniform coating on the device in which a strain on the nonuniform coating is less than a strain on a uniform coating when the device is placed under an applied stress during use. Other embodiments may include a coating with a greater resistance to strain on higher strain regions of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Foreman, Charles W. Snyder, Gregg Teaby, Eric Penn
  • Stent fixture and method for reducing coating defects
    Publication number: 20070003688
    Abstract: A stent fixture for supporting a stent during formation of a coating is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Ming Chen, Allan Bradshaw, Philip Foreman, Greg Teaby