Patents by Inventor Plaridel Kimpo Villareal

Plaridel Kimpo Villareal 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).

  • METHOD OF STENT MOUNTING TO FORM A BALLOON CATHETER HAVING IMPROVED RETENTION OF A DRUG DELIVERY STENT
    Publication number: 20090259289
    Abstract: A method of mounting a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method securely mounts the drug delivery stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises positioning a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter, and positioning the balloon with the drug delivery stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part of a metallic material. The balloon is pressurized and heated within the mold as the mold radially restrains the stent from expanding, to mount the stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Wilson, Christopher C. Andrews, Kenneth l. Wantink, Daniel G. Brown, Darrin J. Kent, Jeremy L. Stigall, Plaridel Kimpo Villareal, Shahin Sarkissian
  • Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery stent
    Patent number: 7563400
    Abstract: A method of mounting a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method securely mounts the drug delivery stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises positioning a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter, and positioning the balloon with the drug delivery stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part of a metallic material. The balloon is pressurized and heated within the mold as the mold radially restrains the stent from expanding, to mount the stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wilson, Christopher C. Andrews, Kenneth L. Wantink, Daniel G. Brown, Darrin J. Kent, Jeremy L. Stigall, Plaridel Kimpo Villareal, Shahin Sarkissian