Patents by Inventor Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan

Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan 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).

  • Stent with flexible hinges
    Patent number: 8545545
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Innovational Holdings LLC
    Inventors: John F. Shanley, Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan
  • Stent with flexible hinges
    Patent number: 8353950
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventors: John F. Shanley, Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan
  • STENT WITH FLEXIBLE HINGES
    Publication number: 20110153003
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: John F. SHANLEY, Prasanna Venkatesh MURALIDHARAN
  • Stent with flexible hinges
    Publication number: 20080097579
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: John F. Shanley, Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan
  • Stent with flexible hinges
    Publication number: 20080097582
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: John F. Shanley, Prasanna venkatesh Muralidharan
  • Stent with flexible hinges
    Publication number: 20080097583
    Abstract: A helical stent includes at least one helical winding. Each helical winding includes a plurality of alternating long struts and short struts, ends of at least some of the long struts being joined to an end of an adjacent short strut by a flexible hinge arrangement, the struts being substantially rigid. The stent also includes at least one interconnection member connecting a hinge arrangement on one turn of the at least one winding with a hinge arrangement on an adjacent turn of the at least one winding. Fewer than all hinge arrangements on the at least one helical winding are connected to other hinge arrangements by an interconnection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: John F. Shanley, Prasanna Venkatesh Muralidharan