Patents by Inventor Raffy Brown

Raffy 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).

  • Releasable polymer on drug elution stent and method
    Patent number: 8303639
    Abstract: A method for treating a vascular condition is disclosed, the method comprising delivering a stent to a target region of a vessel, the stent including a drug polymer coating including an elution portion and a remaining portion, eluting the elution portion from the delivered stent for an elution period, heating the delivered stent after the elution period; and removing the remaining portion based on the heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dolan, Matthew J. Birdsall, Eugene Tedeschi, Joseph Berglund, Raffy Brown
  • Releasable Polymer on Drug Elution Stent and Method
    Publication number: 20080234808
    Abstract: A method for treating a vascular condition is disclosed, the method comprising delivering a stent to a target region of a vessel, the stent including a drug polymer coating including an elution portion and a remaining portion, eluting the elution portion from the delivered stent for an elution period, heating the delivered stent after the elution period; and removing the remaining portion based on the heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dolan, Matthew J. Birdsall, Eugene Tedeschi, Joseph Berglund, Raffy Brown