Patents by Inventor Samuel P. Zhong

Samuel P. Zhong 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).

  • Antimicrobial adhesion surface
    Patent number: 6468649
    Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable medical device having a substrate with a hydrophilic coating composition to limit in vivo colonization of bacteria and fungi. The hydrophilic coating composition includes a hydrophilic polymer with a molecular weight in the range from about 100,000 to about 15 million selected from copolymers acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, isocrotonic acid and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel P. Zhong