Patents by Inventor Sandra Wechsler

Sandra Wechsler 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).

  • Implantable medical device
    Patent number: 10646623
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy International Limited
    Inventors: Yufu Li, Deborah Schachter, Raymond S. Shissias, Sandra Wechsler
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180140751
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Yufu Li, Deborah Schachter, Raymond S. Shissias, Sandra Wechsler
  • Implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9849220
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug which is highly soluble in water, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: DePuy International Limited
    Inventors: Yufu Li, Deborah Schachter, Raymond S. Shissias, Sandra Wechsler
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110276148
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug which is highly soluble in water, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Yufu Li, Deborah Schachter, Raymond S. Shissias, Sandra Wechsler