Patents by Inventor Sindhu M. Gopalan

Sindhu M. Gopalan 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).

  • Bioactive stents and methods for use thereof
    Publication number: 20040170685
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that stents can be coated with biodegradable, bioactive polymers that promote endogenous healing processes at a site of stent implantation. The polymers biodegrade over time, releasing agents which establish or re-establish the natural healing process in an artery. Preferably, the stent is implanted at the time an artery is damaged, such at the time of angioplasty to protect the damaged artery against deleterious blood-borne factors that initiate proliferation of smooth muscle cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: MediVas, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Carpenter, Huashi Zhang, Brendan J. McCarthy, Istvan Szinai, William G. Turnell, Sindhu M. Gopalan