Patents by Inventor Stacie Blaskowsi

Stacie Blaskowsi 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).

  • Coating process for drug delivery balloons using heat-induced rewrap memory
    Patent number: 8889211
    Abstract: A method of producing a drug coated balloon that comprises the steps of: subjecting a balloon catheter with a folded and wrapped balloon thereon to a pre-annealing step to induce a fold/wrap memory in the resulting pre-annealed balloon; unfolding the pre-annealed balloon sufficiently to expose the full circumferential surface of the balloon by application of an inflation pressure that retains said fold/wrap memory; applying a drug coating formulation to the unfolded balloon surface; releasing pressure to relax the balloon and induce creasing along fold memory; and evacuating the balloon slowly to induce refolding and rewrapping of the balloon. The method overcomes the need to use a folding apparatus to fold and wrap a drug coated balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sean Owens, Michael Swee, Dennis Larson, Stacie Blaskowsi
  • Coating Process for Drug Delivery Balloons Using Heat-Induced Rewrap Memory
    Publication number: 20120059316
    Abstract: A method of producing a drug coated balloon that comprises the steps of: subjecting a balloon catheter with a folded and wrapped balloon thereon to a pre-annealing step to induce a fold/wrap memory in the resulting pre-annealed balloon; unfolding the pre-annealed balloon sufficiently to expose the full circumferential surface of the balloon by application of an inflation pressure that retains said fold/wrap memory; applying a drug coating formulation to the unfolded balloon surface; releasing pressure to relax the balloon and induce creasing along fold memory; and evacuating the balloon slowly to induce refolding and rewrapping of the balloon. The method overcomes the need to use a folding apparatus to fold and wrap a drug coated balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michael S. Owens, Michael Swee, Dennis Larson, Stacie Blaskowsi