Patents by Inventor Steven A. Edmundowicz

Steven A. Edmundowicz 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).

  • Medical devices including textured inflatable balloons
    Patent number: 12245743
    Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Mark E. Rentschler, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Karl Johannes
  • Medical devices including textured inflatable balloons
    Publication number: 20210307589
    Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventors: Mark E. Rentschler, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Karl Johannes
  • Medical devices including textured inflatable balloons
    Patent number: 11089944
    Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Mark E. Rentschler, Karl Johannes, Steven A. Edmundowicz
  • MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING TEXTURED INFLATABLE BALLOONS
    Publication number: 20190216297
    Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventors: Mark E. Rentschler, Karl Johannes, Steven A. Edmundowicz