Patents by Inventor Ted Pelzer

Ted Pelzer 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 device having rounded struts and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11642221
    Abstract: An implant includes a frame comprising a tubular body formed by a plurality of interconnected struts that are manufactured to reduce stresses and strains resulting from component interaction during chronic use. At least a portion of a longitudinal corner of one or more struts of the frame may be chamfered, rounded, or otherwise modified to distribute stresses experienced at the strut corner throughout the strut body. Chamfering and/or rounding corners along at least a portion of a strut of the frame may reduce stresses on the frame caused by interactions between the frame and other components of the implant. The implant may be manufactured by cutting (e.g., laser cutting) a plurality of struts from a tubular metal alloy, polymer, or the like forming the tubular body, and softening at least a portion of an edge of the strut by cutting, grinding, and/or micro-blasting the edges of the corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Burns Doran, Kelsey Cooper, Graham Krumpelmann, Ted Pelzer, Joshua Mark Inouye, Mark McPhail
  • IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HAVING ROUNDED STRUTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20210228355
    Abstract: An implant includes a frame comprising a tubular body formed by a plurality of interconnected struts that are manufactured to reduce stresses and strains resulting from component interaction during chronic use. At least a portion of a longitudinal corner of one or more struts of the frame may be chamfered, rounded, or otherwise modified to distribute stresses experienced at the strut corner throughout the strut body. Chamfering and/or rounding corners along at least a portion of a strut of the frame may reduce stresses on the frame caused by interactions between the frame and other components of the implant. The implant may be manufactured by cutting (e.g., laser cutting) a plurality of struts from a tubular metal alloy, polymer, or the like forming the tubular body, and softening at least a portion of an edge of the strut by cutting, grinding, and/or micro-blasting the edges of the corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Burns Doran, Kelsey Cooper, Graham Krumpelmann, Ted Pelzer, Joshua Mark Inouye, Mark McPhail