Patents by Inventor Thomas David Esbeck
Thomas David Esbeck 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).
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Patent number: 9630203Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignees: Abbott Cardiovasular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner, Ian Coulson
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Publication number: 20140299054Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner, Ian Coulson
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Patent number: 8691320Abstract: A method for coating a stent can involve a device having a drying zone, a spray zone, and movable member for positioning a stent in the drying zone and another stent in the spray zone. Each stent can be on a support. A force can be applied to the outside surface of a stent to prevent rotation of the stent with respect to the support.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignees: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner, Ian Coulson
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Patent number: 8055360Abstract: A system and method of aligning a stent with a stent support involves taking two images of the stent that has been placed on the stent support and determining from the two images whether the stent is aligned with the stent support. The stent can be rotated so that the two images are of different views of the stent. A computer can be configured to receive the images and to determine the whether the stent is aligned. A backlight can be used to take images of the stent in silhouette. A portion of the stent support can be re-positioned based on an image taken of the stent.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignees: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: Sang joon Park, Shaulaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Patent number: 7897195Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner
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Publication number: 20110040394Abstract: A system and method of aligning a stent with a stent support involves taking two images of the stent that has been placed on the stent support and determining from the two images whether the stent is aligned with the stent support. The stent can be rotated so that the two images are of different views of the stent. A computer can be configured to receive the images and to determine the whether the stent is aligned. A backlight can be used to take images of the stent in silhouette. A portion of the stent support can be re-positioned based on an image taken of the stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Sang Joon Park, Shualaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Patent number: 7853340Abstract: A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second support element at an upper position; (2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; (3) analyzing the digital image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of the stent's upper end; (4) computing a desired position of the second support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; and (5) using a positioning device to move the second support element to the desired position. The movement of the second support element causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure the stent in a longitudinal direction of the stent support.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignees: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: Sang joon Park, Shaulaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Publication number: 20090320261Abstract: A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second support element at an upper position; (2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; (3) analyzing the digital image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of the stent's upper end; (4) computing a desired position of the second support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; and (5) using a positioning device to move the second support element to the desired position. The movement of the second support element causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure the stent in a longitudinal direction of the stent support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Sang joo Park, Shaulaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Patent number: 7606625Abstract: A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second support element at an upper position; (2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; (3) analyzing the digital image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of the stent's upper end; (4) computing a desired position of the second support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; and (5) using a positioning device to move the second support element to the desired position. The movement of the second support element causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure the stent in a longitudinal direction of the stent support.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignees: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: Sang joon Park, Shaulaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Patent number: 7574308Abstract: A system, method and computer product track a stent characteristic during a coating process. For example, a method comprises receiving an implantable medical device from a coating apparatus, after the coating apparatus has applied a coating to the implantable medical device; measuring a characteristic of the implantable medical device with the coating; determining if the characteristic of the implantable medical device with the coating is within selected parameters; and generating feedback to the coating apparatus based on the determining, the feedback informing the coating apparatus to adjust a variable for future coatings, if so determined.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Inventor: Thomas David Esbeck
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Publication number: 20080311280Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner
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Publication number: 20080312728Abstract: A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second support element at an upper position; (2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; (3) analyzing the digital image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of the stent's upper end; (4) computing a desired position of the second support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; and (5) using a positioning device to move the second support element to the desired position. The movement of the second support element causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure the stent in a longitudinal direction of the stent support.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Sang joon Park, Shaulaine Choo, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn
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Patent number: 6957152Abstract: A system, method and computer product track a stent characteristic during a coating process. For example, a method comprises receiving an implantable medical device from a coating apparatus, after the coating apparatus has applied a coating to the implantable medical device; measuring a characteristic of the implantable medical device with the coating; determining if the characteristic of the implantable medical device with the coating is within selected parameters; and generating feedback to the coating apparatus based on the determining, the feedback informing the coating apparatus to adjust a variable for future coatings, if so determined.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Inventor: Thomas David Esbeck