Patent Holder

Jan Weber

PAT. NO. Title
1 8,876,772 Variable stiffness shaft
2 8,864,816 Implantable medical devices incorporating x-ray mirrors
3 8,862,203 Medical device with temperature modulator for use in magnetic resonance imaging
4 8,852,146 Reinforced medical balloon
5 8,840,660 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same
6 8,834,912 Medical devices having multiple charged layers
7 8,834,560 Endoprosthesis
8 8,821,923 Using bucky paper as a therapeutic aid in medical applications
9 8,815,273 Drug eluting medical devices having porous layers
10 8,808,726 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same
11 8,795,348 Medical devices and related methods
12 8,795,228 Drug delivery device with sheath for improved drug delivery
13 8,771,343 Medical devices with selective titanium oxide coatings
14 8,765,238 Polymeric/inorganic composite materials for use in medical devices
15 8,747,529 Device for drying a medium flow
16 8,744,568 Medical device with electroactive polymer powered by photovoltaic cell
17 8,740,842 Kerstpiek tip for medical devices
18 8,734,829 Medical devices having polymeric nanoporous coatings for controlled therapeutic agent delivery and a nonpolymeric macroporous protective layer
19 8,728,170 Bioerodible nano-fibrous and nano-porous conductive composites
20 8,728,106 Vessel occluding material extractor
21 8,715,339 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same
22 8,703,168 Medical devices for releasing therapeutic agent and methods of making the same
23 8,702,651 Drug delivery device with instable sheath and/or push element
24 8,672,990 Fiber mesh controlled expansion balloon catheter
25 8,668,732 Surface treated bioerodible metal endoprostheses
26 8,652,200 Medical devices comprising drug-loaded capsules for localized drug delivery
27 8,642,147 Tubular film, device and method for producing the same
28 8,620,406 Medical devices visible by magnetic resonance imaging
29 8,617,136 Balloon catheter devices with drug delivery extensions
30 8,586,072 Medical devices having coatings for controlled therapeutic agent delivery
31 8,562,566 Stent delivery and guidewire guidance system
32 8,550,985 Applications of LIPSS in polymer medical devices
33 8,538,515 Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power
34 8,529,539 Medical devices employing electroactive polymers for delivery of particulate therapeutic agents
35 8,516,871 Crimper
36 8,480,729 Medical devices containing silicate and carbon particles
37 8,454,681 Bifurcation delivery systems and methods
38 8,449,803 Method of forming a catheter
39 8,449,603 Endoprosthesis coating
40 8,449,601 Medical devices
41 8,439,961 Stent retaining mechanisms
42 8,435,281 Bioerodible, implantable medical devices incorporating supersaturated magnesium alloys
43 8,404,165 Catheter distal tip design and method of making
44 8,398,693 Electrically actuated medical devices
45 8,382,824 Medical implant having NANO-crystal grains with barrier layers of metal nitrides or fluorides
46 8,366,661 Medical device with expandable body for drug delivery by capsules
47 8,354,120 Using bucky paper as a therapeutic aid in medical applications
48 8,353,949 Medical devices with drug-eluting coating
49 8,353,944 Bifurcation delivery system
50 8,348,991 Stent with overlap and high expansion51 8,343,143 Medical devices
52 8,333,795 Bulging balloon for bifurcation catheter assembly and methods
53 8,309,007 Folding apparatus and methods for bifurcation post-dilatation balloon
54 8,304,050 Medical device tubing with discrete orientation regions
55 8,293,349 Balloon forming process and balloons made therefrom
56 8,293,262 Medical devices having multiple layers
57 8,275,455 Medical devices employing conductive polymers for delivery of therapeutic agents
58 8,267,992 Self-buffering medical implants
59 8,240,907 Apparatus and method for moving a liquid by means of a piezoelectric transducer
60 8,236,046 Bioerodible endoprosthesis
61 8,202,245 Medical devices and methods of making the same
62 8,187,255 Medical devices having nanoporous coatings for controlled therapeutic agent delivery
63 8,187,222 Devices and systems for delivery of therapeutic agents to body lumens
64 8,182,859 Using magnetism to prepare a medical device
65 8,158,904 Method and apparatus for forming a feature in a workpiece by laser ablation with a laser beam having an adjustable intensity profile to redistribute the energy density impinging on the workpiece
66 8,152,759 Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power
67 8,137,373 Medical devices comprising nanomaterials and therapeutic methods utilizing the same
68 8,133,278 Medical devices having electrodeposited conductive polymer coatings
69 8,133,250 Medical devices comprising nanocomposites
70 8,133,199 Electroactive polymer activation system for a medical device
71 8,128,689 Bioerodible endoprosthesis with biostable inorganic layers
72 8,119,153 Stents with drug eluting coatings
73 8,114,153 Endoprostheses
74 8,114,148 Medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with galvanic corrosion
75 8,080,055 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same
76 8,071,156 Endoprostheses
77 8,070,761 Vessel occluding material extractor
78 8,070,718 Medical devices formed with a sacrificial structure and processes of forming the same
79 8,067,054 Stents with ceramic drug reservoir layer and methods of making and using the same
80 8,066,759 Resonator for medical device
81 8,058,593 Resonator for medical device
82 8,052,745 Endoprosthesis
83 8,052,743 Endoprosthesis with three-dimensional disintegration control
84 8,049,137 Laser shock peening of medical devices
85 8,048,150 Endoprosthesis having a fiber meshwork disposed thereon
86 8,048,028 Reinforced medical balloon
87 8,043,358 Stent with overlap and high extension
88 8,034,280 Balloon catheters and methods for manufacturing balloons for balloon catheters
89 8,025,637 Medical balloons and processes for preparing same
90 8,012,192 Multi-stent delivery system
91 7,991,483 Implantable electrodes containing polyoxometalate anions and methods of manufacture and use
92 7,981,150 Endoprosthesis with coatings
93 7,972,350 Catheter tip
94 7,963,940 Local perfusion device
95 7,951,186 Embedded electroactive polymer structures for use in medical devices
96 7,931,683 Articles having ceramic coated surfaces
97 7,922,753 Bifurcated stent delivery system
98 7,922,740 Rotatable catheter assembly
99 7,918,883 Non-invasive heating of implanted vascular treatment device
100 7,886,569 Crimper101 7,850,645 Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power
102 7,842,056 Cutting member for bifurcation catheter assembly
103 7,838,806 Resonator with adjustable capacitor for medical device
104 7,837,606 Method for the production of bags
105 7,820,936 Method and apparatus for controlling and adjusting the intensity profile of a laser beam employed in a laser welder for welding polymeric and metallic components
106 7,812,290 Resonator for medical device
107 7,799,050 Devices and methods for magnetically manipulating intravascular devices
108 7,778,684 MRI resonator system with stent implant
109 7,767,219 Localized drug delivery using drug-loaded nanocapsules
110 7,766,896 Variable stiffness catheter assembly
111 7,761,138 MRI and X-ray visualization
112 7,758,892 Medical devices having multiple layers
113 7,758,572 Medical devices and methods including cooling balloons having nanotubes
114 7,744,644 Medical articles having regions with polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for regulating drug release
115 7,727,442 Medical device tubing with discrete orientation regions
116 7,725,160 Tunable MRI enhancing device
117 7,674,238 Methods and apparatus for emboli removal
118 7,632,299 Medical devices
119 7,618,647 Using bucky paper as a therapeutic aid in medical applications
120 7,601,382 Method of making a coated medical device
121 7,595,469 Resonator for medical device
122 7,591,831 Medical devices comprising nanocomposites
123 7,578,041 Method of reducing a stent in cross-section
124 7,531,122 Polymer welding using ferromagnetic particles
125 7,517,353 Medical devices comprising nanomaterials and therapeutic methods utilizing the same
126 7,507,433 Method of coating a medical device using an electrowetting process
127 7,494,497 Medical devices
128 7,493,160 Nano-actuated medical device
129 7,491,225 System and method for deploying a drug-eluting external body and tissue scaffold
130 7,491,188 Reinforced and drug-eluting balloon catheters and methods for making same
131 7,479,157 Stent designs which enable the visibility of the inside of the stent during MRI
132 7,458,798 Apparatus for extruding polymers employing microwave energy
133 7,455,875 Method for spray-coating a medical device having tubular wall such as a stent
134 7,425,345 Apparatus and method for coating objects using an optical system
135 7,407,684 Multi-step method of manufacturing a medical device
136 7,364,585 Medical devices comprising drug-loaded capsules for localized drug delivery
137 7,343,659 Method of making a medical device
138 7,329,267 Medical cutting devices and methods of use
139 7,304,277 Resonator with adjustable capacitor for medical device
140 7,279,664 Resonator for medical device
141 7,225,518 Apparatus for crimping a stent assembly
142 7,207,204 Crimper
143 7,172,624 Medical device with magnetic resonance visibility enhancing structure
144 7,172,622 Medical devices including a magnetically activatable body or portion for treatment
145 7,163,655 Method and apparatus for extruding polymers employing microwave energy
146 7,160,317 Multiple-wing balloon catheter to reduce damage to coated expandable medical implants
147 7,070,613 Non-compliant balloon with compliant top-layer to protect coated stents during expansion
148 7,056,466 Method of manufacture medical devices employing microwave energy
149 7,037,319 Nanotube paper-based medical device
150 7,010,850 Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece151 6,981,985 Stent bumper struts
152 6,979,420 Method of molding balloon catheters employing microwave energy
153 6,888,098 Tubular cutting process and system
154 6,861,088 Method for spray-coating a medical device having a tubular wall such as a stent
155 6,807,440 Ceramic reinforcement members for MRI devices
156 6,803,070 Apparatus and method for embedding nanoparticles in polymeric medical devices
157 6,776,949 Polymer welding using ferromagnetic particles
158 6,743,463 Method for spray-coating a medical device having a tubular wall such as a stent
159 6,739,033 Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece
160 6,696,666 Tubular cutting process and system
161 6,676,987 Coating a medical appliance with a bubble jet printing head
162 6,636,029 Device and method for creating one or more magnetic field gradients through a straight conductor
163 6,607,598 Device for protecting medical devices during a coating process
164 6,517,888 Method for manufacturing a medical device having a coated portion by laser ablation
165 6,310,470 Method and device for measuring the difference in magnetic field strength with magnetoresistive sensors
166 6,255,418 Catalysts containing organochromium compounds and their use for polymerizing alkenes
167 5,908,410 Medical device with improved imaging marker for magnetic resonance imaging
168 5,759,172 Balloon catheter with lobed balloon and method for manufacturing such a catheter
169 5,728,079 Catheter which is visible under MRI
170 5,453,088 Hydrodynamic suction catheter