Stephanie M Board

US Patent:

20120310275, Dec 6, 2012

Filed:

Aug 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/391878

Inventors:

Zhengrong Zhou - Shanghai, CN
Anna Norlin-Weissenrieder - Stockholm, SE
Stephanie M. Board - West St. Paul MN, US

Assignee:

ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC - Caguas PR

International Classification:

A61B 17/03

US Classification:

606213

Abstract:

A tissue puncture closure device includes a carrier tube and a sealing plug. The carrier tube includes a distal end configured for insertion into the tissue puncture. The sealing plug is positioned in the carrier tube and arranged for ejection from the distal end of the carrier tube into the tissue puncture. The sealing plug includes a first collagen portion having a first cross-linked chemical structure, and a second collagen portion positioned proximal of the first collagen portion in the carrier tube. The second collagen portion has a second cross-linked chemical structure that is different from the first cross-linked chemical structure.

US Patent:

20120121657, May 17, 2012

Filed:

Feb 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/147236

Inventors:

Zhengrong Zhou - St. Paul MN, US
Stephanie M. Board - West St. Paul MN, US
Anna Norlin-Weissenrieder - Stockholm, SE
Biyun Wu - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61K 9/00
B05D 5/00
A61K 33/34
A61K 47/04
A61K 33/04

US Classification:

424400, 424125, 427 224

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a medical device comprising both pyrolytic carbon and an NO generator, methods of making same, and methods of using same.

US Patent:

20110046663, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/858387

Inventors:

Zhengrong Zhou - St. Paul MN, US
Stephanie M. Board - West St. Paul MN, US

Assignee:

St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC - Caguas PR

International Classification:

A61B 17/00

US Classification:

606213

Abstract:

A tissue puncture locator device that includes an expandable member, a deformable membrane, and an actuator. The expandable member is movable between an unexpanded position and an expanded position. The deformable membrane extends around at least a portion of the expandable member. The membrane has a stress relief portion. The actuator is operable to move the expandable member between the unexpanded and expanded positions.