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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092519 | Endovascular aneurysm repair system Method and apparatus for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring of the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable. After initial placement, a fastener... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083752 | Endovascular aneurysm repair systems and methods Systems and methods introduce a tissue fastener applier to apply tissue-piercing fasteners to a prosthesis sequentially along a path established by the directing device that, between fastener applications, is manipulated into orientation with different desired faste... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080050 | Prosthesis delivery systems and methods Apparatus and method deliver a prosthesis into a hollow body organ or blood vessel. The systems and methods make use of a catheter. A carrier on the distal end of the catheter is sized and configured to carry the prosthesis. A release mechanism and an enclosure mech... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075570 | Intraluminal prosthesis attachment systems and methods Systems and method implant prostheses in the body. The systems and methods provide permanent attachment of the prosthesis in the body. The prosthesis can comprise, e.g., an endovascular graft, which can be deployed without damaging the native blood vessel in either ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7959670 | Catheter-based fastener implantation methods Methods implant one or more fastening structure(s) in a targeted body region, e.g., within a hollow body organ or an intraluminal space. The fastening structure(s) are implanted to a vessel wall, and serve to secure a prosthesis within the hollow body organ or intra... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959663 | Endovascular aneurysm repair method A method for repairing a diseased or damaged section of an aorta (i) introduces an intraluminal directing device from a remote access site to a location within a prosthesis at a target site in an aorta where the diseased or damaged section exists, the intraluminal d... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7828838 | Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation, including a prosthesis assembly Devices, systems, and methods for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable, and may include a single lume... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823267 | Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation, including the use of a fastener tool Devices, systems, and methods for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable, and may include a single lume... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7637932 | Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation Devices, systems, and methods use a catheter device sized and configured for introduction to a targeted site in a hollow body organ or blood vessel. The catheter device includes a first release mechanisms coupled to the prosthesis to secure at least one region of th... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7591842 | Endovascular prosthesis with suture holder An endovascular prosthesis has a prosthesis body that is sized and configured for introduction into a blood vessel lumen. The prosthesis body has a wall that defines an interior passage for blood. One or more connectors are distributed about the wall. A fastener is ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7544198 | Systems and methods for applying a suture within a blood vessel lumen Systems and methods apply a suture within a blood vessel lumen. The systems and methods advance within a blood vessel lumen a catheter tube having a distal region that carries a suture applicator. The systems and methods operate the suture applicator from a location... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7491232 | Catheter-based fastener implantation apparatus and methods with implantation force resolution Apparatus and methods implant a fastener in a targeted body region, e.g., a hollow body cavity or an intraluminal space. The apparatus and methods deploy in the targeted body region a fastener attachment assembly that carries an actuated member. The actuated member ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7147657 | Prosthesis delivery systems and methods Apparatus and method deliver a prosthesis into a hollow body organ or blood vessel. The systems and methods make use of a catheter. A carrier on the distal end of the catheter is sized and configured to carry the prosthesis. A release mechanism and an enclosure mech... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128754 | Catheter-based fastener implantation apparatus and methods Systems and methods implant one or more fastening structure(s) in a targeted body region, e.g., within a hollow body organ or an intraluminal space. The fastening structure(s) are implanted to a vessel wall, and serve to secure a prosthesis within the hollow body or... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6960217 | Endovascular aneurysm repair system Method and apparatus for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring of the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable. After initial placement, a fastener... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6929661 | Multi-lumen prosthesis systems and methods Systems and methods introduce and deploy a multi-lumen prosthesis into a blood vessel or hollow body organ. The prosthesis has a trunk divided by an internal septum, which defines, within at least a portion of the trunk interior, a multi-lumen flow channel configura... | 08/16/2005 |
