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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118857 | Medical articles that stimulate endothelial cell migration A medical article that includes (a) an electronically conductive substrate having a specific conductivity of at least 1 μS/cm and (b) a galvanic couple that includes a first member and a second member arranged in sufficient proximity to each other to generate a loc... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7306677 | Clamping fixture for coating stents, system using the fixture, and method of using the fixture A device is provided for holding an appliance from an interior that may include a center support shaft, two arbors arranged on the center support shaft in a spaced apart position, a plurality of springs coupled to the two arbors, and an actuator coupled to the cente... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297156 | Staged deployment endograft An apparatus is provided for deploying an endograft that maintains a fluid channel throughout deployment. A method for deploying an endograft maintaining a fluid channel through the deployment is also provided. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235089 | Surgical apparatus and method Surgical method and apparatus for resectioning tissue, preferably lumenal tissue, with a remaining portion of an organ being anastomized with staples or other fastening devices, preferably endolumenally. The apparatus may be inserted via a naturally occurring body o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7101392 | Tubular medical endoprostheses A tubular prosthesis device for use within the body. The device includes, a metal filament material formed of metal outer member having an exposed outer surface and a core within the extended outer member formed of a different metal than the outer member. The core i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090699 | Intragastric prosthesis for the treatment of morbid obesity A porous weave of bioabsorbable filaments having an open mesh configuration is formed into an oblate shape having dimensions greater than the esophageal opening and gastric outlet of a stomach. The resulting prosthesis is deployed in the stomach and is of a size to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060033 | Ultrasound imaging guidewire with static central core and tip An ultrasound imaging guidewire, that is inserted into a patient's body. The guidewire has a static central core and an imaging guidewire body comprising an acoustical scanning device. The acoustical scanning device can be rotated to obtain 360 degree acoustical ima... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6770035 | Ultrasound imaging guidewire with static central core and tip An ultrasound imaging guidewire, that is inserted into a patient's body. The guidewire has a static central core and an imaging guidewire body comprising an acoustical scanning device. The acoustical scanning device can be rotated to obtain 360 degree acoustical ima... | 08/03/2004 |
