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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038710 | Artificial valve prosthesis A self-expanding or otherwise expandable artificial valve prostheses for deployment within a body passageway, such as a vessel or duct of a patient. The valve prostheses include a support structure having an outer frame, a supporting member and a valve leaflet. The ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7901453 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract, and at least one layer 18 of an immunosuppressive agent posited over at... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896914 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887576 | Endoluminal device with extracellular matrix material and methods An endoluminal device comprises a stent and a tubular graft supported by the stent. The graft has a proximal and a distal opening and comprises a synthetic material and a bioremodelable material. The bioremodelable material is disposed on an exterior surface in at l... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846202 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875284 | Methods of manufacturing and modifying taxane coatings for implantable medical devices This disclosure relates to endolumenal medical devices coated with a taxane therapeutic agent in one or more solid form(s) having varying dissolution rates. Particularly preferred coatings comprise amorphous paclitaxel, dihydrate paclitaxel, or combinations thereof ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867275 | Coated implantable medical device method A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862605 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract, and at least one layer 18 of a bioactive agent posited over at least on... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7828840 | Medical devices and methods for local delivery of angiotensin II type 2 receptor antagonists This invention relates to medical devices and an angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor antagonist compound, the medical device being adapted to release the AT2 receptor antagonist compound within a body of a patient. This invention also relates ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815687 | Method of promoting cell proliferation and ingrowth by injury to the native tissue The present invention relates to methods of treating tissue of the human body, specially, methods of promoting cell proliferation and ingrowth around implantable medical devices. The methods include inserting an apparatus comprising asperities adapted to injure nati... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811622 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7780717 | Rotary handle for controlled sequential deployment device A stent graft introducer actuation assembly (1) having a fixed handle (3) and at least one sliding handle (5, 7), the sliding handle or handles telescoping within the fixed handle, and a winch arrangement (9) to retract the sliding handle... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766953 | Deployment system for an expandable stent A deployment system and method for an expandable stent are described. The deployment system includes an expandable stent in an unexpanded state and a first tubular sheath having one or more first flaps extending from a distal end thereof. The one or more first flaps... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7731685 | Coated medical device A coated medical device adapted for introduction into a passage or vessel of a patient is provided. The medical device is preferably an implantable balloon with a bioactive deposited or within the balloon. The balloon can further include a hydrophilic material posit... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7674239 | Flexible introducer sheath An introducer apparatus and a method for forming an introducer apparatus. The apparatus comprises an inner liner having a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough. A coil in a stressed, radially expanded condition is positioned longitudinally around said inn... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7655033 | S-shaped stent design A variable curvature stent limb is disclosed herein. A stent derived from a plurality of these variable curvature stent limbs may be highly compressible, such that it is compatible with a low-profile delivery device. This stent may be useful over a wider range of bo... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7625400 | Stent with orientation-dependent properties A method and device for implantation into a curved vessel is described. The device may be a stent with a generally curved configuration in its radially expanded state. The stent may have a first series of linkages located along a first side of the stent and a second... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7572289 | Anchoring barb for attachment to a medical prosthesis A medical prosthesis for implantation within the body of a patient comprises a support structure and an anchoring element that comprises a basal portion and at least one barb extending from the basal portion. The anchoring element may be slidably attached to the str... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7550004 | Endoluminal device with extracellular matrix material and methods An endoluminal device comprises a stent and a tubular graft supported by the stent. The graft has a proximal and a distal opening and comprises a synthetic material and a bioremodelable material. The bioremodelable material is disposed on an exterior surface in at l... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7445628 | Method of treating a patient with a coated implantable medical device Methods of making coated implantable medical devices are provided. The methods include positioning a first layer comprising a bioactive on at least a portion of a structure, and positioning at least one porous layer over the first layer. The at least one porous laye... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441652 | Mixing system A mixing system and method for forming bone cement by mixing liquid monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) with a powder component comprising polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). A container of MMA is received in a bag. The MMA is emptied from the container into the bag, and ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7410665 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; and at least one laye... | 08/12/2008 |
| 6918927 | Coated implantable medical device A medical device (10) includes a structure (12) adapted for introduction into a patient, the structure (12) being formed of a preferably non-porous base material (14) having a roughened or textured surface (16). The structure (1... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6774278 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6730064 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 5380299 | Thrombolytic treated intravascular medical device An intravascular medical device having a structure shaped and sized for introduction into the vascular system of a patient including a base material and a coating of a thrombolytic agent on the base material. The thrombolytic agent advantageously dissolve... | 01/10/1995 |