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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7115140 | Catheter with stent and method for the production of a catheter with stent A catheter system for the introduction and implantation of a stent comprises a catheter (1) with an expandable portion (2) at its one end, elements at the opposite catheter end intended for communication with means for expanding the expandable portion,... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7044961 | ePTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface. A radially expandable member is disp... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6596023 | Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and method of manufacturing the same Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of sh... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589468 | Method of forming an implantable tubular prosthesis The present invention provides a soft-tissue prosthesis which is formed from a tubular textile substrate and a liner. The liner is affixed to the intraluminal surface of the tubular textile portion of the soft-tissue prosthesis to form a fluid-tight barri... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6530765 | Apparatus for manufacturing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene products An improved method and apparatus is provided for extruding ePTFE tube for use in medical applications. A tube of PTFE is extruded, preferably in an extrusion process, using counter-rotated die components. The die component is maintained at a constant temp... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6488705 | Radially self-expanding implantable intraluminal device A radially self-expanding implantable intraluminal device formed from a hollow tubular braid. The intraluminal device may be used in a variety of medical procedures which require a passageway to be maintained in an open position or which require reinforce... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478817 | Aortic arch prosthetic graft An implantable tubular textile prosthesis particularly useful in branched end-to-side anastomoses is provided. The prosthesis includes a first portion including an elongate tubular main wall which defines a fluid passageway therethrough, and a second port... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6355056 | Implantable intraluminal prosthesis An implantable intraluminal prosthesis assembly is provided for use in repairing or replacing damaged or diseased portions of a blood vessel or other like vessel. The prosthesis includes an expandable stent/graft combination, with a pair of stents at eith... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6319277 | Nested stent An intraluminally implantable stent is formed of helically wound wire. The stent has a generally elongate tubular configuration and is radially expandable after implantation in a body vessel. The wire includes successively formed waves along the length of... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309343 | Method for making an ePTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof and a method of making such a device is disclosed. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an i... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306165 | ePTFE small caliber vascular grafts with significant patency enhancement via a surface coating which contains covalently bonded heparin Disclosed are implantable medical devices with enhanced patency. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene small caliber vascular grafts coated with polymer bound bio-active agents that exhibit enhanced patency are disclosed. The polymer bound bio-active agents ca... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299639 | Self-aggregating protein compositions and use as sealants There is described a bio-compatible aqueous slurry for forming a fluid-tight barrier on a surface of a porous implantable article. This aqueous slurry includes a self-aggregating protein comminutate having a substantially uniform particle size, a bio-comp... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299636 | Radially self-expanding implantable intraluminal device A radially self-expanding implantable intraluminal device formed from a hollow tubular braid. The intraluminal device may be used in a variety of medical procedures which require a passageway to be maintained in an open position or which require reinforce... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6264596 | In-situ radioactive medical device Devices and methods for rendering an intravascular stent radioactive in-situ, after stent placement. A stent is provided having a tubular body and a first substance immobilized on body. The first substance preferably has a high and selective affinity for ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6187033 | Aortic arch prosthetic graft An implantable tubular textile prosthesis particularly useful in branched end-to-side anastomoses is provided. The prosthesis includes a first portion including an elongate tubular main wall which defines a fluid passageway therethrough, and a second port... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187013 | Catheter with stent and method for the production of a catheter with stent The present invention relates to a catheter systems for introducing and implanting an expandable stent member in a body. The catheter includes a catheter member having first and second ends, the first end having an inflatable portion, a lumen in fluid com... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6177609 | Self-aggregating protein compositions and use as sealants There is described a bio-compatible aqueous slurry for forming a fluid-tight barrier on a surface of a porous implantable article. This aqueous slurry includes a self-aggregating protein comminutate having a substantially uniform particle size, a bio-comp... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162247 | Vascular graft impregnated with a heparin-containing collagen sealant A heparin-collagen dispersion is provided for impregnating a vascular prosthesis with heparin and collagen. The dispersion is prepared at an alkaline pH to allow the addition of heparin without causing the agglutination of collagen from the dispersion. Th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6136022 | Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and methods of manufacturing the same Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of sh... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6099557 | Implantable tubular prosthesis The present invention provides a soft-tissue prosthesis which is formed from a tubular textile substrate and a liner. The liner is affixed to the intraluminal surface of the tubular textile portion of the soft-tissue prosthesis to form a fluid-tight barri... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096525 | Bonding bio-active materials to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene or polyethylene terephthalate via an isocyanate-terminated spacer A bio-active material such as heparin, urokinase or streptokinase is bonded via a hydrophilic spacer to a functionality on the surface of a hydrophobic, bio-compatible polymeric substrate to provide a coating of the bio-active material on the surface. The... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090137 | Solid woven tubular prosthesis methods A solid woven tubular prosthesis having sufficient inherent wall stiffness so as to be radially self-supporting. The solid woven prosthesis is capable of being formed with a smooth, continuous inner wall that improves the hemodynamic flow with respect to ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080198 | Method for forming a yarn wrapped PTFE tubular prosthesis An implantable microporous ePTFE tubular vascular graft exhibits long-term patency, superior radial tensile strength, reduction in tear propagation, and increases in suture retention strength and crush resistance. The graft includes an ePTFE tubular struc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059738 | Guidewire having a coated tip A guidewire includes a shaft portion and a tip portion with the tip portion having a plastic tubular coating thereover. The shaft portion of the guidewire has a given diameter and the tip portion has a diameter which decreases towards a distal end thereof... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6042592 | Thin soft tissue support mesh A soft and pliable surgical support mesh exhibiting increased resistance to inhabitation of infectious matter. The mesh includes a support trellis formed of multifilament yarns wherein the interstitial voids located between the filaments of said yarns are... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039183 | Blister package for implantable medical devices A package assembly supports an implantable aortic arch graft in configuration for implantation. The aortic arch graft includes a main tube and plural branch tubes extending therefrom. A blister tray has a blister tray depression formed therein for accommo... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6033720 | Guidewire having a coated tip A guidewire includes a shaft portion and a tip portion with the tip portion having a plastic tubular coating thereover. The shaft portion of the guidewire has a given diameter and the tip portion has a diameter which decreases towards a distal end thereof... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6028164 | Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses Crosslinked compositions formed from a water-insoluble copolymer are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two crosslinkable functional groups per polymer chain. These compositions ar... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6005020 | Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses Crosslinked compositions formed from a water-insoluble copolymer are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two crosslinkable functional groups per polymer chain. These compositions ar... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001125 | PTFE vascular prosthesis and method of manufacture An implantable microporous ePTFE tubular vascular graft exhibits long term patency, superior radial tensile strength and suture hole elongation resistance. The graft includes a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube circumferentially disposed over the f... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5961545 | EPTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface. A radially expandable mem... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5913894 | Solid woven tubular prosthesis A solid woven tubular prosthesis having sufficient inherent wall stiffness so as to be radially self-supporting. The solid woven prosthesis is capable of being formed with a smooth, continuous inner wall that improves the hemodynamic flow with respect to ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911753 | Implantable tubular prosthesis The present invention provides a soft-tissue prosthesis which is formed from a tubular textile substrate and a liner. The liner is affixed to the intraluminal surface of the tubular textile portion of the soft-tissue prosthesis to form a fluid-tight barri... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906639 | High strength and high density intraluminal wire stent An intraluminally implantable stent is formed of helically wound wire. The stent has a generally elongate tubular configuration and is radially expandable after implantation in a body vessel. The wire includes successively formed waves along the length of... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5904714 | Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and methods of manufacturing Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of sh... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5877263 | Process for preparing polymer coatings grafted with polyethylene oxide chains containing covalently bonded bio-active agents Disclosed are bio-active coating compositions for polymeric substrates. In particular, a bio-active coating is described which is the reaction product formed by providing a polymer backbone with at least one free isocyanate group, wherein the isocyanate g... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874032 | Method for manufacturing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene products An improved method is provided for extruding ePTFE tube (12) for use in medical applications. A tube (12) of PTFE is extruded, preferably in an extrusion process, using counter-rotated die components (22, 26). The die component (16) is maintained at a con... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5855618 | Polyurethanes grafted with polyethylene oxide chains containing covalently bonded heparin Disclosed are bio-active polymer coatings. More particularly, improved bio-active polymer coating are disclosed which include bio-active molecules attached to polyurethane backbones via amine-terminated spacers. Also disclosed are novel reaction schemes f... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5854382 | Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses Crosslinked compositions formed from a water-insoluble copolymer are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two crosslinkable functional groups per polymer chain. These compositions ar... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851230 | Vascular graft with a heparin-containing collagen sealant A heparin-collagen dispersion is provided for impregnating a vascular prosthesis with heparin and collagen. The dispersion is prepared at an alkaline pH to allow the addition of heparin without causing the agglutination of collagen from the dispersion. Th... | 12/22/1998 |
