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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D630310 | Humidifier housing | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842065 | Rapid exchange sheath for deployment of medical devices and methods of use A rapid exchange sheath comprising an elongate tubular member, a guidewire, and support wire having an expandable filter at a distal end. The guidewire passes through a first opening at a distal end of the tubular member and a second opening a short distance proxima... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820274 | Prepreg and conductive layer-laminated substrate for printed wiring board A prepreg having low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss, and high heat cycle resistance. The prepreg includes a sheet-like preform and a resin-impregnated, sheet-like, fiber-reinforced material thermal pressure adhered to the sheet-like preform. The sheet-like... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815625 | Catheter having improved bonding region A catheter having a flexible outer tube and a lubricious inner tube bonded within the flexible outer tube. One catheter has a distal outer tube formed of a substantial portion of a first, flexible material, an inner tube having a lubricious inside wall surface forme... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812253 | Fire resistant barrier A fire resistant assembly, which may comprise a first layer having a lumen therein, a second layer adjacent the first layer, a first structural member disposed between the first and second layers, and a box having a cavity defined by a wall, a first opening in the w... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7800368 | High field magnetic resonance A magnetic resonance system is disclosed. The system includes a transceiver having a multichannel receiver and a multichannel transmitter, where each channel of the transmitter is configured for independent selection of frequency, phase, time, space, and magnitude, ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799079 | Vertebral fusion device and method A device for facilitating bone fusion of two vertebrae. The device is sized and shaped to at least extend between the two vertebrae to be fused, and includes an outer wall member disposed about an inner portion. A space between the outer wall member and the inner co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799049 | Atraumatic anchoring and disengagement mechanism for permanent implant device A recoverable thrombosis filter that may be recoverable by a single recovery procedure. It can include a plurality of thrombosis filtering elements that are shaped in a predetermined manner and which are joined at one end and are deployed about a longitudinal axis t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794619 | Refrigeration lubricant composition and refrigerant working fluid composition A refrigeration lubricant composition contains an ester compound obtained from a polyol and a fatty acid, and a five- or six-membered ring cyclic ether compound having a side chain with an ester bonding. The content of the cyclic ether compound is adjusted to 0.01 t... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794472 | Single wire intravascular filter Single-wire intravascular filters for use in filtering blood clots within the body are disclosed. An intravascular filter in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include a single filter wire defining a first end section, a second e... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793532 | Protective sheet loader A protective sheet loader may comprise a first roller, a second roller, a sheet of material spanning between the first and second rollers, and a loading mechanism. A portion of the sheet of material may be loaded into the crimping chamber of an apparatus for reducin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791454 | Engine starting switch and portable device A switch for urging a driver to perform an operation that is required when the smart ignition function is invalid. The switch is used by a driver to start the engine of a vehicle when the vehicle communicates with a portable device to verify the portable device. The... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789893 | Method and apparatus for promoting hemostasis of a blood vessel puncture An apparatus for promoting hemostasis of a puncture formed in a blood vessel accessible through an incision tract and methods of use thereof. The apparatus includes distal and proximal balloons each having a contracted position and an expanded position, the proximal... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785344 | Perfusion guidewire in combination with a distal filter The present invention relates generally to perfusion catheters and distal protection devices. According to an embodiment, the present invention includes a distal protection filter comprising an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal protecti... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780696 | Distal protection device and method An emboli capturing system captures emboli in a body lumen. A first elongate member has a proximal end and a distal end. An expandable emboli capturing device is mounted proximate the distal end of the first elongate member, and is movable between a radially expande... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780611 | Medical instrument with controlled torque transmission A medical instrument such as a guidewire that is designed to have controlled torque transmission along its length. Specially treated areas are placed in selected and equal areas along the entire length of the elongated shaft of the medical instrument, and are separa... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7762403 | Flexible tube for cartridge filter Embolic protection filtering devices and methods of making and using the same. The present invention may include an embolic protection filtering device including a filter cartridge that is slidable over medical devices, for example, guidewires. The filter cartridge ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757305 | Lower body garment with integral back support A garment comprising first and second lower leg portions each having a distal and a proximal end, each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof, a first keeper fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753872 | Device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material A device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material, in which the device includes a vent cap body capable of removably engaging a cannula. The vent cap has a passage extending through the vent cap body from the cannula to an exterior of the ven... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749243 | Embolus extractor An embolus extractor including elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The embolus extractor may include primary struts coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The struts may define a proximally disposed mouth. Additional secondary struts may be coupl... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740644 | Embolic protection filtering device that can be adapted to be advanced over a guidewire An improved embolic protection filtering device. In at least some embodiments, an embolic protection filtering device includes a filter wire assembly. The filter wire assembly may include an elongate shaft, a tubular member, and an embolic protection filter. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731683 | Endoluminal occlusion-irrigation catheter with aspiration capabilities and methods of use A catheter system comprising a guidewire, an endovascular catheter, and an aspiration catheter. The guidewire has an expandable occluder mounted on a distal end. The guidewire and the endovascular catheter are insertable into a lumen of the aspiration catheter. The ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722638 | Delivery and retrieval manifold for a distal protection filter Devices and methods for delivery or retrieval of a distal protection device. A distal protection assembly may comprise an outer sheath, an inner shaft disposed within a lumen of the outer sheath, a distal protection device disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721886 | Sharps container for “no-touch,” sequential safe storage of used pen needles A sharps container for safe storage of used pen needles comprises a housing within which is rotatably mounted a used pen needle receiving and ejecting means. Used pen needles are inserted into the receiving means. The receiving and ejecting means is rotated; during ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717935 | Guidewire filter and methods of use A filter system for temporary placement of a filter in an artery or vein is disclosed. The filter system includes a guidewire that is first positioned across a lesion within a vessel. The guidewire may include a distal stop. A slideable filter is then advanced along... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717924 | Medical retrieval device Immobilization and/or retrieval of material from a body can be accomplished, in accordance with the invention, with a device that includes a sheath and a basket. The basket is movable relative to the sheath from a retracted position in which the basket is withdrawn ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717123 | Biomechanically derived crutch A crutch having a first side direction, a second side direction opposite the first side direction, a third side direction perpendicular to the first side direction and a fourth side direction opposite the third side direction, the crutch including an elongate leg ha... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7714242 | Switch device A switch device including a switch operation shaft movable between a plurality of operation positions for setting a control amount for an apparatus. A follower is driven to follow the movement of the switch operation shaft. An attraction member generates magnetic fo... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710117 | Multi-current elements for magnetic resonance radio frequency coils A current unit having two or more current paths allows control of magnitude, phase, time, frequency and position of each of element in a radio frequency coil. For each current element, the current can be adjusted as to a phase angle, frequency and magnitude. Multipl... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699866 | Emboli filtration system and methods of use An emboli filtration apparatus is provided comprising a guide wire having a filter element captured thereon, so that the guide wire is free to rotate and translate while the filter element remains stationary. The apparatus allows for movement and rotation of the gui... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699865 | Actuating constraining mechanism Disclosed is a constraining mechanism that enhances the strength of a medical device, while also preventing over expansion of the device, during a procedure. The medical device includes a plurality of biased struts to which a constraining mechanism is coupled. The c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695492 | Enhanced bleed back system The present invention provides for an apparatus to locate a blood vessel puncture having a bleed back entrance port near a first end, a bleed back exit port near a second end; and a lumen extending between the bleed back entrance port and the bleed back exit port, w... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695465 | Chronic total occlusion device with variable stiffness shaft The present invention relates generally to a device for adding stiffening support to a guidewire so as to enable the guidewire or device to pass through a chronic total occlusion. A method for passing a guidewire through a chronic total occlusion is also disclosed. | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691123 | Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities The invention provides a nested tubing cannula which comprises outer and inner elongate tubular members, both having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen therebetween. The inner tubular member is sealed at its distal end and is nested substantially coaxially wi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686783 | Perfusion and embolic protection Disclosed is a combination perfusion and occlusion device that can have a perfusion member, an occlusive member and an elongate member. The perfusion member can be an elongate perfusion member that can have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. In... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678274 | Wastewater treatment system Disclosed is a system for treating wastewater. The system includes a microorganism clad structure positioned in a body of wastewater such that the microorganism clad structure is at least partially submerged in the body of wastewater. The apparatus also includes an ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678223 | Catheter having a multi-section tubular member and method of making the same A multi-section tubular member including a sleeve surrounding and bridging a joint between a first section and a second section of the tubular member, and a method of forming a multi-section tubular member are disclosed. A polymeric sleeve may extend over a portion ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674238 | Methods and apparatus for emboli removal Improved methods and apparatus for capturing emboli and subsequently removing or immobilizing the captured emboli are described. Emboli can be captured within a blood vessel and can be withdrawn to a position exterior to the blood vessel. Some filters can remain wit... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662143 | Apparatus and method for treating intravascular disease Medical devices and methods of treatment using medical devices, and more particularly, methods of treating a treatment site in a blood vessel and devices or apparatuses for use therewith. In some embodiments, a method and apparatus for treating a treatment site in a... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651514 | Nose rider improvement for filter exchange and methods of use Systems and methods for transporting intravascular devices through a body lumen are disclosed. A filter system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a guide tip having a guidewire lumen adapted to receive a guidewire, an elo... | 01/26/2010 |
