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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7820100 | System and method for photocatalytic oxidation air filtration using a substrate with photocatalyst particles powder coated thereon The present invention relates to an air filtration system and a method for making a photocatalytic oxidation substrate by powder coating a photocatalyst onto a metal substrate. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7799069 | Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7736687 | Methods of making medical devices Scaffold-supported metal or pseudometallic film covers suitable for use as medical devices are disclosed together with methods of fabricating the devices. Methods for making the medical devices consist of either providing or forming a scaffold, then depositing a met... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7711413 | Catheter imaging probe and method A catheter imaging probe for a patient. The probe includes a conduit through which energy is transmitted. The probe includes a first portion through which the conduit extends. The probe includes a second portion which rotates relative to the conduit to redirect the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704274 | Implantable graft and methods of making same The present invention relates to an implantable endoluminal graft comprised of a microporous thin-film covering having a plurality of openings and a structural support element underlying and physically attached to the microporous thin-film covering, the microporous ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7684375 | Dynamic communication and method of use A communication system and method for enhancing the effectiveness of wireless and wired systems. The communication system is comprised of a communication management system and at least one wireless communication device to initiate the communication of marketing mess... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670690 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 03/02/2010 |
| D610785 | Footwear | 03/02/2010 |
| 7641682 | Compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641680 | Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts An implantable endoluminal device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of an monolithic mat... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7625594 | Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof An implantable endoluminal device which is fabricated from materials which present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface which has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent which is made of a material having controlled hete... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7522283 | Methods and apparatus for the improved measurement of circular and linear dichroism and uses thereof The present invention is directed generally to an apparatus and methods that combine a novel four-port dual-source interferometer with double modulation FT-VCD or FT-VLD measurements to obtain a spectrometer with enhanced signal quality (S/N), and lower susceptibili... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7491226 | Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts An implantable endoluminal device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of an monolithic mat... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7465484 | Concrete cure blanket having reflective bubble layer A lightweight multilayer heat reflective concrete cure blanket having a moisture-impervious top outer layer, a moisture-impervious bottom outer layer, and the top and bottom layers sealingly connected to each other at the boundaries of the layers to form a moisture-... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7354729 | High-throughput stem cell assay of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell proliferation The present invention relates generally to high-throughput assay methods that determine the proliferative status of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. The present invention further relates to high-throughput assays for screening compounds that modulate the gro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354730 | High-throughput assay of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell proliferation The present invention relates generally to kits that provide reagent mixes and instructions for the use thereof, in performing high-throughput assay methods that determine the proliferative status of isolated target cell populations. The methods measure the luminesc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338520 | Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335426 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320857 | Characterization of the earliest stages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus and uses thereof Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (“SARS”) is a human respiratory disease of recent origin, widespread infectivity, recurring incidence, and significant mortality. Although there is abundant evidence suggesting that the coronavirus responsible for the disease (... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300457 | Self-supporting metallic implantable grafts, compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301632 | Polarization state conversion in optically active spectroscopy The invention describes a method to eliminate instrumental offset in measurement of optically active scattering and circular dichroism. The method uses the time-average measurement of the light that is systematically transformed by a series of optical devices. The o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7235092 | Guidewires and thin film catheter-sheaths and method of making same Guidewires and thin-film catheter-sheaths, fabricated using vacuum deposition techniques, which are monolayer or plural-layer members having ultra-thin wall thicknesses to provide very-low profile delivery assemblies for introduction and delivery of endoluminal devi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235098 | Medical devices having MEMs functionality and methods of making same Implantable medical devices, including stents, grafts, covered stents, catheters, patches or the like having regions of the device which are functionalized employing microelectromechanical systems that are capable of acting as electromechanical sensors or biosensors... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195641 | Valvular prostheses having metal or pseudometallic construction and methods of manufacture This invention relates to improvements in prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and implantable medical devices having moveable septa. The inventive prosthetic cardiac and venous valves have metallic or pseudometallic valves coupled to metallic or pseudometallic sten... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7144978 | Multidrop tree branching functional polyethylene glycol, methods of preparing and using same Multi-armed functional polyethylene glycol polymers with active terminal groups may be used in conjugation with small molecule pharmaceuticals, proteins and peptides to enhance half-life and bioavailability of the drug and improve solubility, stability and immunolog... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122049 | Endoluminal stent having mid-strut interconnecting members An endoluminal stent composed of a plurality of circumferential expansion elements arrayed to form the circumference of the stent and extending along the longitudinal axis of the stent, and a plurality of interconnecting members that interconnect adjacent pairs of c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118688 | Antioxidant compositions and methods of use thereof An antioxidant composition having enhanced oxidative stability, emulsion stability, and health benefits. The composition may include individual ingredients or a synergistic blend of non-reducing sugars, sugar polyols, medium-chain triglycerides, polysaccharides, pol... | 10/10/2006 |
| D519794 | Hand held scoop | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018408 | Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6975397 | Polarization state conversion in optically active spectroscopy The invention describes a method to eliminate instrumental offset in measurement of optically active scattering and circular dichroism. The method uses the time-average measurement of the light that is systematically transformed by a series of optical devices. The o... | 12/13/2005 |
| D512482 | Hand held misting device | 12/06/2005 |
| 6936066 | Complaint implantable medical devices and methods of making same Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923829 | Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6849085 | Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and method of making same Metal foils, wires, and seamless tubes with increased mechanical strength are provided. As opposed to wrought materials that are made of a single metal or alloy, these materials are made of two or more layers forming a laminate structure. Laminate structures are kno... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6820676 | Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof An implantable endoluminal device which is fabricated from materials which present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface which has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent which is made of a material having controlled hete... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6733513 | Balloon catheter having metal balloon and method of making same A metal balloon catheter having a main tubular body, a metal balloon proximate a distal end of the main tubular body, a central annulus extending along an entire longitudinal aspect of the catheter for accommodating a guidewire therethrough and an inflation annulus ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6695865 | Embolic protection device An embolic protection device includes a catheter body having a central longitudinal lumen, a guidewire positioned within the central longitudinal lumen, and a graft member that is generally tubular in shape in an undeployed state and generally frustroconi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6608222 | Bioactive conjugated linoleic acid glycerides and method of use A composition and method for supplementing feed, nutrition and diet systems with bioactive glycerides of conjugated linoleic acid comprised of a synergistic blend of conjugated linoleic bioactive isomers acid in mono-, di-, and/or triglyceride form. The c... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6537310 | Endoluminal implantable devices and method of making same An implantable endoluminal device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of an mon... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6458153 | Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation.... | 10/01/2002 |
