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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182444 | Delivery of agents such as cells to tissue A system for delivering a fluid comprising cells to tissue of a patient includes a container holding an injection fluid and a powered drive. A sensor system provides a measurement indicative of at least shear forces on the cells to a control system. Based at least i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172796 | Syringe with alignment flange and expansion section with reduced wall thickness A syringe includes a cylindrical body having a distal end and a proximal end, an injection section at the distal end and an expansion section at the proximal end, the injection section and the expansion section being connected by a cylindrical center section of rela... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162878 | Exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system An exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system which is a cross stream thrombectomy catheter, such as, but not limited to, an Angiojet® catheter with a flexible and expandable balloon, wherein the balloon is formed from and is continuous with the catheter tub... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162877 | Enhanced cross stream mechanical thrombectomy catheter An enhanced cross stream mechanical thrombectomy catheter with backloading manifold having a distal end with outflow and inflow orifices at one side for producing concentrated cross stream jet flow for selective and concentrated thrombus ablation during thrombectomy... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157766 | Torqueable kink-resistant guidewire An occlusive guidewire system having an ergonomic handheld control mechanism and torqueable kink-resistant guidewire having a distally located inflatable balloon. The present invention provides convenient structure and overall mechanism for operation of a torqueable... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147464 | Drip chamber and fluid level sensing mechanism for a fluid delivery system The fluid injector system includes a source of injection fluid, a pump device, a fluid control device operably associated with the pump device, and a fluid path set in fluid connection with the source of injection fluid and the pump device. The fluid path set includ... | 04/03/2012 |
| RE42804 | Injector systems and syringe adapters for use therewith An adapter includes a syringe carrier adapted to seat at least a portion of the syringe. The syringe carrier includes at least one rearward facing abutmer member to abut at least one forward facing surface on a syringe. The syringe carrie includes an opening therein... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012117 | Miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter The present invention pertains to a miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter having one or more flexible miniature noncollapsing tubular portions including pushable and torqueable structure for introduction into the smaller vessels in neurovascular regions. A jet bo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7996974 | Method of manufacturing a miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter The present invention pertains to a miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter having one or more flexible miniature noncollapsing tubular portions including pushable and torqueable structure for introduction into the smaller vessels in neurovascular regions. A jet bo... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976561 | Intravascular platforms and associated devices An intravascular platform for supporting an intravascular device includes two loops of wire each configured to assume a shape lying generally on a virtual cylinder of given diameter. The two loops are interconnected by at least one connecting wire which maintains th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7951161 | Atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter An atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter wherein a distally located positionable tip closely associated with the cutter and a high pressure fluid jet emanator can be variably and angularly deployed about a hinge mechanism subsequent to entry into the v... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935077 | Thrombectomy catheter deployment system A thrombectomy catheter deployment system which greatly simplifies setup procedures and operation of a thrombectomy catheter includes a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7846175 | Guidewire and collapsable filter system A guidewire with collapsible filter system where a deployable, collapsible and retrievable filter attached to a guidewire tube is utilized for filtering thrombotic particulate from blood flow in the vascular system during thrombectomy or other interventional vascula... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7842010 | Pneumatically-operated thrombectomy catheter deployment system A pneumatically-operated thrombectomy catheter deployment system having a plurality of components collectively acting as a drive unit, including a double-acting air cylinder, a reciprocating assembly including a positionable four-way valve, a high pressure pump, an ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7615031 | Gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a multiple element valved guidewire assembly having an occlusive device A gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a multiple element valved guidewire assembly having an occlusive device for use in thrombectomy or other vascular procedures includes a multiple element valved guidewire assembly having an occlusive balloon removably a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608063 | Dual lumen aspiration catheter system A dual lumen aspiration catheter system with an aspiration catheter, a hub and a flexible strain relief, and a suction assembly. The aspiration catheter includes multiple successively connected flexible tubular components each increasing in relative flexibility in t... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7572244 | Miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter A miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter useful in small blood vessel thrombectomy procedures. An annulus near the distal end of the miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter is formed between a hypo-tube and a proximally directed bore of a concentrically a... | 08/11/2009 |
