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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316697 | Vessel cleaning system with asymmetrical auto retracting agitator A vessel cleaning system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, the system comprising a housing, connected to a flexible-tube, a motor-driven flexible agitator-shaft rotatably disposed in the flexible-tube, and a flexible distal-agitator that is... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7104966 | Guidewire system with exposed midsection A flexible guidewire system with an exposed midsection, for crossing an obstruction located in a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible pilot wire and a flexible casing having a distal and proximal portions slidable and rotatable over the pilot wire, at least a dis... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6818002 | Vessel cleaner and barrier A rotary flexible agitator system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel that a motor-driven rotary flexible agitator-shaft disposed in the tubular housing, the agitator-shaft having an offset distal-agitator attached to its distal end that exten... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6767353 | Thrombectomy catheter A flexible catheter having a guidewire lumen extending throughout its length and a distal section that is insertable, over the guidewire, into a patient's vasculature for removing obstructive material, comprising an inner tube nested in an outer tube with an unobstr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758851 | Vessel cleaner An apparatus for extracting an obstruction located in a patient's vessel by fragmenting the obstruction and conveying the fragments through the apparatus out of the patient's body, having a flexible-tube with an open distal end, connected to a negative pressures, a ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6730105 | Clover leaf shaped tubular medical device A hydraulically expandable medical device for insertion into an obstruction in a blood vessel, comprising a hydraulically expandable tube having a clover leaf shape in its relaxed, deflated, position; and longitudinal ridges attached to the expandable tube and harbo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6482215 | Adjustable vessel cleaner and method A rotary flexible agitator system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel comprising a tubular-housing having a flexible-tube with an open distal end, a motor-driven flexible agitator-shaft disposed in the tubular-housing that is rotate... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6440148 | Stent unclogging system with stepped spiral An atherectomy system for removing obstructive material from within a patient's vessel comprising a flexible spiral wire having a distal stepped-down section that is connected through a short transition section with a nominal diameter section, a flexible ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6143009 | Flexible-agitator system and method A rotary flexible-agitator system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel that is comprised of a tubular-housing with suction connected to its proximal end, and a motor-driven, rotary, flexible agitator-shaft with an offset distal-agita... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6106538 | Method for forming an internal coronary bypass An internal coronary bypass, for circumventing an obstruction in a coronary artery, having a conduit through the heart's muscle that preferably connects a left-chamber of the heart to the coronary artery, at a point which is downstream of the obstruction,... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5653696 | Stent unclogging method A process and apparatus for removing obstruction material from a stent which is located in a vessel in a body. The process generally involves threading a flexible casing into the material, and optionally, passing a tubular blade over the material to separ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5443443 | Atherectomy system A system for removing an obstruction, in sections, from within a vessel, having a flexible guide wire assembly which is insertable into the vessel and a flexible rotary catheter which is slidable over it, the flexible rotary catheter is equipped with a tu... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5334211 | Lumen tracking atherectomy system An atherectomy system for opening an obstructed vessel comprising a helically shaped flexible guide-wire assembly insertable into the vessel having a cross section which narrows with increasing radial distance from the center of the helical portion, and, ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5306244 | Method of guidewire insertion An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing plaque from within a patient's vessel having a flexible guide wire defining a void for holding plaque during the atherectomy process and for accurately guiding a flexible catheter in the vessel. Cou... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5195540 | Lesion marking process A lesion marking system comprising a guiding needle rotatably and slidably supporting a spiral wire which is cork screwed, under an imaging system guidance, into a lesion. The guiding needle is then withdrawn, leaving the spiral wire as a visible lesion m... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5192268 | Flexible thrombectomy system A flexible thrombectomy system insertable into a patient's blood vessel for sucking and removing a thrombus, comprising in combination, a flexible piston, slidably disposed in a flexible catheter and adapted to be retracted into it, thereby sucking the th... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5135531 | Guided atherectomy system An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction material from within a patient's vessel having a flexible guide wire defining a void for holding obstruction material during the atherectomy process and for accurately guiding a flexi... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5024651 | Atherectomy system with a sleeve An atherectomy system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible rotary catheter for coring and ingesting obstruction material, insertable into the vessel over the fl... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5007896 | Rotary-catheter for atherectomy An atherectomy system insertable into a human blood vessel over a flexible guide-wire for remotely cutting and removing an obstruction therein, having a diametrical stabilized torque transmitting flexible rotary-catheter equipped with a rotary coring mean... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5002553 | Atherectomy system with a clutch An atherectomy system for cutting an obstruction in a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible rotary-catheter being rotatably disposed and insertable into the vessel, over the flexible guide-wire, a cuttin... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4979939 | Atherectomy system with a guide wire An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction material from within a patient's vessel having a flexible guide-wire defining voids for containing obstruction material and defining a diametrical envelope, a flexible rotary-catheter... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4894051 | Atherectomy system with a biasing sleeve and method of using the same An atherectomy system for removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible catheter for coring and ingesting obstruction material, insertable into the vessel over the flexible ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4886490 | Atherectomy catheter system and method of using the same An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible rotary-catheter being rotatably disposed and insertable into the vessel over th... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883458 | Atherectomy system and method of using the same An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible rotary catheter being rotatably disposed and insertable into the vessel over th... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4842579 | Atherectomy device An atherectomy system for cutting, ingesting and removing an obstruction from within a patient's artery, having a flexible guide-wire insertable into the artery, a flexible rotary catheter being rotatably disposed and insertable into the artery over the f... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4819634 | Rotary-catheter for atherectomy system A mechanical atherectomy system insertable into a human blood vessel over a flexible guide-wire for remotely cutting and removing an obstruction therein, having a diametrically stabilized torque transmitting flexible rotary-catheter equipped with a tubula... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4810235 | Variable transmission with an integral shifter A variable transmission with an integral shifter, particularly suitable for a bicycle, having a variable-sprocket mounted on an axle having crank-arms. The variable-sprocket comprises a drive-flange and a indexing-flange, a pair of sprocket-segment-planet... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4732154 | Rotary catheter system A rotary catheter system insertable into a patient's artery over a non rotating auger shaped guide-wire for remotely cutting and removing an obstruction therein, having a flexible catheter equipped with a tubular-blade at its front end and a motor connect... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4717369 | Incrementally variable transmission An incrementally variable transmission, particularly suitable for a bicycle, having a variable-sprocket mounted on an axle having crank-arms. The variable-sprocket comprises a drive-flange and a indexing-flange, a pair of sprocket-segment-planets and at l... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4645475 | Incrementally variable bicycle transmission An incrementally variable transmission, particularly suitable for a bicycle, having a variable-sprocket which comprises: A drive-flange and an indexing-flange mounted on an axle with a pair of sprocket-segment-planets and at least a pair of idler-planets ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4521207 | Incrementally variable transmission An incrementally variable transmission, particularly suitable for a bicycle, having a variable sprocket which comprises: A drive flange and an indexing flange mounted on an axle with a pair of sprocket-segment-planets and at least a pair of idler-planets ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4493385 | All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine which is connected to a torque responsive continuously variable transmission which in turn is connected to a simple automotive type differential. One output of the differential is connecte... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493678 | Expandible sprocket A variable sprocket, particularly suitable for a bicycle transmission, comprising a drive flange and an indexing flange mounted on an axle with a pair of sprocket-segment-planets and at least two idler-planets sandwiched between said flanges forming a rel... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4364229 | Automotive energy managing transmission An automotive energy managing transmission comprising a differential for splitting the power to mechanical and hydrostatic branches. The transmission is adapted to operate in several modes: hydrostatic in the city, hydromechanical and mechanical on the hi... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4339130 | Game racket A game racket having an elastic net and a frame molded in unison, the net comprising non-linear elements which work primarily in bending and whose cross sectional area increases toward the center of the net.... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4337672 | Speed changing floating power transmission ring A floating power transmission ring gear whose inner periphery is supported through its gear mesh with a pinion and whose outer periphery is engaged with a belt, to increase the belt's bending diameter without a corresponding increase in the belt's travel ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4318545 | Molded racket A game racket having an elastic net and a frame molded in unison, the net comprising non-linear elements which work primarily in bending and whose cross sectional area increases toward the center of the net.... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4232645 | Variable geometry whirler In a throttlable induction manifold of an internal combustion engine a variable geometry whirler for homogenizing an explosive charge flowing there in, during a partially closed throttle operation, the geometry of said whirler adapted to change during an ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4223532 | Automotive energy management system A hydromechanical/hydrostatic automotive energy management system comprising two hydraulic units, the system adapted to provide: An efficient, continuously variable optimal transmission ratio, an intermittent optimal engine operation in city traffic and r... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4206828 | Power driven ski-bob with self energizing frame A power driven ski-bob with an elongated propulsion unit having preferably an anterior sliding portion, a posterior endless tread portion and an upwardly extending post means; the propulsion unit is connected to the rest of the ski-bob's structure through... | 06/10/1980 |
