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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130103135 | FENESTRATED INFLATABLE GRAFT The endovascular graft includes a tubular structure having a first end and a second end. The tubular structure has a wall which defines a lumen between the first and second ends. A fenestration is located between the first and second ends to extend through the wall of t... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130060327 | BIODEGRADABLE SELF-EXPANDING PROSTHESIS Disclosed herein is a biodegradable prosthesis that includes a first end, a second end, and an elongate tubular body with a lumen therethrough. The prosthesis can have a first layer comprising a set of flexible interbraided bioabsorbable filaments, and optionally a set ... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130013055 | RADIOPAQUE INTRALUMINAL STENT The present invention includes a radiopaque stent comprising a cylindrical main body. The tubular main body comprises a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium and one or more radiopaque materials.... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20120303114 | Implantable Medical Devices Fabricated From Polymers With Radiopaque Groups Implantable medical devices comprising radiopaque star-block copolymers.... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120296416 | Stent Graft Assembly and Method A method for assembling a stent graft onto a- balloon delivery catheter is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: assembling a graft over a stent with attached security rings and inserting the ends of the graft between the stent and the rings; placing the assemble... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120290062 | INTRA-ATRIAL IMPLANTS MADE OF NON-BRAIDED MATERIAL Several unique intra-cardiac pressure devices, placement catheters, methods of placement and methods of treating heart failure are presented. The intra-cardiac pressure devices presented allow sufficient flow from the left atrium to the right atrium to enable the relief... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120271409 | Helical Radiopaque Marker A radiopaque marker includes a core wire having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a coil wrapped around the distal portion of the core wire. The core wire is formed from a shape memory material and the coil is formed from a radiopaque material. The radiopaque... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120259407 | Radiopaque Polymeric Stent The invention relates to an implantable radiopaque stent adapted to be disposed in a body lumen. In one aspect of the invention, at least one radiopaque filament is arranged for permanent attachment to a hollow tubular structure. The filament is desirably arranged in a ... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120259400 | FLEXIBLE INTRALUMINAL SCAFFOLD Expandable intraluminal scaffold defining a longitudinal axis is provided, wherein the scaffold includes at least two filaments extending from a head portion disposed along the longitudinal axis at a first longitudinal end, each of the at least two filaments including a... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120253451 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES A medical device includes a balloon catheter having an expandable member, e.g., an inflatable balloon, at its distal end and a stent or other endoprosthesis. The stent is, for example, an apertured tubular member formed of a polymer and is assembled about the balloon. T... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120253454 | STENT DESIGNS HAVING ENHANCED RADIOPACITY The present embodiments provide stents for use in medical procedures. In one embodiment, a stent comprises a first flanged region and a body region. A first diameter of the first flanged region is greater than a second diameter of the body region when the stent is in an... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120253455 | LOW PROFILE IMPROVED RADIOPACITY INTRALUMINAL MEDICAL DEVICE A stent or other intraluminal medical device having markers formed from housings integral with the stent and marker inserts having a higher radiopacity than the stent provides for more precise placement and post-procedural visualization in a vessel, by increasing the ra... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120253450 | Prosthesis Adapted for Placement Under External Imaging An expandable prosthesis having an imageable structure comprising one or more elements visually distinguishable by an external (e.g., radiographic or ultrasonic) imaging system, the structure being located about a first axis that corresponds to a structural feature of t... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120239138 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING X-RAY MIRRORS An implantable medical device includes a radiolucent member provided with an x-ray mirror that reflects incident x-ray radiation to enable visualization of the device. The x-ray mirror includes a multilayer nanolaminate having alternating layers of a first metal or cera... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120150281 | IMPLANT MADE OF BIOCORRODIBLE MATERIAL AND WITH A COATING CONTAINING A TISSUE ADHESIVE The invention relates to an implant having a base body made of a biocorrodible material. A surface of the implant has a coating at least in some regions, wherein the coating comprises a tissue adhesive.... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20120123525 | RADIOPAQUE INTRALUMINAL STENTS COMPRISING COBALT-BASED ALLOYS CONTAINING ONE OR MORE PLATINUM GROUP METALS, REFRACTORY METALS, OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF Embodiments are directed to radiopaque implantable structures (e.g., stents) formed of cobalt-based alloys that comprise cobalt, chromium and one or more platinum group metals, refractory metals, or combinations thereof. Platinum group metals include platinum, palladium... | 05/17/2012 |
| 20120116499 | MARKER COMPOSITE AND MEDICAL IMPLANT COMPRISING AN X-RAY MARKER A marker composite for medical implants composed of a biocorrodible metallic material and a medical implant comprising an X-ray marker which was made of the marker composite. The marker composite contains a large number of particles composed of a radio-opaque metal, whi... | 05/10/2012 |
| 20120101565 | BIOABSORBABLE STENT HAVING RADIOPACITY A radially expandable stent and methods of making the same, the stent made entirely of a bioabsorbable metal, the stent having a portion of increased radiopacity, wherein the portion of increased radiopacity has one or more of the following characteristics: 04/26/2012 | |
| 20120095546 | MARKER AND STENT A marker formed on a stent which is to be mounted within a human body, the marker being formed without applying gold plating or gold foil onto the stent and allowing the position of the stent in the human body to be confirmed by a recognition means. A marker (A, B) used... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120089219 | STENT HAVING INCREASED VISIBILITY IN THE X-RAY IMAGE A stent comprising a tubular base body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis. The base body has a plurality of circumferential support structures and one or more connectors. Two successive circumferential support structures are connected to one another via at least o... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120071961 | Stent With Hollow Drug-Eluting Elements A stent includes a plurality of cylindrical elements joined along a common longitudinal axis to form a tube. The cylindrical elements include struts joined by crowns. Hollow, drug-eluting elements are disposed between adjacent cylindrical elements and connect adjacent c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120035702 | STENT FOR VALVE REPLACEMENT An expandable stent (12) for use in the implantation of a valve prosthesis (11) using a delivery system (10) is disclosed. The self-expandable stent (12) includes a tubular lattice structure (13) defined by longitudinally aligned rods ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035714 | Stent Graft Having A Marker And A Reinforcing And Marker Ring A reinforcing and marker ring for a stent graft is disclosed. The reinforcing and marker ring comprises a plurality of turns of a substantially inextensible resilient wire in a circular shape and terminal ends at each end of the wire. The terminal ends each comprise a l... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029618 | Stent Connector Bump Design An endoprosthesis comprises a plurality of serpentine bands. Each serpentine band comprises a plurality of interconnected struts forming peaks and troughs. Adjacent serpentine bands are interconnected by one or more connectors. First and second serpentine bands are conn... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110319977 | BIOABSORBABLE IMPLANTS A bioabsorbable implant including an elongated metallic element including more than 50% a metal substantially free of rare earth metals, with the elongated metallic element defining at least a portion of the bioabsorbable implant.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319982 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME The present invention relates to an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprothesis, comprising a body containing a metallic material, and comprising at least one functional element that is fastened to the body and has a material composition in at least a portion o... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313510 | Polymer Metal and Composite Implantable Medical Devices A device and a method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a stent, are described herein. The device includes a metallic region composed of a bioerodable metal and a polymer region composed of a biodegradable polymer contacting the metallic region. Th... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110295355 | BLOUSED STENT-GRAFT AND FENESTRATION METHOD A method includes deploying a bloused stent-graft into a main vessel such that a bloused section of the bloused stent-graft covers a branch vessel emanating from the main vessel. The bloused section includes loose graft cloth. A pressure differential between the main ve... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110257730 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, having a layer that can enhance the biocompatibility of the endoprosthesis, and methods of making the endoprosthesis are disclosed.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110245912 | Radiopaque iodinated and iodide-containing crystalline absorbable aliphatic polymeric materials and applications thereof Radiopaque, iodinated, absorbable polyesters, polyester urethanes, and polyether-ester-urethanes with and without inorganic iodide micro-/nanoparticles dispersed or solubilized therein, and composite inorganic iodide micro-/nanoparticles in an absorbable polyester, poly... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110245905 | ENDOPROSTHESIS Among other things, a bio-erodible implantable endoprosthesis comprises a member that includes (a) a core having a surface, and (b) a bio-erodible metal on a least a portion of the surface of the core, wherein the bio-erodible metal erodes more slowly than the core and ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238156 | Flexible Stent Design Stents having a plurality of serpentine bands including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a middle portion therebetween are herein disclosed. Each of the bands includes peaks and valleys. Serpentine bands of the proximal end portion are connected togethe... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110172758 | Stents Formed From Polymer-Bioceramic Composite With Radiopaque Bioceramic Particles Implantable medical devices fabricated at least in part of a polymer-bioceramic composite having bioceramic particles with radiopaque functional groups grafted to a surface of the bioceramic particles are disclosed. Implantable medical devices fabricated at least in par... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110166645 | DEVICE VIEWABLE UNDER AN IMAGING BEAM The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging bea... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110125253 | GRAFTS AND STENT GRAFTS HAVING A RADIOPAQUE MARKER A graft device comprising a layer of synthetic non-metallic material having a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface. The device further, includes a radiopaque marker at least partially embedded in the layer.... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110093061 | STENT HAVING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MAIN BODY A stent made of a material having a low strength and having a main body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, comprising a) a plurality of support segments disposed around the circ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110060400 | VISIBLE ENDOPROSTHESIS A crack-resistant endoprosthesis for delivery in a body lumen can be comprised of a multilayered material. The multilayered material can include at least two layers having a boundary layer therebetween. The boundary layer is configured to inhibit cracks from propagating... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110054594 | FENESTRATED PROSTHESIS Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to endoluminal prostheses having one or more reinforced fenestrations therein. The one or more reinforced fenestrations can have improved sealing capabilities with respect to branch grafts deployed within the fenes... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054591 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES A medical device includes a balloon catheter having an expandable member, e.g., an inflatable balloon, at its distal end and a stent or other endoprosthesis. The stent is, for example, an apertured tubular member formed of a polymer and is assembled about the balloon. T... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110046720 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Arteriovenous Fistulas Apparatus (20) is provided for creating a connection between a first body lumen (114) of a subject and a second body lumen (116) of the subject. The apparatus (20) includes a first engagement portion (102) configured to engage a wall o... | 02/24/2011 |
