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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090118809 | ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH POROUS RESERVOIR AND NON-POLYMER DIFFUSION LAYER An endoprosthesis such as a coronary stent includes a porous reservoir of drug, e.g. directly in the body of the stent, and an overlayer formed of ceramic or metal for controlling elution of drug from the reservoir... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20080288058 | MEDICATED POROUS METAL PROSTHESIS AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME A porous prosthesis for delivering a medication to the site of implantation, and a method of making the same, is disclosed.... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080249600 | STENTS WITH DRUG RESERVOIR LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME A method of making drug eluting stents comprises forming ceramic surface coatings of two or more levels of porosity on a stent body. The less porous coating is more conducive to endothelial cell growth, while the more porous coating is better suited for storing and rele... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080249599 | Stent With Therapeutic Agent Delivery Structures in Low Strain Regions A system for treating abnormalities of the cardiovascular system includes a stent having a plurality of therapeutic agent-carrying regions and non therapeutic agent-carrying regions. The therapeutic agent-carrying regions are located within low strain regions of the ste... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080147171 | Synthetic Prosthesis for Aortic Root Replacement There is described a synthetic aortic conduit formed from two tubular porous layers having a non-bioresorbable sealant, such as SEPs, interposed therebetween. The synthetic aortic conduit can be attached to an aortic valve, such as a xenograft valve, to form an aortic r... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080109072 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and related methods are disclosed. ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070244539 | Self-sealing PTFE vascular graft and manufacturing methods An implantable microporous ePTFE tubular vascular graft exhibits long term patency, superior radial tensile strength and suture hole elongation resistance. The graft includes a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube circumferentially disposed over the first tube. The ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070060994 | Blood flow diverters for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms A blood flow diverter device for treatment of intracranial aneurysms, including a porous tubular member having a central portion and two ends. The member is of sufficient flexibility and body compatibility to be placed in proximity within an intracranial aneurysm. The c... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070021816 | Stent vascular intervention device and methods for treating aneurysms The present invention relates to a stent including a variable porosity, tubular structure having pores defined by structural surfaces. The tubular structure has a low porosity region in proximity to or at either end of the tubular structure, where the low porosity regio... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20050283220 | Blood flow diverters for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms A blood flow diverter device for treatment of intracranial aneurysms, including a porous tubular member having a central portion and two ends. The member is of sufficient flexibility and body compatibility to be placed in proximity within an intracranial aneurysm. The c... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050137680 | Variable density braid stent A stent comprises at least one stent member woven to form a substantially tubular body that defines a flow path. The tubular body comprises a first region and a second region. In the first region the at least one stent member defines a plurality of first region openings... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050137675 | Vascular prosthesis and method for production thereof A vascular prosthesis comprising a first layer having a predetermined first porosity and a second layer having a predetermined second porosity, wherein the first layer and the second layer are each made of first and second electrospun polymer fibers. ... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050070989 | Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making the same The present invention relates generally to medical devices with therapy eluting components and methods for making same. More specifically, the invention relates to implantable medical devices having at least one porous layer, and methods for making such devices, and loa... | 03/31/2005 |
