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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142395 | Tapered multi-chamber balloon A catheter for carotid artery dilatation that includes a multi-chamber balloon assembly mounted at the distal end of the elongated tube that has at least two tandem chambers. Each chamber communicates with a separate lumen and each separate lumen terminates at the p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8043257 | Agent delivery catheter having an inflation bridge between two axially spaced balloons An agent delivery catheter having two or more axially spaced balloons and an inflation bridge providing fluid communication between the two balloons. The catheter generally has a proximal balloon, a distal balloon, and a tube defining an inflation bridge lumen which... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034023 | Emboli protection devices and related methods of use An evacuation sheath assembly and method of treating occluded vessels which reduces the risk of distal embolization during vascular interventions is provided. A method of treating a lesion within a blood vessel, includes providing an evacuation sheath assembly havin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7985200 | Apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug A preferred apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug such as a sclerosing agent (or a microfoam sclerosing agent) to a varicose vein includes a catheter having three concentric tubes. The innermost tube has a guide wire lumen and an inflation lumen. The distal... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963941 | Intra-abdominal medical method and associated device In a surgical method, a hollow needle is inserted into a hollow internal organ of a patient through a natural body opening. A wireless scanning apparatus is operated externally of the patient to obtain data as to internal structures of the patient on a side of a wal... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959603 | Emboli protection devices and related methods of use An evacuation sheath assembly and method of treating occluded vessels which reduces the risk of distal embolization during vascular interventions is provided. A method of treating a blood vessel, includes providing an elongate member having proximal and distal ends,... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7871396 | Bifurcation catheter assembly and method A catheter assembly includes a main catheter branch and a side catheter branch. The main catheter branch includes first and second balloons. The side catheter branch is coupled to the second balloon. The side catheter branch can be coupled to the second balloon port... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867195 | Partial aortic occlusion devices and methods for cerebral perfusion augmentation Methods are provided for partial aortic obstruction for cerebral perfusion augmentation in patients suffering from global or focal cerebral ischemia. Alternatively, the methods can be used to partially obstruct aortic blood flow to condition the spinal cord to secre... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7819840 | Feeding device including balloon tip and method of manufacture A feeding tube device for delivering a substance into a stomach of a patient is disclosed, comprising a feeding tube, an overlapping segment integrally formed with and extending from the distal end of the feeding tube, and an inflation lumen defined within the feedi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806857 | Methods and apparatus for treating aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas Methods and apparatus are provided for temporarily excluding an aneurysm or an arterio-venous fistula from a flow path by transluminally disposing a hollow balloon catheter structure within the aneurysm so that its proximal and distal ends extend past the aneurysm w... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803131 | Devices and methods for percutaneously treating aortic valve stenosis Devices and methods for their use in percutaneously increasing the aortic valve flow of a stenotic aortic valve are provided. The subject devices include an aortic valve isolation element, a shunt element and an aortic valve flushing element. Also provided are syste... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7654978 | Emboli protection devices and related methods of use An evacuation sheath assembly and method of treating occluded vessels which reduces the risk of distal embolization during vascular interventions is provided. The evacuation sheath assembly includes an elongated tube defining an evacuation lumen having proximal and ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645261 | Double balloon thrombectomy catheter A catheter has a lumen for a thrombectomy device and at least two balloons of different compliancies. In one embodiment, the catheter is adapted to clear dialysis grafts. One balloon is adapted to expand a stenosis at a venous junction of a dialysis graft and anothe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7604612 | Emboli protection devices and related methods of use An evacuation sheath assembly and method of treating occluded vessels which reduces the risk of distal embolization during vascular interventions is provided. The evacuation sheath assembly includes an elongated tube defining an evacuation lumen having proximal and ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7524303 | Arterial obstruction treatment kit A kit for performing angioplasty or stenting in a blood vessel, composed of at least two components. One of the components includes a first catheter providing a blood bypass flow path and carrying a blocking balloon and a blood vessel dilation device. Another one of... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7503904 | Dual balloon telescoping guiding catheter A guiding catheter includes an inner guide movably disposed within an outer guide. Both inner and outer guides include inner and outer balloons, respectively, located at the distal tip of the guides. The inner guide balloon is fluted, thereby allowing blood to flow ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7402168 | Custom-length stent delivery system with independently operable expansion elements A stent delivery system for delivering a plurality of stent segments to at least one treatment site includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a plurality of expandable members arranged axially along the catheter shaft near the distal end, a p... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384411 | Multi-purpose catheters, catheter systems, and radiation treatment Tis invention is new apparatuses and methods for treatments to be used from inside conduits or biological pathways. Examples of the biological pathways in which these new apparatuses and methods may be used include arteries, veins, and respiratory ways. Multi-purpos... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367989 | Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery A medical device comprises a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon. An outer balloon or sheath is disposed about the catheter balloon and is freely rotatable about the catheter balloon. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361368 | Device and method for combining a treatment agent and a gel A method including introducing a treatment agent at a treatment site within a mammalian host; and introducing a bioerodable gel material at the treatment site. An apparatus including a first annular member having a first lumen disposed about a length of the first an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338467 | Device for minimally invasive intravascular aortic valve extraction A perfusion catheter includes at least one perfusion channel and at least two dilation units disposed at a distance from each other at the distal catheter region in the longitudinal extension of the catheter. Both of the at least two dilation units are projected thr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329237 | Infusion therapy To provide infusion therapy that can effectively transluminally deliver drugs or the like to a target spot without invading areas other than a diseased area. The infusion therapy is for administering a drug, cells or the like, or inserting a treatment instrument int... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329234 | Self-occluding catheter A self-occluding catheter includes a body portion for connection to extracorporeal equipment. An elongated tubular extension is provided for insertion into a body cavity. The body portion includes a resiliently biased spool supported therein which is slidable betwee... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7300456 | Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems with stent bumpers Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems and methods enable precise control of prosthesis position during deployment. The stent delivery systems carry multiple stent segments and include a stent bumper for helping control the axial position of the stent s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7182745 | Retaining stent A medical device for use within a body of a patient includes at least two retention members located at a first end of an elongated section of the medical device. The retention members are adapted to limit longitudinal movement of the elongated section when the medic... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182744 | Method and apparatus for aneurismal treatment An irritant or polymer is dispensed to the inner surface area of an aneurysm to exert a contractile force on the inner surface area of the aneurysm, thereby shrinking the aneurysm. As a result, the artery wall at the aneurysm site is strengthened, the risk of ruptur... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179251 | Therapeutic delivery balloon The present invention regards a therapeutic delivery balloon and includes a system for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface. This system includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen; a source of fluid in co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175812 | Automatic sampler and needle for the same The surface of a needle for collecting samples is coated with a coating material lower in chemical activity than a base metal of the needle. More specifically, the surface of the needle may be coated with a layer of gold or platinum. Alternatively, the surface of th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169171 | Distal protection double balloon catheter A system for performing a medical treatment in a blood vessel while providing downstream microcirculatory system protection, the system being composed of: a catheter having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, an outer lateral surface, a central blood bypass flow lume... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163504 | Multi-lumen fluted balloon radiation centering catheter A multi-lumen balloon for use in a fluted balloon centering catheter and method for providing the same. The multi-lumen balloon maintains a radiation source at the center of a cardiovascular artery, has improved blood perfusion capability, and has improved balloon r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153301 | Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia A process for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia by use of ablation procedures comprising circumferential ablation of vessels, particularly pulmonary veins associated with the left atrium of the heart. Also disclosed are medical devices used for formation of the cir... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144365 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and method of using same. One embodiment of the extracardiac system comprises a pump ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141038 | Endourethral device and method Several embodiments of an endourethral prosthesis, assembly, and attendant methods are provided for patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention. The endourethral prosthesis includes a reversibly expandable element disposed circu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131963 | Catheters and methods of using catheters A catheter device and method, in which a first lumen coupled to a balloon, a second lumen coupled to the first lumen, the second lumen having a distal opening to dispense an oxygenated infusate, and a third lumen coupled to the second lumen and coupled to a second b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105012 | Positioning assembly and method of use The present invention is directed to a positioning apparatus for use during a surgical procedure, which may involve the repair of a vessel. The positioning apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a delivery assembly and a dis... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090655 | Replenishable stent and delivery system Apparatus and a method for treating an irregularity in a wall of a vessel of a patient defined by an irregular or afflicted wall portion with adjacent normal wall portions comprises a catheter having a distal end portion for being guided through the vessel to the si... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083594 | Endovascular system for the treatment of stenoses of the carotid and catheter for this system A catheter, in particular for endovascular applications, including a long and flexible, hollow, tubular body having an insertion end and a connection end intended to remain outside the body. The catheter includes in the insertion end at least two elements which are ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063679 | Intra-aortic renal delivery catheter A renal flow system and method direct fluid into renal arteries from a location within the aorta. A renal flow assembly has a tapered tube that is adjustable between a radially collapsed condition for delivery to the location through a delivery sheath and a radially... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060051 | Multi-balloon catheter with hydrogel coating In one aspect of the invention a multi-balloon catheter, such as a double-balloon catheter, with coating comprising a hydrogel polymer on the exterior surface of the occlusion balloons is provided. The balloons may be inflated inside the lumen to occlude a plaque-af... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052510 | Two Balloon staged stent expansion A catheter with two balloons for implanting a stent without flaring at the ends of the stent during implantation has an outer balloon overlying an inner balloon. The length of the inner balloon is shorter than the length of the outer balloon and shorter than a stent... | 05/30/2006 |
