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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152760 | Medical balloon having a resistance to circumferential tearing and method of producing the balloon A medical balloon having a resistance to circumferential tearing comprises a substantially cylindrical portion disposed between first and second tapered portions that have a decreasing cross-sectional area along a length thereof away from the cylindrical portion. Th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8083714 | Catheter balloon A catheter balloon is configured to improve its fold-in or collapsing behavior. The catheter balloon has a balloon body portion, a first tapered end portion and a second tapered end portion. The balloon body portion has a substantially cylindrical shape in an expand... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052638 | Robust multi-layer balloon A multilayer balloon catheter is formed to have an inner layer and an outer layer, where the outer layer is adapted to resist shredding and premature rupture. The outer layer is formed of a material having a glass transition temperature that is lower than the transi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8025637 | Medical balloons and processes for preparing same A medical device such as a catheter, stent or balloon, is formed by depositing a radiation curable composition on a form made of ice or wax. The deposited composition may be cured by irradiation, suitably with UV light. Complex structures can be built up if the depo... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002744 | Non-compliant medical balloon A non-compliant fiber-reinforced medical balloon comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer embedded in a continuous matrix of thermally-weldable polymer material defining a barrel wall, cone walls and neck walls. The fibers of the first fiber layer run ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7976497 | Multi-layer film welded articulated balloon A method of fabrication of a medical balloon, and a balloon device useful for various medical balloon procedures, such as gastrointestinal, vascular, reproductive system, urinary system and pulmonary applications. At least two layers of a thermoplastic film are seal... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7942849 | Catheter with multilayer tube An interventional catheter for angioplasty and the like, comprising a catheter tube including an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member, and a balloon attached to the distal end of the outer tubular member... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7828766 | Non-compliant multilayered balloon for a catheter A balloon catheter having a multi-layered balloon which has a first layer and at least a second layer, and which has noncompliant limited radial expansion beyond the nominal diameter of the balloon. By selecting the polymeric materials forming the balloon layers, an... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7785290 | Non-shortening high angle wrapped balloons The present invention provides a balloon which achieves diameters greater than 6 mm for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric generally hollow pressure expandable body which exhibits essentially radial symmetry and constant length when expand... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7753875 | Preform and balloon having a non-uniform thickness The present invention provides a balloon having a non-uniform thickness that is adapted to facilitate folding of the balloon. The balloon comprises at least one relatively thin section formed between inner and outer surfaces of the balloon, and at least one relative... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7727188 | Balloon catheter with positioning pocket The invention relates to a balloon catheter in which the balloon is mounted on the end of the catheter in a manner that creates a recess or pocket between the catheter wall and balloon wall. The recess or pocket opens toward the proximal end of the catheter. The rig... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713233 | Balloons having a crosslinkable layer A dilatation balloon for use in combination with a catheter device, the balloon having a waist, cone and body portion and having a first layer formed from a first polymeric composition, the balloon having a second layer disposed on at least a portion of the first la... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7635347 | Catheter with multilayer tube An interventional catheter for angioplasty and the like, including a catheter tube including an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member, and a balloon attached to the distal end of the outer tubular member ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7585289 | Co-extruded medical balloon A medical balloon for attachment to a catheter tube, and method of making the balloon. The balloon comprises a plurality of co-extruded and coextensive layers of different polymeric materials (20A, 20B) at least one of which is a base structural layer ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7396582 | Medical device chemically modified by plasma polymerization Medical devices, and particularly intracorporeal devices for therapeutic or diagnostic uses, having a component chemically modified by plasma polymerization. The medical device comprises a substrate with a plasma polymerized functionality bonded to a surface of at l... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387826 | Medical device with varying physical properties and method for forming same A medical device in which a melt processed part has different crystallized properties at different locations. The part is formed of a polymer composition by inclusion a of polymer crystallization modifier in the composition making up at least a portion of such part,... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7354419 | Medical balloon having strengthening rods A non-compliant medical balloon includes a balloon layer having an outer surface and a strengthening rod connected to the outer surface of the balloon layer. The strengthening rod may be connected longitudinally on the outer surface of the balloon layer. Typically, ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344557 | Catheter balloon systems and methods Apparatus and method are provided for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen. The apparatus includes an elongated catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. A balloon is associated with the distal end of the balloon catheter. The balloon includes a ma... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7314588 | Balloon catheter having a balloon with a thickened wall portion A balloon catheter having a balloon with a thickened wall portion extending along at least a portion of the working length section of the balloon in a noninflated configuration. The balloon has a first layer formed of a first polymeric material and a second layer fo... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314476 | Balloon catheter A balloon catheter for interatrial septum dehiscence including an expandable and contractible balloon, and a shaft to which the balloon can be attached at the distal end thereof, wherein fixing members are provided at balloon mounting portions to be attached to the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311719 | Active cannulas An active cannula which does more than merely maintain a passage is usable to create and/or enlarge a passage, to position a scope or instrument, to move or locate tissue, etc. The cannula can vary in size or shape as needed, intraoperatively. Because a cannula of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273471 | Catheter balloon having a porous layer with ridges A balloon catheter having a balloon with a porous polymer layer and one or more filamentary members which are on or in the porous polymer layer and which form ridges protruding outwardly from a surface of the balloon in the inflated configuration. In a presently pre... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252006 | Implantable mechanical pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the same A biocompatible, mechanical, micromachined pressure sensor and methods of manufacturing such a pressure sensor are provided. The pressure sensor of the current invention includes a high-aspect-ratio curved-tube structure fabricated through a one-layer parylene proce... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252650 | Balloon catheter The present invention relates to a balloon portion for a balloon catheter for radially expanding a vessel in the body of a mammal, which catheter comprises a tube portion with a passage therethrough and a hollow expandable balloon portion defined by a fluid impervio... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247147 | Medical balloon catheter The medical balloon catheter of the present invention comprises a catheter shaft composed of a distal end shaft and a proximal end shaft and a balloon on the distal end of the distal end shaft, wherein the proximal end shaft is composed of a single member and the di... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235064 | Method and apparatus for anchoring laparoscopic instruments A balloon anchor provides for the anchoring of a surgical instrument, such as conventional trocar sheath, within a puncture opening formed by a trocar. When used on a trocar sheath, the anchor is secured to the smooth outer surface of the sheath for extension throug... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217278 | Balloon cones and waists thinning methodology Medical balloons and balloon preforms are made by methods which include the step of selectively removing material from the proximal and/or distal ends of a segment. In the case of a thermoplastic material characterized by one or more glass transition temperatures, t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207972 | Device for fixing a tube member A device for fixing a tube member in a cavity of a patient. The device includes a body that surrounds the tube member and has a casing that at least partly forms an inner space. The body is expandable by supplying a fluid to the inner space in such a way that the fl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198632 | Occlusion balloon catheter with longitudinally expandable balloon Balloon catheters such as guide catheters can be configured to provide distal occlusion, while still providing sufficient interior lumen space for device delivery. Such catheters can provide a desired level of balloon expansion, yet prevent vessel damage caused by b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175607 | Catheter balloon liner with variable thickness and method for making same A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon catheter formed thereby, in which a layer of a catheter balloon is formed by providing a tubular member to serve as a non porous liner for cooperation with a polymeric tube, and enlarging radially a central or wor... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175644 | Devices and methods for maintaining collateral channels in tissue The devices and methods of placement of such devices disclosed herein are directed to altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. More particularly, these devices p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172575 | Catheter balloon having a lubricious coating A balloon for a catheter and a method of making the balloon, having a layer of a porous polymeric material with a modified outer surface and a lubricious coating bonded to the modified outer surface. In one embodiment, the modified outer surface is formed by a polym... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172796 | Balloon catheter A balloon catheter includes a long-sized body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the body internally having at least one lumen, and a balloon made from a composite material composed of short-fibers for reienforcement and a matrix resin, the balloon b... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169126 | Method and apparatus for emboli containment A catheter for use in an emboli containment system includes a flexible elongate member having self-expanding sealing means mounted on its distal extremity. This self-expanding sealing means can take any suitable form, such as a braided structure formed of a suitable... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166100 | Balloon catheter shaft design A balloon catheter for medical treatment of a patient, including therapeutic dilatation or deployment of medical devices such as stents or grafts. The balloon catheter has an “over-the-wire configuration, including a proximal hub defining an inflation port and a g... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153306 | Systems and methods for reducing fractured bone using a fracture reduction cannula Systems and methods provide for the fixation of osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic long bones, especially Colles' fractures. A cannula having a circumferential opening is inserted into cancellous bone and directed such that the circumferential opening faces the fract... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147619 | Catheter balloon having impregnated balloon skirt sections A balloon catheter and a method of making a balloon catheter, having a balloon with a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having at least one impregnated section impregnated with a polymeric material compatible with a polymeric material forming the cathe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7112357 | Medical devices comprising a multilayer construction A medical device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a powder coated tie layer between the first and second substrates resulting in a multilayer construction. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101597 | Medical devices made from polymer blends containing low melting temperature liquid crystal polymers A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer... | 09/05/2006 |
