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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361168 | Implantable device and methods for delivering drugs and other substances to treat sinusitis and other disorders Implantable devices and methods for delivering drugs and other substances to locations within the body of a human or animal subject to treat or diagnose sinusitis and a variety of other disorders. The invention includes implantable substance delivery devices that co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357794 | Devices, systems and methods for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Methods and apparatus for delivery of substances or apparatus to target sites located outside blood vessels within the body of a human or animal patient. A vessel wall penetrating catheter is inserted into the vasculature, positioned and oriented within a blood vess... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343659 | Method of making a medical device A method of making a medical device includes compressing a prosthesis, e.g., a therapeutic agent-carrying stent or stent-graft, to a catheter without contacting an outer surface of the prosthesis, e.g., by electromagnetically compressing the prosthesis. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331985 | Apparatus and method for deployment of an endoluminal device An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, a shaft having a distal tip and an anterograde sheat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331933 | Balloon catheter with a compression member for balloon bonding The present invention is directed to balloon catheter having a compression member securing one or more balloon skirts to the catheter shaft. The compression member may be a band or coil that sealing secures the balloon skirt to a catheter shaft. Metallic compression... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322959 | Balloon catheter with radioopaque marker In order to enhance the flexibility and trackability of a catheter (1) that is particularly adapted for use in delivering a stent (5), the catheter (1) comprises a marker arrangement (7, 8) that includes at least one marker (10, 11... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309344 | Transparent dilator device and method of use A medical device for use with an endoscope is provided. The medical device can include a tube with a first channel for receiving the endoscope. A transparent segment can extend from the distal end of the tube, and the transparent segment can have a first outer diame... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303798 | Polymeric marker with high radiopacity for use in medical devices High radiopacity is achieved in a polymeric marker by combining a polymeric resin, a powdered radiopaque agent having uniformly shaped particles of a specific particle size distribution and a wetting agent. The method to produce the marker calls for the blending and... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300534 | Bonds between metals and polymers for medical devices Various coupling agents are disclosed to form lap joints between metallic and polymeric surfaces within catheters and other medical devices. The coupling agents disclosed in the present invention can be applied directly to a metallic surface, or the coupling agents ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273487 | Balloon catheter having a multilayered shaft with variable flexibility A balloon catheter having a multilayered shaft with variable flexibility along the length of the shaft. In a presently preferred embodiment, the multilayered shaft has a multilayered outer tubular member and an inner tubular member, both the inner and outer tubular ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258669 | Medico-surgical devices An embryo-transfer catheter has an extruded shaft with a gas-filled lumen that extends helically along the catheter to provide an ultrasound marker. The catheter has a side opening close to a closed rounded patient end. The catheter could be completely transparent t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220253 | Gastrojejunal feeding tube An adjustable size balloon at the distal end of a feeding tube is used to aid in positioning, along with an endoscope, the tube in the jejunum or small bowel of a patient, without creating an obstruction in the intestines. The balloon is fully inflated when t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201763 | Distal balloon waist material relief and method of manufacture A balloon catheter having an improved balloon waist design in which material is removed prior to thermal processing. In one embodiment, a series of patterned voids are formed in the balloon waist to reduce the amount of polymeric material and to better control flowi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195612 | Esophageal balloon catheter with visual marker A balloon catheter for use with an endoscope may have a flexible shaft extending between a proximal and distal end, with a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon that has one or more visual markers. An additional optional feature is that the markers(s) may b... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179252 | Single operator exchange biliary catheter Catheter for use in biliary procedures, including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A guidewire lumen is carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft. An opening... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169140 | Methods of using an intravascular balloon catheter in combination with an angioscope A method of performing a medical procedure is disclosed which involves the use of a balloon catheter in combination with an angioscope to monitor an intravascular stent before, during or after deploying the stent. Specifically, the method may include the steps of (1... | 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 |
| 7147631 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141054 | Method and apparatus for intramedullary delivery of a material A method and apparatus to apply a selected material to the intramedullary canal of a selected bone. The apparatus generally includes a reservoir area from which the selected material can be expressed. The apparatus further includes an outlet or nozzle which allows f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115137 | Balloon catheter having a balloon distal skirt section with a reduced outer diameter secured to a soft distal tip member A catheter having an elongated shaft, an inflatable balloon on a distal shaft section, and a distal tip member bonded to a surface of the distal end of the balloon. The balloon has a proximal skirt section and a distal skirt section sealingly secured to the shaft, a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104399 | Packaging assembly for a catheter An assembly for packaging a catheter having a flexible distal shaft and a proximal fitting coupled thereto comprises a flexible tube capable of being coiled and having a proximal end. A tubular retainer having a passageway extending therethrough has a substantially ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087039 | Perfusion balloon angioplasty catheter A balloon angioplasty catheter having a balloon head assembly carried at the distal end of an elongated catheter body. The balloon head assembly includes an inflatable balloon envelope and a perfusion lumen extending through the balloon envelope to provide a blood f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089063 | Deflectable tip catheter with guidewire tracking mechanism A deflectable tip catheter that is used in combination with a guidewire for delivery of an ablation element to target areas of a patient's vasculature. The deflectable tip catheter has a handle portion, an elongated shaft and a deflectable tip portion. A guidewire l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077841 | Systems and methods employing a guidewire for positioning and stabilizing external instruments deployed within the body Systems and methods for treating a tissue region employ an expandable structure projecting beyond the distal end of a catheter tube. A distal tail projects beyond the far end of the basket assembly. The distal tail includes a guidewire lumen that accommodates passag... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7033389 | Tubular prosthesis for external agent delivery A tubular prosthesis, which may be an endovascular prothesis, is provided which includes a tubular member (stent or stent/graft combination) and an outer covering having portions sealed to the tubular member. The tubular member is impervious to a pre-determined flui... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029467 | Multiple lumen catheter having a soft tip A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one m... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018372 | Catheter A catheter 1 suitable for advancement through a body passageway of a patient. The catheter 1 comprises a catheter body 4 which is flexible to provide the necessary trackability for the catheter 1 to advance through a body passageway, and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997899 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999809 | Central venous catheter having a soft tip and fiber optics A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one m... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979342 | Catheter with a polyimide distal tip A catheter having an elongated shaft which has a multilayered distal tip with a first layer formed of a polyimide first material and a second layer formed of a polymeric second material. In one embodiment the multilayered distal tip is a separate member, distal to t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6970734 | Flexible marker bands A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft having a first region and a second region. The first region is less radiopaque than the second region. The first region is constructed of a shaft material and the second region is constructed from the shaft material in ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966891 | Catheter A catheter includes a sheath main body portion, a first lumen, a sheath distal end portion, and a second lumen. The sheath main body portion is inserted into an organism. The first lumen is a passage provided in the sheath main body portion and through which a guide... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960188 | Catheter having enhanced distal pushability Apparatus for enhancing pushability and minimizing kinking of a balloon catheter is provided, wherein a catheter comprises inner and outer tubes, and a balloon that is proximally affixed to the outer tube and distally affixed to the inner tube. The outer tube extend... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960222 | Catheter having a funnel-shaped occlusion balloon of uniform thickness and methods of manufacture Methods and apparatus are provided for removing emboli during an angioplasty, stenting or surgical procedure comprising a catheter having a funnel-shaped occlusion balloon of uniform thickness disposed on a distal end of the catheter. The occlusion balloon is fused ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953470 | Catheter support A balloon catheter comprises a balloon, an inner shaft, an outer shaft and a transition shaft. The transition shaft has a proximal portion and a distal portion joined by a tapered portion. The proximal portion has a diameter greater than the distal portion. The prox... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951554 | Deflecting catheter A catheter includes a distal end, a proximal end, an outer tube extending from the distal end to the proximal end, and an inner tube extending through the outer tube. The distal end including a corrugated section attached to an end of the inner tube and an asymmetri... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942648 | Catheter with a transparent shaft An intraluminal catheter having at least a section of the catheter shaft being relatively transparent, and the method of manufacture thereof. In a presently preferred embodiment, the intraluminal catheter is a balloon catheter having a transparent shaft section form... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939321 | Catheter balloon having improved balloon bonding A balloon catheter and a method of making the balloon catheter, having a balloon which is bonded to an elongated shaft, and which has a first layer and a second layer and an improved strong bond between the balloon and the shaft. One aspect of the invention is direc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913601 | Method for delivering a fluid to the coronary ostia A catheter system is provided for accessing the coronary ostia transluminally from a peripheral arterial access site, such as the femoral artery, and for inducing cardioplegic arrest by direct infusion of cardioplegic solution into the coronary arteries. In a first ... | 07/05/2005 |
