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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162891 | Delivery and exchange catheter for storing guidewire A support catheter for stowing and exchanging guidewires and other working elements comprises a catheter body having a proximal region and a distal region. A single, contiguous lumen is formed from the proximal region through the distal region and has a larger proxi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128598 | Pressure connection device for a guidewire unit A pressure connection device for a guidewire unit that is operated with a pressure medium is provided. A return valve is mounted in the interior of a tube end section of a pressure medium tube of the guidewire unit, the return valve opening for introducing the press... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8070729 | Systems and methods for treating a vessel using focused force Systems and methods for treating a vessel include devices having a main elongated element with a balloon at its distal end, an auxiliary elongated element wherein a distal end of the auxiliary elongated element is proximal to the balloon, and a core wire having a in... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7914493 | Wire guide with engaging portion A wire guide and a method for its percutaneous guidance within a body vessel are provided. The wire guide includes an outer component for insertion into the body vessel and a core wire disposed in the outer component and movable between first and second positions. T... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901378 | Systems and methods for treating a vessel using focused force Systems and methods for treating a vessel include devices having a main elongated element with a balloon at its distal end, an auxiliary elongated element wherein a distal end of the auxiliary elongated element is proximal to the balloon, and a core wire having a in... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7879011 | Endoluminal delivery of anesthesia Described herein are methods and devices for selectively applying fluids (particularly anesthetics) to a target tissue from within a blood vessel while minimizing the amount of fluid applied to non-target tissue. The injection catheters described herein may include ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7842012 | Guidewire with chemical sensing capabilities A guidewire with a sensor which can detect NO and/or superoxide levels is disclosed. This invention can be useful for in vivo analysis of vascular health. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7789860 | Catheter for delivery and/or retrieval of a medical device A catheter for delivery or retrieval of a medical device such as a filter 10 or a stent 16 has an outer shaft 1 with a pod 2 providing a medical device reception space at the distal end. An inner shaft 3 includes a solid pod with a... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7731693 | Coupling wire guide A coupling wire guide structured to be slidably coupled to a previously introduced wire guide. The coupling wire guide includes a main body having a distal section. The distal section includes an outer wire disposed over a safety wire. A loop wire is connected to th... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7678081 | Methods and devices for transseptal access Systems and methods for penetrating a tissue membrane to gain access to a target site are disclosed. In some examples, systems and methods for accessing the left atrium from the right atrium of a patient's heart are carried out by puncturing the intra-atrial septal ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7381200 | Infusion device It is an object of the present invention to provide an infusion device that can be easily inserted into the body and that when inserted into a blood vessel reliably ensures the flow of blood. The infusion device is provided with a needle-shaped tube member having a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377910 | Reagent injection device Embodiments of the present invention relate to an injection devices that inject a specified reagent with cells into lesions and other areas of body tissue. Particular embodiments comprise a main tube with a projection hole on its exterior, an axially-moveable needle... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367967 | Catheter with sheathed hypotube A catheter assembly and method for constructing same comprises the engagement of a substantially hollow proximal tubular member, which is at least partially coated with at least one polymeric material, to a substantially distal outer tubular member. The proximal tub... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361164 | Multi-outlet medical dispensing device A medical delivery device comprising an elongate body having a plunger slidably and sealingly engaged to form a cavity to receive fluid materials and a first outlet disposed at an end of said body and has a male luer end portion and a valve assembly is disposed with... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357787 | Guiding and positioning device and a system for positioning a catheter within a vein by means of the device A device for positioning a bore needle into a specific position within a vein includes a first body defining proximal and distal ends. A first needle extends from the distal end, establishing fluid communication through the first body from the distal to the proximal... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357792 | Positive push medical valve with internal seal A medical valve having an open mode to permit fluid flow and a closed mode to prevent fluid flow has a body and a valving element within the interior of the body. The body also has a valving element within its interior, and a proximal port and a distal port. The val... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351214 | Steerable balloon catheter A steerable balloon catheter including a balloon catheter supported by a steerable guidewire having a deflectable distal tip. The guidewire comprises a longitudinal hypotube and a spring coil attached to the distal end of the hypotube and includes a longitudinally m... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318814 | Medical suction valve A valve assembly includes a housing defining an aperture, a passageway, and a branch passage. The branch passage extends from the aperture and intersects and communicates with the passageway. The branch passage is disposed at an angle greater than 90 degrees with re... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316655 | Systems and methods for directing and snaring guidewires Devices and methods for achieving directed placement of guidewires or other flexible rails over which other catheters or other devices may be introduced to a targeted location. A guidewire directing device includes a lumen extending between a proximal end and a dist... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303574 | Occlusion catheter with frictional valve A system for treating a vascular condition, including a hollow guidewire having a central lumen and an inflation hole formed in a sidewall of the hollow guidewire, an occlusion balloon attached proximate to a distal end of the hollow guidewire, and a frictional valv... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294117 | Aspiration catheter with tracking portion A catheter having one or more radially expanded portions that comprise a guidewire lumen. The guidewire lumen and the main lumen of the catheter are not separate and share the same fluid space. The catheter maintains a large, circular lumen for aspiration or deliver... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276673 | Solder bonding method and solder bonding device A solder bonding method and a solder bonding device are provided, in which solder is melted, and heating of electrode portions is performed by irradiating laser light to an inner side of a region where electrodes portions are provided, making the temperature differe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261850 | Methods of making balloon catheter tip A balloon catheter for medical treatment of a patient has an improved tip design and methods of making the tip. The balloon catheter has a flexible shaft with proximal and distal ends, a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon affixed to the shaft near the di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245959 | Imaging catheter for use inside a guiding catheter An imaging catheter which is constructed to be inserted into a guiding catheter having a small outer diameter, such as 5 French, such that a standard guidewire and imaging catheter are simultaneously translatable through a lumen of the guiding catheter. The imaging ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226440 | Method and device for accessing a pericardial space A method for accessing a pericardial space of a heart of a mammalian patient is disclosed comprising: guiding a catheter through a coronary sinus of the heart and to a cardiac vein; advancing said catheter to a distal segment of the cardiac vein; intentionally punct... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208001 | Catheter with detached proximal inflation and guidewire shafts A balloon catheter includes a full-length inflation shaft and a guidewire shaft for fast catheter and guidewire exchange. The proximal portions of the inflation shaft and the guidewire shaft are detached from one another. The detached proximal shaft portions transit... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198620 | One stage saline lock and intravenous catheter set and method of use The invention is a saline lock and intravenous catheter combination that is simple to use. The device preferably includes a hub and a catheter with the hub having a first port and a second port. A further embodiment provides a needle in communication with the device... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189215 | Catheter with full-length core wire shaft for core wire interchangeability A catheter to be used without a guidewire which includes a support wire shaft formed of metal, a balloon mounted on a distal portion of the catheter, and an inflation shaft for inflating the balloon, wherein a core wire may be interchangeably inserted into the suppo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182757 | Medical guide wire In a medical guide wire (1) formed by a helical hollow wire body which is arranged to retractably move against a needle tip (6), the helical hollow wire body is formed into a wire-stranded helical hollow tube (2) by stranding a multitude of wire... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178980 | X-ray system with operating parameters that are automatically set dependent on the use of auxiliary equipment An x-ray system HAS adjustable operating parameters with a dependency existing between different auxiliary types of equipment selectable for an examination and a suitable setting of the parameter. A control system of the x-ray system has a data input device to detec... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169118 | Elongate medical device with distal cap Elongate medical devices such as guidewires can be formed from a core wire and a preformed distal cap that is configured to fit over a distal end of the core wire. The distal cap can be attached using a variety of techniques. In particular, the distal cap can be att... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163509 | Component of endoscope and endoscope provided with the component A component of an endoscope is a flexible tube which is composed of a helical coil, a reticular tube formed of a braided thin wires and provided over the helical coil, and an outer cover provided over the reticular tube. The outer cover is formed of a resin material... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152837 | Hanger apparatus A hanger apparatus is fabricated of a strand of material that is formed into a plurality of coils of incrementally decreasing diameter to fabricate a tapered, hollow helix. A hook or other engagement means is integrally formed at one end of the helix. The helix is c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150723 | Medical device including guide wire and balloon catheter for curing a coronary artery In a medical guide wire 1, a rear half of a leading bulge portion (ellipsoidal helical spring) 5 forms a truncated cone shaped front catheter engagement portion 8. An inner wall of a balloon catheter 2 forms a flared end portion 2A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7144378 | Quick-release torquer apparatus for delivering and maintaining a medical guideware The present invention provides a torquer for maneuvering a medical guidewire during endovascular surgical procedures or the like, which can be easily positioned and re-positioned along the length of the wire. A clamp-like device is formed with a top arm and a bottom... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7094209 | Method for introducer replacement The invention provides a method for replacing a first introducer, whose distal end is inside a vessel and whose proximal end is outside the skin of a patient, with a second introducer. The method comprises the steps of inserting a guide rod into the first introducer... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083577 | Guide wire A guide wire having an elongated core wire provided with a tabular distal end portion, and a coiled wire provided on an outer circumference of the core wire, wherein the distal end portion of the core wire is provided with a cutout section or a rased section so that... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066924 | Method of and apparatus for navigating medical devices in body lumens by a guide wire with a magnetic tip A guide wire combined with a catheter or medical device for moving through a body lumen to a desired position in the body with the aid of an applied magnetic field. The guide wire is provided with a magnet on its distal end that can be oriented or oriented and moved... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048728 | Noninvasive medical instrument A noninvasive medical instrument having a core and a flexible outer coil surrounding about the core to form an elongated body. The elongated body has a rounded tip portion, which is preferably burrless, to prevent the noninvasive medical instrument from penetrating ... | 05/23/2006 |
