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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182441 | Methods and devices for intragastric support of functional or prosthetic gastrointestinal devices Disclosed herein are systems and methods for attaching or maintaining the position of a therapeutic or diagnostic device in a body lumen, such as the GI tract without necessarily requiring any penetrating attachments through any body walls. The system can include at... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182442 | Pyloric valve devices and methods A pyloric valve is provided for inhibiting the flow of chyme through the pyloric region of the gastrointestinal tract. The pyloric valve includes a blocking portion having a plurality of disc-shaped flanges connected in series. The blocking portion may be disposed i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177737 | Drainage system for treating hydrocephalus The present invention relates to a drainage device comprising: an internal chamber; at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port communicating with the internal chamber; a shutter disposed ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157760 | Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow Interventional procedures on the carotid arteries are performed through a transcervical access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal carotid artery to a venous or external location. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142387 | Tubular vascular transplant A tubular vascular transplant (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″) serves for connecting vessels in the human body. The transplant, in particular made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), can preferably be used for an arteriovenous shunt for carrying out a dialys... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142386 | Anti-reflux ureteral stents and methods An anti-reflux ureteral stent includes an elongated member with a distal end having a first retention structure and a proximal end having a second retention structure. A lumen extends between the distal and proximal ends. The elongated member may include a valve nea... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8123714 | Programmable shunt with electromechanical valve actuator Devices and methods for regulating and directing bodily fluids from one region of a patient to another region are disclosed. In general, an apparatus is provided that can include an implantable shunt system and a system controller. The implantable shunt system can h... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114044 | Arteriovenous access valve system and process An arteriovenous graft system is described. The arteriovenous graft system includes an arteriovenous graft that is well suited for use during hemodialysis. In order to minimize or prevent arterial steal, at least one valve device is positioned at the arterial end of... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114045 | Apparatus and methods for delaying gastric emptying to treat obesity Medical devices and methods for the treatment of obesity. The medical devices generally include an attachment portion for attaching the medical devices on or adjacent the pylorus and a limitation portion for limiting the passage of stomach contents through the pylor... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100850 | Pyloric valve devices and methods A pyloric valve is provided for inhibiting the flow of chyme through the pyloric region of the gastrointestinal tract. The pyloric valve includes a blocking portion having at least one axially-aligned annular flange defining a central opening and a support having a ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096967 | Tissue engineered cerebrospinal fluid shunt This invention relates to cerebrospinal fluid shunts, and a method of treating shunt catheters, whereby the interior lumen of a shunt catheter, comprised of a biocompatible matrix, is seeded with cells for placement within cerebrospinal fluid pathways of the central... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088092 | High pressure range hydrocephalus valve system A valve for use in a shunt system to drain fluid from one part of a patient's body to another is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the valve is operable at a threshold pressure that is selectively adjustable up to at least about 400 mm H2O at incremen... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088091 | No clog shunt using a compact fluid drag path The present invention is an improved shunt system for draining CSF. The system includes a removable sheath for reduction of catheter clogging during shunt insertion, a catheter with relatively large holes, an extracranial filter to allow non-invasive filter replacem... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079974 | Flow control method and device An arterio-venous graft 16 is provided with a constriction device 20 near its arterial end. The constriction device 20 is used to reduce the flow through the AV graft under normal conditions and to relieve the constriction when high flow through... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070708 | Device and method for controlling in-vivo pressure A differential pressure regulating device is provided for controlling in-vivo pressure in a body, and in particularly in a heart. The device may include a shunt being positioned between two or more lumens in a body, to enable fluids to flow between the lumens, and a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070709 | Peritoneal dialysis machine A peritoneal dialysis machine including: a housing; a mechanically actuated piston head extending from a pump actuator housed by the housing, the mechanically actuated piston head positioned to extend towards and away from a fluid pumping cassette, the fluid pumping... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057422 | Transcutaneous telemetry of cerebrospinal fluid shunt programmable-valve pressure using near-infrared (NIR) light An improvement for a programmable valve system of the type implanted in a patient and used to divert cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from an intraventricular space to a terminus such as the peritoneal cavity. Such system includes means for establishing a flow path for the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038641 | Tools and methods for programming an implantable valve A two-part tool for reading and adjusting an implantable valve, and methods of use. The tool includes a locator-indicator component that, when placed matingly on the patient's skin over the valve, provides magnetic reading of the valve setting. The tool also include... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8012116 | Device to reduce brain edema by surface dialysis and cooling We have developed a novel method of brain surface dialysis that reduces intracranial pressure and modifies movement of extracellular fluid in a rat model of brain injury. A chamber with a semipermeable membrane at the site of brain contact is perfused with a hyperos... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007459 | Ocular implant with anchoring mechanism and multiple outlets Devices and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One ocular implant, has a substantially straight, rigid, elongate body. The body has a self-trephinating distal portion that narrows toward a distal end, and at least one inlet that communicates with a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998104 | Method and apparatus for treating a carotid artery One disclosed embodiment comprises a method for treating lesions in the carotid artery of a mammalian body. The method comprises transcervical access and blocking of blood flow through the common carotid artery (with or without blocking of blood flow through the ext... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7967771 | System for use in draining fluid from a brain or spinal fluid cavity unto another body cavity of a human being This invention describes a method for processing pressure signals derivable from locations inside or outside a human or animal body or body cavity. Different aspects of the invention relate to a method for optimal differentiating between cardiac beat- and artifact-i... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7951105 | Medical shunt/valve for regulation of bodily fluids Shunts (valves) (100) for controlled flow of bodily fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid, include a valve actuating member (114) (such as a piston (120)) between inlet (108) and outlet (110) ports. The valve actuating member is bias... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947008 | Shunt and method treatment of glaucoma This invention provides a shunt for implantation between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space through the frontal sinus bone of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma. The shunt includes a tube having a length sufficient to span the distan... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7922685 | Self adjusting hydrocephalus valve A self adjusting hydrocephalus valve that continuously drains cerebrospinal fluid at a rate which is proportional to the average pressure difference across the valve. The valve employs a ball-in-cone mechanism having an associated biasing element that is insensitive... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909790 | Implantable fluid management system for the removal of excess fluid An implantable fluid management device, designed to drain excess fluid from a variety of locations in a living host into a second location within the host, such as the bladder of that host. The device may be used to treat ascites, chronic pericardial effusions, norm... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909791 | Insertion device for infusion sets An insertion device for infusion sets, including a housing for generally enclosing an infusion set placed in the insertion device and a drive device for displacing the infusion set, wherein the displacing is as friction-free as possible with respect to the housing. | 03/22/2011 |
| 7887503 | Method and apparatus for removing harmful proteins from a mammalian's ventricular cerebrospinal fluid A method and apparatus for removing harmful organic anions and proteins from a mammalian's ventricular cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of brain disorders. One embodiment comprises using an implanted pump and filter system in conjunction with a drug or enzyme to... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862532 | Punctum plugs having insertion guides and strengthening beams A punctum plug comprises a distal tip for anchoring the punctum plug in an implanted position in the lacrimal drainage system of the eye, a proximal cap that remains exposed in the eye in the implanted position, and a body connecting the distal tip to the cap. The d... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842004 | Wireless pressure setting indicator Devices and methods useful for non-invasively indicating the position or setting of a mechanical device, such as a sensor or control in an implanted medical device, are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a valve housing adapted to receive fluid flow therethroug... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837646 | Hydrocephalus shunt system quick connector assembly A shunt system quick connector assembly to quickly connect and disconnect a catheter to a hydrocephalus shunt system comprising a valve in a valve housing. The catheter is affixed to the quick connector assembly. The quick connector assembly snaps over an external b... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833186 | A-V dialysis graft The present invention provides an apparatus and method for optimizing flow in an A-V dialysis graft having a selectable constricted section. Electronic pressure and flow sensors in the arterial and venous ends of the graft are electronically coupled to a monitor to ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819836 | Resistive anti-obesity devices A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implant... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7785285 | Lacrimal punctum plug A punctal plug inserted into the punctum-canaliculus, includes a shaft, a tip portion attached to one end of said shaft and a brim attached to the other end of said shaft, and a thin member penetrated into either one or all 3 out of said tip portion, shaft and brim,... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780623 | Implantable pump apparatuses An implantable, miniature pump assembly having a flexible elastic bladder actuating assembly. The bladder, in the non-flexed state, has an elongated, substantially rectangular profile, with a predetermined internal volume or capacity. Influent and effluent conduits ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776003 | Multimodal catheter for focal brain monitoring and ventriculostomy A ventricular catheter includes an external ventricular drainage (EVD) catheter and has at least one conduit formed in the wall of the EVD catheter. The conduit opens at a side port of the wall at an angle to the EVD catheter. The side port is formed in the wall to ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771382 | Resistive anti-obesity devices A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implant... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766855 | Adjustable hydrocephalus valve Hydrocephalus valves, the valve pressure of which, when the patient is in the standing position, is determined at least partly by the weight of an additional gravitation part, are provided with an adjustable spring which partly or fully neutralizes the action of the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758536 | Subcutaneous valve A subcutaneous valve having a body defining a chamber and including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice opening out into the chamber, a shutter member suitable for closing the inlet orifice, at least in part, a resilient return member configured to hold the shutt... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736327 | Methods and conduits for flowing blood from a heart chamber to a blood vessel Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around an occlusion or stenosis in a coronary artery. The conduit is a tube adapted to be positioned in the heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow between a heart chamber and a coronary artery, at a site dista... | 06/15/2010 |
