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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177741 | Catheter with superelastic retention device A retention device for use in a human or mammalian body includes superelastic wires that expand when they are released from a confined state. The retention device may have the outer form of a Foley catheter. One or more superelastic wires within the balloon of a Fol... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157766 | Torqueable kink-resistant guidewire An occlusive guidewire system having an ergonomic handheld control mechanism and torqueable kink-resistant guidewire having a distally located inflatable balloon. The present invention provides convenient structure and overall mechanism for operation of a torqueable... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157765 | Medical catheter assembly including a balloon bolster A medical catheter assembly including either a reinforced balloon bolster or the combination of a balloon bolster and a wire-basket bolster. According to one embodiment, the medical catheter assembly is a low-profile replacement PEG device comprising a feeding tube,... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152759 | Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power The invention generally relates to internal (e.g., implantable, insertable, etc.) drug delivery devices which contain the following: (a) one or more sources of one or more therapeutic agents; (b) one or more first electrodes, (c) one or more second electrodes and (d... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152758 | Needle catheter An apparatus including an expandable body; at least one delivery cannula coupled to an exterior portion of the expandable body; a needle having a protuberance thereon disposed in a lumen of the at least one delivery cannula; a stop disposed in the lumen of the at le... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147449 | Device for gastric feeding and drainage via an artificial stoma The invention describes a closure device for the provision of freshly created gastric feeding fistulas, the basis of the design of the device being an introverted balloon that allows a sealing and hemostatic axial traction movement on the fistula that is to be seale... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114048 | Balloon catheter with elastic segment The present invention relates to a catheter comprising an outer tube; an inner tube; and a balloon fixed at its proximal sleeve to the outer tube and at its distal sleeve to the inner tube, wherein the inner tube comprises an elastic segment. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109903 | Catheter including a bendable portion A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8088102 | Dilation and stent delivery system for bifurcation lesions The present invention provides a dilatation and stent delivery device which tracks over two guidewires. One guidewire is disposed in each branch vessel of a bifurcation. The present invention provides a dilatation and stent delivery device which enables efficient an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088101 | Devices, systems and methods for treating disorders of the ear, nose and throat Sinusitis, mucocysts, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, choanal atresia, fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses, Eustachian tubes, Lachrymal ducts and other ear, nose, throat and mouth structures are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally inva... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088100 | Reinforced rewrappable balloon A catheter system comprises a catheter and a reinforced catheter balloon. The catheter balloon has at least one cone portion and a working portion. The catheter balloon has in cross section the at least one cone portion has a polygonal shape with sides and corners. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075520 | Arthroscopic fluid control device and method for controlling fluid flow in arthroscopic procedures A fluid control device is attached to tubes carrying irrigation solution to form the system. The control device splits the flow through a fiber optic scope and a fluid control unit. The fluid control unit controls rate of flow and direction. The operator utilizing a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075519 | Agent delivery catheter having a radially expandable centering support members A catheter for delivering an agent to an injection site in a wall of a patient's body lumen, with an elongated shaft having a needle-through lumen slidably containing a needle therein, and an expandable member on the distal shaft section which has a collapsed config... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070718 | Medical devices formed with a sacrificial structure and processes of forming the same Medical devices formed using a sacrificial structure, and processes of forming the devices therefrom. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070717 | Bladder catheter A bladder catheter for transurethral introduction into the urinary bladder by the urethrae, includes an elastic catheter shank with a fillable balloon element secured thereto and connected to a filling channel incorporated into the wall of the catheter shank. The ba... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070719 | Low compliant catheter tubing Balloon catheter comprises a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inflation lumen extending therein, and a balloon on the shaft which has an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. The balloon is formed of a blend of polymeric material... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066666 | Multilayer interventional catheter The catheter comprises a catheter tube formed of two superposed tubular layers of materials which differ from one another. A tubular mediator layer is arranged between the layers to provide an adhesive anchorage for the layers. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057428 | Stent delivery system and method of use A balloon dilation catheter comprising a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end. An inflatable balloon is disposed at the distal end of the tubular member. A first lumen is disposed in the tubular member and in is communication with an interior of the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052637 | Medical device balloon The present invention relates to medical devices that can be placed in bodily conduits. The invention particularly relates to balloons and catheters using such balloons for administering treatments to widen constricted passages, deliver therapeutic agents, deliver e... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043256 | Rapid exchange balloon catheter and method for making same A rapid exchange balloon catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said catheter comprising: a tubular metal shaft body extending from the proximal end along a majority of the total length and having an inflation lumen arranged therein, a plastics distal end ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034022 | Weeping balloon catheter Multiple-balloon catheters, and methods of treatment therewith, are provided including an inflatable inner balloon at least partially enclosed by an expandable outer balloon that has holes. The annular space between the inner balloon and the outer balloon is configu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025636 | Balloon catheters A method of using a balloon catheter, comprising the steps of providing a balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising a balloon and a plurality of fins, the plurality of fins engaged to the balloon; inserting the balloon catheter into the vasculature; advancin... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021329 | Catheter including a compliant balloon A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021328 | Rapid exchange infusion catheter An infusion catheter and method, with an elongated shaft having a guidewire lumen which has a proximal section and a common distal section extending to a distal port at a distal end of the shaft, and an infusion lumen which is in fluid communication with the distal ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016785 | Gastrojejunal feeding tube A feeding tube apparatus is shown, with self propelled features that provide for placement in the postpyloric region of a patient. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016786 | Dual modulus balloon for interventional procedures A device for interventional surgical or medical procedures is presented. The device is generally in the form of a balloon and is used to position itself or other working elements up against or through lumen walls in the body. The balloon is comprised of at least two... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007464 | Tissue approximation device A medical device includes a first catheter; a second catheter slidably disposed within the first catheter; a first expansible member disposed about the first catheter; a second expansible member disposed about the second catheter; and a locking mechanism for interlo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002741 | Non-compliant medical balloon having an integral woven fabric layer A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a woven fabric layer composed of at least two woven fabric fibers forming an angle. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002740 | Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue Devices and methods for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The methods and devices create channels in lung tissue and maintain the patency of th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963940 | Local perfusion device A device for providing a fluid to a target tissue region of a body vessel is described. The device includes an elongate member having a lumen to receive a fluid, and a structure deployable from a distal portion of the elongate member to channel blood flowing in the ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7951110 | Expandable spinal sheath and method of use Disclosed is an expandable percutaneous sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration. The sheath is maintained in the first, low cross-se... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942847 | Multi-layer balloons for medical applications and methods for manufacturing the same A multi-layered balloon is provided where each layer is formed such that each layer is made from tubing that optimizes the inner wall stretch thus providing maximum balloon strength. The high pressure, multi-layer balloon is provided with layers that allow for slipp... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922691 | Angioplasty device and method of making same An angioplasty device and particle trap for use in removal of a particle from a small diameter vessel or vessel-like structure is disclosed. One embodiment includes a catheter for insertion into a vessel-like structure, the catheter having a catheter wall and a mova... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914485 | Medical device employing liquid crystal block copolymers and method of making the same A medical device, at least a portion of which is formed from a polymer composition including at least one liquid crystal block copolymer having at least one A block and at least one B block wherein the A block is a liquid crystal polymer block formed of repeating un... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909794 | Catheter with autoinflating, autoregulating balloon An autoinflating catheter and balloon assembly having an autoregulating structure to prevent overinflation of the balloon as a result of variable fluid flow rates through the catheter lumen. A tight-fitting elastomeric balloon is provided on the distal end of the ca... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892201 | Balloon catheter and method of mounting same The present invention provides improved methods for forming and mounting a sleeve on a catheter shaft in order to form a distensible balloon catheter. The balloon is formed from a distensible sleeve that is treated to render one or both of its ends essentially non-d... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883491 | Extrusion laminate polymeric film article and gastric occlusive device comprising same A multilayer film including a layer of sealing film, having main top and bottom surfaces, and a layer of thermoplastic polymer film, laminated to the layer of sealing film, on at least one of the main top and bottom surfaces. The sealing film has a composition and t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879003 | Multichannel catheter with obturator A multichannel catheter for extracorporeal circulation of blood to a patient undergoing cardiovascular treatments or surgery has three independent channels, an obturator and an expandable balloon. The first channel is the largest and is of a size that allows for del... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875002 | Stent delivery system and method of use A balloon dilation catheter comprising: a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end and an inflatable balloon disposed at the distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member comprises a first lumen disposed in communication with an interior of the i... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871395 | Conduit management system The present invention may include a medical device having a handle, a catheter coupled to the handle, and an expandable element coupled to the catheter. The medical device may also include first and second elongate bodies that traverse a length of the handle and cat... | 01/18/2011 |
