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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142445 | Stone retrieval device and related methods of manufacture A medical device includes an elongate member having a plurality of flexibility features and a basket having a plurality of legs. The elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of a material. The flexibility features are formed by removing first po... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118817 | Detachable embolization coil An embolization delivery system and a method of using the system by a physician to deliver an embolization coil into the vasculature of a patient is disclosed. The embolization delivery system includes a delivery tube in the form of a catheter or wire guide that may... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109941 | Distal release retrieval assembly and related methods of use A device and related method of use is provided for the capture and removal of various unwanted objects present within the body's anatomical lumens. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device includes an external elongate member; an internal elongate memb... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105334 | Laser-resistant basket A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, an elongate member disposed within the lumen, and a basket connected to a distal end of the elongate member and being retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of legs. At l... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105335 | Fecal impaction removal tool A manually manipulatable tool for removing a fecal impaction, the tool is adapted for insertion into a patient's rectum to engage and penetrate the impaction. The tool is fitted with flexible, arcuately configured elements collapsible at least partially during inser... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105336 | Atraumatic medical retrieval device Baskets with atraumatic distal tips allow the capture of material from difficult-to-reach areas of the body, while reducing the risk of tissue damage. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092469 | Tool for removing object from the body of a patient A tool for removing a discrete object from the body of a human or animal patient includes a single length of Nitinol tubing and a sheath. The tubing includes a tool head section at a distal end of the tubing and a shaft section extending from a proximal end of the t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080019 | Apparatus for deploying occluding structures in body lumens Occluding structures may be created within a body lumen by advancing a length of material distally through the body lumen. By drawing a distal location on the advanced length of material in a proximal direction, the material may be compacted into a structure which a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8062307 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052694 | Device for manipulating material in a tissue A medical device for manipulation of material in a tissue includes a sheath, an object engaging unit, and a flexible coupler. The object engaging unit has an operative end and a base. The flexible coupler includes a longitudinal axis and a distal portion; the distal... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8021372 | Medical retrieval device with independent rotational means A medical retrieval device used to remove objects such as urinary and biliary calculi from the body comprising a handle assembly with an independent rotational means, a sheath, and an object entrapping assembly. In preferred embodiments, the handle assembly comprise... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7931659 | System and method for treating ischemic stroke A thromboembolic removal system for treating ischemic stroke includes an elongate member and a receiver on a distal portion of the elongate member. The receiver includes structural members arranged to form a sleeve having a central lumen. A plurality of the structur... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918860 | Surgical extractor A surgical extractor for removing objects from a body including, for example, calculi, such as kidney stones and gall stones. The extractor includes a handle at a proximal end with a slider for operation by a physician. At the distal end, the extractor includes a pl... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7883515 | Medical device A stone retrieval suction device facilitates the retention and then relocation and/or removal of objects disposed in a patient's urinary system. The device includes an elongated member for placement in a channel of a flexible ureteroscope. The elongated member defin... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875038 | Releasable basket and method of making thereof A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more loops. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for end-encapsulation of a stone and is strengthened by support members that interc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7837693 | Retrieval device with laser cut basket A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, and an elongate member movably disposed within the lumen. The elongate member includes a basket having a plurality of legs, at least one leg of the plurality of legs is disposed between adjacent first and second s... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7824416 | Medical retrieval device A medical retrieval device, and related method, for removing material, such as calculi, from a patient's body. In one embodiment, the device includes a handle, a sheath, and a retrieval assembly located at the distal end of the retrieval device. The retrieval assemb... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824415 | Atraumatic medical device A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7766921 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7731723 | Medical retrieval device A medical retrieval device has a multi-prong retrieval assembly. The multi-prong retrieval assembly has a first position, in which the retrieval assembly extends from the distal end of the sheath to form an open ended grasping device, and a second position, in which... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731722 | Ureteral backstop filter and retrieval device A retrieval device for use in renal, biliary, vascular or other systems of a body includes a collapsible basket in a narrow sheath. A surgeon advances the device beyond an object to be removed from a body, such as a kidneystone, a gallstone, or a thrombus. The surge... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727242 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727243 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717924 | Medical retrieval device Immobilization and/or retrieval of material from a body can be accomplished, in accordance with the invention, with a device that includes a sheath and a basket. The basket is movable relative to the sheath from a retracted position in which the basket is withdrawn ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708745 | Variable composite sheath with interrupted sections A medical device includes a handle, a sheath, and an object-engaging unit. The distal end portion of the sheath is strong enough to resist being deformed by the object-engaging unit, yet another portion of the sheath is flexible enough to bend sufficiently. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7670347 | Tool for removing object from the body of a patient Disclosed is a device for removing a foreign object from the body of a human or animal patient, the device being formed from a single length of tubing, slit lengthwise at its distal end to define an envelope of a basket cavity, the envelope featuring a set of second... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7621923 | Snare coil retrieval device for capturing and retrieving a specimen A retrieval device for retrieving and capturing a foreign body specimen, such as a tissue specimen or a foreign material specimen, according to one exemplary embodiment includes an outer cannula member having an inner lumen and an inner member received within the in... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7591825 | Surgical extractor A surgical extractor for removing objects from a body including, for example, calculi, such as kidney stones and gall stones. The extractor includes a handle at a proximal end with a slider for operation by a physician. At the distal end, the extractor includes a pl... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7553314 | Surgical device for retrieval of foreign objects from a body A surgical device for removing a foreign object from a body is described. The device includes a retrieval basket for entrapping and retaining the object located in the body, a basket control assembly comprising a tubular sheath adapted to penetrate into the body for... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7491211 | Medical retrieval devices A medical retrieval device includes a retrieval assembly comprising a plurality of filaments knotted together at a distal end of the retrieval assembly. The knotted distal end provides the device with an atraumatic distal tip. Various knotting arrangements can be us... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7476232 | Access catheter having dilation capability and related methods Various embodiments of a medical device having a dilation capability and related methods are disclosed. For example, the medical device may include a distal assembly having a radially expandable body defining a passageway therethrough, and a control member extending... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7462183 | Methods for deploying conformed structures in body lumens Occluding structures may be created within a body lumen by advancing a length of material distally through the body lumen. By drawing a distal location on the advanced length of material in a proximal direction, the material may be compacted into a structure which a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7410490 | Surgical device A surgical device having a sheath and legs slidably received within the sheath. The legs are adapted to move outwardly away from each other when deployed from the sheath to establish a deployed position, and to move inwardly toward each other to collapse within the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404820 | Method and device for filtering body fluid Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374564 | Apparatus and method for causing deflection of a surgical instrument An apparatus and method of precisely controlling deflection or twisting of a surgical instrument during surgery is applied to a surgical instrument incorporating a shape memory alloy. An example of such an instrument is a Nitinol urological retrieval coil. The shape... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357818 | Self-retaining stent A stent is designed to be placed in a lumen of a patient and extend therethrough. The stent includes a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a distal retention structure and the proximal end includes a plurality of radially extending flexible segmen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338530 | Stent A biliary stent has a number of smooth-surfaced wings extending radially outwardly from a central region and extending longitudinally along substantially the entire length of the stent. A securement barb is located at one end of the stent and extends generally radia... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338501 | Treatment and removal of objects in anatomical lumens A medical device can be used to entrain biological or foreign material during a medical procedure for the fragmentation of the material. The device also can be used to remove the material safely from the body. The device has a core element with a first portion exten... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338512 | Vein filter A vessel filter comprising a first region and a second region wherein the filter is movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. A first region has a filter portion having a converging regi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330236 | Exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method using the same Disclosed is an exposure apparatus having a specific structure that includes a cold trap plate for attracting contaminant substances which might cause a decrease of reflectance of a mirror when adhered thereto, and a radiation shield member for preventing excessive ... | 02/12/2008 |
