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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177806 | Dilation balloon having a valved opening and related catheters and methods Dilation catheters including a mechanism used in, for example, removing gas or air from the catheters are disclosed. A dilation catheter may include an elongated tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end, a proximal handle proximate the proximal end of t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152830 | Rotating stent delivery system for side branch access and protection and method of using same A system for treatment of a vessel bifurcation and its method of use comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a portion of which is characterized as an axle about which a rotatable assembly is disposed and rotatable thereabout. The system employs a series of lu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142470 | Method for accessing the left atrial appendage with a balloon-tipped transeptal sheath A method for accessing the left atrial appendage with a balloon-tipped transseptal sheath is disclosed. A transseptal sheath is delivered to the left atrium through the intraatrial septum from the right atrium. The balloon tip may be inflated to prevent the transsep... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137374 | Devices and methods for preventing distal embolization using flow reversal and perfusion augmentation within the cerebral vasculature Methods of using a medical device having catheter with one or more expandable constricting/occluding members for preventing distal embolization during extracranial or intracranial carotid procedures or vertebral artery procedures by augmenting collateral cerebral ci... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137373 | Medical devices comprising nanomaterials and therapeutic methods utilizing the same The present invention provides medical devices comprising nanomaterials. By utilizing nanomaterials in the production thereof, the inventive medical devices can be provided with various advantageous properties and/or capabilities. Methods of producing the inventive ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133250 | Medical devices comprising nanocomposites The present invention provides medical devices comprising nanocomposite materials. By utilizing nanocomposites in the production thereof, the inventive medical devices can be produced with various advantageous properties. Methods of producing the inventive medical d... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123774 | Piezoelectric vascular implant release device The present invention relates to a devices and methods for their use for the release of medical workpieces such as, without limitation, embolic devices, from apparatuses used to deliver them to a target site in a patient's body involving use of a piezoelectric membe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092482 | Stented anchoring of gastric space-occupying devices Gastric space occupying devices are provided that include a stent configured for deployment in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, and in particular, for deployment in the esophagus or the stomach. Secured to the stent is an expandable member that is adapted to... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083761 | Balloon catheter and method for manufacturing it A balloon catheter includes a catheter tube and an inflatable balloon. The ends of the balloon are attached to the catheter tube. The outside surface of the balloon in an uninflated state is provided with a relief structure which in an inflated state of the balloon ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075584 | Devices and methods for preventing distal embolization using flow reversal in arteries having collateral blood flow The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting/occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty/stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter. The cons... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8043320 | Bifurcated balloon & stent delivery system A bifurcated balloon for in vivo use, comprises: a proximal hollow tubular element, two bifurcating hollow tubular elements extending distally from a distal end of the proximal hollow tubular element, each of the two elements comprising: a first distal tubular eleme... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021386 | Controlled release mechanism for balloon catheters This invention relates to the field of balloon catheters and more particularly to catheter balloons having controlled failure mechanisms for the prevention of catastrophic failure of the balloon during overpressure conditions. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998162 | System and method for embolic protection A balloon catheter system distinguishing a proximal balloon catheter system and a distal balloon catheter is provided. The proximal balloon catheter system has a first and a second catheter. These two catheters are positioned side-by-side over at least part of the l... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985235 | Balloon dilation catheter having transition from coaxial lumens to non-coaxial multiple lumens A shaft for a balloon dilation catheter comprises a proximal portion wherein a guidewire tubular member is disposed coaxially within an outer tubular member, a shaft transitional portion, wherein the guidewire member is disposed within the outer member, with at leas... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985236 | Rapid exchange balloon dilation catheter having reinforced multi-lumen distal portion A rapid ex balloon dilation catheter includes a catheter shaft with a proximal tubular member defining a proximal inflation/deflation lumen for conveying fluids therethrough with a distal portion of the bore of proximal tubular member filled with a fluid-impervious ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972350 | Catheter tip A catheter tip may be coupled to a catheter shaft. The catheter tip may include markers, such as radiopaque markers and MRI markers, securement hubs, recessed portions, a radiused tip, and varying axial flexibility. The catheter tip may be a molded tip, and the mark... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972351 | Balloon folding design and method and apparatus for making balloons An expandable balloon for a medical device having a static state, at least one first expanded state, and at least one second expanded state, the expandable balloon having a substantially polygonal geometric shape in the static state. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967836 | Dilatation balloon having reduced rigidity A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength.... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959644 | Hemostatic guiding catheter A hemostatic guiding catheter is biased to curve toward the artery wall and the distal opening is shaped so its edge is congruent with the artery wall. One or more annular balloons are inflated to produce a barrier between the guiding/catheter and the artery wall st... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955350 | Apparatus and methods for treating hardened vascular lesions An angioplasty catheter comprises a catheter body having a balloon or other radially expansible shell at its distal end. A non-axial external structure is carried over the shell and scores a stenosed region in a blood vessel when the balloon is inflated therein. The... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7931663 | Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent An angioplasty balloon including a non-deployable stent to prevent or reduce the potential for slippage of the inflated balloon with respect to the vessel wall being treated. The balloon includes a non-deployable stent that is adapted to be secured to the balloon or... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922740 | Rotatable catheter assembly A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft, a balloon and a pair of collars engaged to the catheter shaft. Each collar has a body portion and at least one lip portion extending radially outward from the body portion. Each collar has a nonactivated state and an a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7901425 | Iliac bifurcation balloon catheter A balloon catheter may be used to access side branch arteries such as the iliac artery. The catheter includes a guidewire configured to carry a balloon and deploy directly in a branch leg without traversing acute bends. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7862576 | Angioplasty balloon with therapeutic/aspiration channel An angioplasty balloon catheter with an added channel for delivering medication or removing body fluids distal to the site of angioplasty is disclosed. The balloons are especially useful in the treatment of occlusions in saphenous vein grafts, the coronary and carot... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7811304 | Dual use catheter A catheter assembly and method includes a multi-lumen portion having a guide wire lumen and an inflation/deployment lumen. The guide wire lumen includes a distal guide wire lumen portion having a rapid exchange guide wire port, and a proximal guide wire lumen portio... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7785341 | Prosthetic heart valves, scaffolding structures, and systems and methods for implantation of same Prosthetic valves and their component parts are described, as are prosthetic valve delivery devices and methods for their use. The prosthetic valves are particularly adapted for use in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures. The delivery devices are partic... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785340 | Bonding sleeve for medical device A medical device delivery system comprises an inner tube, a medical device disposed about a portion of the distal region of the inner tube, a medical device sheath disposed about the medical device, a medical device sheath retraction device extending proximally from... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771447 | Balloon refolding device A device for folding a balloon of a balloon catheter onto a catheter tube during a balloon deflation includes a first band positioned on the catheter tube distal to the balloon and a second band positioned on the catheter tube proximal to the balloon. One or more el... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771449 | Balloon catheter having a flexible distal end A catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen, and a distal portion of the shaft being at least in part within an outer sheath having a wedge-shaped distal end. In one embodiment, the outer sheath around the distal en... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771450 | Balloon cones and waists thinning methodology Medical balloons and balloon preforms are made by methods which include the step of selectively removing material from the proximal and/or distal ends of a segment. In the case of a thermoplastic material characterized by one or more glass transition temperatures, t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771448 | Catheter device and method for selective occlusion of arteries of the descending aorta An improved catheter device includes an elongate shaft having a distal portion adapted to be disposed with the abdominal aorta and a plurality of expandable members disposed thereon. One expandable member is dimensioned and configured so that it rests within the ili... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763043 | Dilatation catheter with enhanced distal end for crossing occluded lesions A catheter for crossing an occluding lesion with an inflatable balloon and dilating the lesion includes an inner tube that defines a longitudinal axis. The balloon includes a distal section that is bonded to the tube's distal end, a working section, and a conically ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749242 | Expanding vaso-occlusive device This is a device for occluding a space within the body. In particular, the device comprises an expandable member, an inner member and one or more stop elements. The devices may be placed in a desired site within a mammal to facilitate the formation of an occlusion. | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744619 | Rotatable catheter assembly A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft, a balloon and a pair of collars. The collars may be fixed or rotatable about a catheter shaft prior to exposure to an electric current. Where the collars are fixed to the shaft, the balloon is rotatable about the colla... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744620 | Valvuloplasty catheter The present invention provides an aortic valvuloplasty catheter which, in one preferred embodiment, has a tapered distal balloon segment that anchors within the left ventricle outflow track of the patient's heart and a rounded proximal segment which conforms to the ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713281 | Expandable guide sheath and apparatus and methods for making them Apparatus and methods are provided for providing access to a body lumen. The apparatus includes a tubular member including a proximal end, a distal end sized for insertion into a body lumen, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. A pushable stif... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695488 | Expandable body cavity liner device The present invention is an aneurysm treatment device for treating aneurysms of various shapes and sizes. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691119 | Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent An angioplasty balloon including a non-deployable stent to prevent or reduce the potential for slippage of the inflated balloon with respect to the vessel wall being treated. The balloon includes a non-deployable stent that is adapted to be secured to the balloon or... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686824 | Apparatus and methods for treating hardened vascular lesions A plaque scoring catheter comprises a catheter body having a balloon or other radially expansible shell at its distal end. A non-axial scoring structure is carried over the shell and scores a stenosed region in a blood vessel when the balloon is inflated therein. Th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7655022 | Compliant guiding catheter sheath system A guiding catheter system employs a compliant shaft with an inflatable balloon affixed to a distal portion of the shaft. The inflatable balloon includes channels that allow some amount of blood to flow past the balloon when inflated in a blood vessel. One or more in... | 02/02/2010 |
