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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066732 | Inverting occlusion devices, methods, and systems Described are devices, methods and systems useful for achieving occlusion of vascular vessels. Percutaneous procedures can be used to occlude and obliterate the greater saphenous vein, for example in the treatment of varicose vein condition caused by venous reflux. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066733 | Inverting occlusion devices, methods, and systems Described are devices, methods and systems useful for achieving occlusion of vascular vessels. Percutaneous procedures can be used to occlude and obliterate the greater saphenous vein, for example in the treatment of varicose vein condition caused by venous reflux. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7892250 | Use of biosurgical adhesive on inflatable device for gastric restriction An apparatus for forming a gastric restriction comprises an applier, an expandable member, and an adhesive. The applier comprises an elongate shaft, and is dimensioned to fit in an esophagus. The applier has a conduit configured to communicate a fluid medium. The ex... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7744621 | Inflatable occlusion devices, methods, and systems Described are devices, methods and systems useful for achieving occlusion of vascular vessels. Percutaneous procedures can be used to occlude and obliterate the greater saphenous vein, for example in the treatment of varicose vein condition caused by venous reflux. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7632291 | Inflatable implant Described is an inflatable implant suitable for placement in the human body and left there for an indeterminate and potentially lengthy period of time. The implant is one that has a low profile when introduced into the body and a larger profile when it is inflated w... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7530988 | Methods and systems for endovascular aneurysm treatment Aneurysms are treated by filling a double-walled filling structure with a curable medium. The structures may be delivered over balloon deployment mechanisms in order to shape and open tubular lumens therethrough. The filling structures are preferably used in pairs f... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7491214 | Filamentous embolization device with expansible elements An embolization device for occluding a body cavity includes one or more elongated, expansible, hydrophilic embolizing elements non-releasably carried along the length of an elongated filamentous carrier that is preferably made of a very thin, highly flexible filamen... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7442200 | Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices 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. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7410492 | 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. ... | 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 |
| 7396540 | In situ blood vessel and aneurysm treatment Treatment of aneurysmal blood vessels with local delivery of therapeutic agents thereby reduces or lessens the severity of an aneurysm, and, where used in conjunction with the placement of an excluding device, provides for more rapid recovery of the blood vessel fro... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371215 | Endoscopic instrument for engaging a device A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating a patient is provided where a functional device is attached to a stomach wall. The device in one embodiment provides electrical stimulation of the stomach wall. The device may also have other functional aspects... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367989 | Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery A medical device comprises a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon. An outer balloon or sheath is disposed about the catheter balloon and is freely rotatable about the catheter balloon. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364540 | Implantable device and method for adjustably restricting a body lumen An implantable device and method for adjustably restricting a selected body lumen such as the urethra of a patient to treat urinary incontinence. The device includes an expandable element or membrane such as a balloon attached pressure-tightly to a flexible conduit ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363927 | Removable blood vessel occlusion device A blood vessel occluding device including a plug and an insertion device to temporarily occlude a blood vessel. In one embodiment, the plug has an axially symmetric shape and is made of a biocompatible material such as Silicone. The plug is inserted axially into the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354450 | Stent with wishbone connectors and serpentine bands A stent comprises a plurality of axially spaced serpentine bands. Each serpentine band has a proximal and distal end and consists of a plurality of interconnected struts. The struts are of substantially the same length. Serpentine bands which are adjacent one anothe... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351237 | Pulmonary vein arrhythmia diagnostic device and method for use Devices and methods for testing a pulmonary vein to determine whether or not ablation would be effective in terminating atrial fibrillation. The devices and methods include a catheter having an expandable balloon attached to the distal end of the catheter. The ballo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347868 | Medical device delivery catheter Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335225 | Stent configurations Improved stent configurations exhibiting limited recoil, resistance to compression and improved longitudinal flexibility. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335228 | Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments An expandable stent is provided. The stent has a ring architecture in which a plurality of connector segments join a plurality of ring structures to form the stent. The ring structures are an endless pattern of unit structures, each of which has two lateral arms and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331992 | Anchoring device for an endoluminal prosthesis An anchoring device for incorporation into an endoluminal prosthesis to prevent migration thereof in a reliable way without the problems associated with intraluminal delivery of the prosthesis. The anchoring device allows smooth, efficient delivery of the prosthesis... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329276 | Flexible segmented stent A radially expandable segmented stent having plastic, i.e., permanent deformation, connectors interconnecting each segment. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326226 | Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of myocardial or vascular tissue An ablation catheter system for capturing and removing necrotic tissue and thrombi generated during an ablative procedure is disclosed. The catheter typically includes an elongate member, a filtration assembly disposed within the distal region, and an ablation instr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326241 | Intravascular stent A stent in a non-expanded state has a first and second expansion column, each consisting of a plurality of expansion strut pairs. An expansion strut pair includes a first expansion strut, a second expansion strut and a joining strut that couples the first and second... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327545 | Electric generation control device of electric generator for vehicle An electric generation control device detects the occurrence of a failure such as a short circuit failure and an open failure in one of a pair of power transistors, which form a H bridge circuit composed of excitation switching elements and regeneration switching el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326243 | Stent A radially expandable stent comprising a plurality of spaced band-like elements and intersecting links is disclosed. The band-like elements have a generally serpentine configuration to provide continuous waves of generally sinusoidal character to each band-like elem... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323005 | Intracranial stent and method of use A stent and stent catheter for intra-cranial use. The stent is a rolled sheet stent and is releasably mounted on the distal tip of the catheter with a low profile retaining tab. The stent is rolled tightly on the distal tip of the catheter and flexibility of the tig... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322988 | Methods of forming catheters with soft distal tips A catheter can be formed from an elongate shaft and a distal tip. The catheter can be formed by flaring a proximal end of the distal tip to form a flared proximal end and positioning the distal tip such that the flared proximal end of the distal tip overlaps a dista... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323209 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus and method is provided for forming coatings on stents. The apparatus includes a temperature adjusting element that can increase or decrease the temperature of the stent. The apparatus can support a stent during the application of a coating composition t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322935 | Endoscopic retractor An endoscopic retractor includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end with a push rod extending therethrough. The proximal ends of the push rod is provided with a threaded portion. A rotatable handle is coupled to the proximal end of the tube and threadably... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320696 | Semi-stationary balloon in the gastric antrum provided with connecting an anchoring rod for inducing weight reduction in human beings A semi-stationary balloon in the gastric antrum provided with an anchoring rod for inducing weight reduction in human beings is disclosed, a device for inducing a lesser appetite and early prandial satiety, said balloon being made of inflatable per-os medical grade ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314480 | Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery A stent delivery assembly comprises a balloon catheter with a rotatable assembly disposed thereabout. The rotatable assembly comprises a rotatable sheath which in a reduced state is freely rotatable about the medical balloon and when in the expanded state is frictio... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314477 | Removable embolus blood clot filter and filter delivery unit A blood clot filter which is collapsible toward a central longitudinal axis into a collapsed configuration for insertion into a blood vessel and which is radially expandable outwardly from the longitudinal axis to an expanded configuration for contact with the inner... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300457 | Self-supporting metallic implantable grafts, compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278430 | Blood vessel occlusion device A blood vessel occluding device including a plug and an insertion means to permanently occlude a blood vessel. In one embodiment, the plug has a tapered shape and is made of a biocompatible material such as Silicone. The plug is inserted axially into the blood vesse... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264632 | Controlled deployment delivery system A controlled stent-graft deployment delivery system (10 50 or 900) includes a stent-graft (30 or 63), a retractable primary sheath (40) containing the stent-graft in a first constrained diameter configuration, an outer tube (18 | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261720 | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone). The balloon comprises an inflatable balloon body for insertion into said bone. The body has a shape and size to compress at least a portion of the cancello... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252650 | Balloon catheter The present invention relates to a balloon portion for a balloon catheter for radially expanding a vessel in the body of a mammal, which catheter comprises a tube portion with a passage therethrough and a hollow expandable balloon portion defined by a fluid impervio... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250058 | Radiopaque intraluminal stent The present invention includes a radiopaque stent comprising a cylindrical main body. The tubular main body comprises a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium and one or more radiopaque materials. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229464 | Filter delivery and retrieval device Methods and devices for providing temporary placement of a filter in a blood vessel are disclosed. A filter delivery system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a catheter having an elongate shaft and a tubular member dispose... | 06/12/2007 |
