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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6929621 | Drainage catheter with bifurcating tip The present invention relates to a catheter that includes an elongate body having distal and proximal ends, the elongate body having at least one lumen therethrough, a distal portion of the elongate body having a perimeter. First and second retention members of the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926732 | Stent delivery device and method A stent delivery system and method for intraluminal delivery and deployment of a self-expanding prosthesis at a site within a body canal is provided. The delivery system comprises a housing removably attached to a delivery tool. The housing stores the self-expanding... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923799 | Subdural evacuating port system A subdural evacuating port system for removing subdural fluid accumulations in a manner that is minimally invasive and promotes decompression, expansion and recovery of the brain. The system includes a subdural evacuating port device including a tubular portion for ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923829 | Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923820 | Surgical connector systems and methods of use A system and method of use for effecting the bypass or other anastomosis, connection, or port in a portion of a native blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ within the body of a living being. The system includes a connector assembly and a deployment instr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920674 | Bare stent ship and crimp device A stent container has a first wall at the proximal end and a second wall at the distal end. The first wall has an opening therethrough sized for receiving an uncrimped stent therethrough. The opening opens into a chamber which is reducible in size from a first enlar... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920882 | Medical grafting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918920 | Catheter having an improved distal tip An elongated balloon catheter having a distal tip member on the distal end of the catheter having a sleeve surrounding and secured at least to the proximal end of the distal tip member. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918919 | System and method for bracketing and removing tissue A system and method for bracketing a tissue volume (22) and later locating the bracketed tissue volume. The system includes a plurality of markers (30) and a probe (32) and detector (34) for use in locating the markers by providing inform... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916337 | Rolled stent with waveform perforation pattern A stent fabricated from a rolled sheet. The sheet is perforated with wave form perforations to provide flexibility during insertion and in the body. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915560 | Apparatus for contracting, loading or crimping self-expanding and balloon expandable stent devices An apparatus for manipulating a medical device is formed of at least three coupled movable blades which are disposed about a reference circle to form an aperture whose size may be varied. The aperture capable of being sized to contain a medical device. Each blade is... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913619 | Longitudinally flexible expandable stent A stent comprises a plurality of adjacent cylindrical elements defining a first end section, a second end section, and a center section therebetween. Each cylindrical element has constant thickness struts formed in a generally serpentine wave pattern transverse to t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913762 | Stent having non-woven framework containing cells Implantable medical devices that include a non-woven framework are described, as well as methods of using such devices to deliver therapeutic compounds to a patient. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911038 | Matched balloon to stent shortening A catheter for delivery of a prosthesis comprises an expandable member which includes a portion which foreshortens longitudinally upon radial expansion of the expandable member. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908473 | Tissue anchoring devices, biological vessel suspending devices and systems and methods utilizing same An elastic suspension device is disclosed. The elastic suspension device includes an element including an elastic connector and at least one anchor at an end portion of the connector, the at least one anchor is designed for anchoring the elastic connector to a tissu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905743 | Dimensionally stable balloons A medical balloon composed of a micro-composite material which provides for radial expansion of a balloon to a predetermined extent, but which has minimal longitudinal growing during balloon inflation. The micro-composite material includes a fibril component, a matr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890337 | Stent delivery system The present invention relates to a stent delivery system comprising a catheter tube defining for a self-expanding stent a bed having a length direction in line with the catheter length, a radially outward facing stent-receiving surface, a distal end at or near the d... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890342 | Method and apparatus for closing vascular puncture using hemostatic material A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes a guidewire and/or other surgical implement extending from the wound. A hemostatic material is advanced over the surgical implement and into contact with an area of the blood vessel surrounding the wound. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887255 | Laparoscopic specimen extraction port A laparoscopic surgical extraction port (LSEP) includes a port having a radially-enlarged distal end. A sheath having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced prongs is slidingly mounted onto the port. With the prongs contracted radially-inwardly and the LSEP in its ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881218 | Blood clot filter The filter is composed of two portions. A first portion is a set of zi-zag struts arranged in a cylindrical fashion which fit against the wall of the vascular lumen and provide a base for positioning a filter portion. A filter portion is a set of struts. Each filter... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881222 | Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis A stent has a plurality of cells disposed about the circumference of the stent, with at least one cell having a plurality of struts that are connected together to form the cell. At least one strut has a portion that compensates for foreshortening of the struts durin... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6872433 | Shape memory alloy/shape memory polymer tools Micro-electromechanical tools for minimally invasive techniques including microsurgery. These tools utilize composite shape memory alloy (SMA), shape memory polymer (SMP) and combinations of SMA and SMP to produce catheter distal tips, actuators, etc., which are bis... | 03/29/2005 |
| RE38711 | Luminal stent, holding structure therefor and device for attaching luminal stent A luminal stent is a tubular body formed by knitting a sole yarn of a bioresorbable polymer fiber, such as fiber of polylactic acid, polyglycol acid or a polylactic acid—polyglycol acid copolymer. When introduced into and attached to the inside of the vessel by a ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6843802 | Delivery apparatus for a self expanding retractable stent A delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent allows for ease of repositioning. The apparatus includes an outer sheath made from an elongated tubular member having distal and proximal ends, and an inner shaft located coaxially within the outer sheath. The shaft ha... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6830575 | Method and device for providing full protection to a stent A catheter comprises a catheter shaft, at least a portion of which defines a medical device receiving region, and at least one sleeve. The at least one sleeve comprises a tubular member constructed and arranged to transition between an extended state and a retracted... | 12/14/2004 |
| RE38653 | Luminal stent, holding structure therefor and device for attaching luminal stent A luminal stent is a tubular body formed by knitting a sole yarn of a bioresorbable polymer fiber, such as fiber of polylactic acid, polyglycol acid or a polylactic acid—polyglycol acid copolymer. When introduced into and attached to the inside of the vessel by a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814715 | Expandable cannula Cannulas for surgical and medical use expand along their entire lengths. The cannulas are inserted through tissue when in an unexpanded condition and with a small diameter. The cannulas are then expanded radially outwardly to give a full-size instrument passage. Exp... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802849 | Stent delivery system A stent delivery system to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, including a catheter having an expandable distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state: a stent posi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800085 | Methods and apparatus for treating vascular occlusions An intravascular catheter system for the treatment of occluded blood vessels that includes tissue displacement or hinged expansion members that are movable from a closed to an open position. An actuating assembly may be provided for moving the tissue expansion membe... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6800084 | Method for performing a surgical procedure and a cannula for use in performing the surgical procedure A method of performing a surgical procedure on a body includes providing a cannula having a tubular structure with first and second tubular portions defining first and second passages for receiving surgical instruments. The second tubular portion is inserted inside ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6786918 | Stent delivery system The present invention is a device for delivering a self-expanding stent. The device has an inner and an outer shaft moveable with respect to the inner shaft. The self expanding stent is received on the inner shaft adjacent its distal end. A tapered tip is located on... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780175 | Medical instrument with slotted memory metal tube A series of medical instruments can be made with the use of shape memory tube with a transformation temperature that is above or below the ambient temperature. In the first case, the material behaves with the shape memory effect and in the second case the behavior i... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773447 | Balloon catheter and treatment apparatus The present invention provides an improved balloon catheter. The balloon is of a composite material having the flexibility and elastic characteristics of an elastomeric material, yet exhibiting the growth limits of inelastic materials. The balloon may be treated to ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773446 | Delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent A delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent is disclosed. The apparatus has an outer sheath forming an elongated tubular member having distal and proximal ends and an inside and outside diameter. The apparatus also includes an inner shaft located coaxially withi... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764498 | Methods and devices for treatment of neurological disorders A device controls various neurological disorders resulting from improper electrical conduction. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746469 | Balloon actuated apparatus having multiple embolic filters, and method of use An apparatus having multiple filters for capturing embolic material released from a lesion in an occluded body vessel being treated with an interventional procedure. The filters are placed downstream from the lesion, and the porosity of the filters decreases for eac... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743247 | Locking frame, filter and deployment system The controllable deployment system for a radially expandable frame utilized during catheterization includes a guide wire, a radially expandable frame through which the guide wire passes, an elongated actuation sleeve over the guide wire, and a proximal locking mecha... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740105 | Expandable delivery appliance particularly for delivering intravascular devices A delivery appliance for delivering an expandable annular device, particularly an expandable intravascular device, to a desired location in a lumen, includes an annular array of supporting strips extending from a proximal end of the annular array to a distal end of ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736827 | Low profile catheter A medical device for stenting within a patient's vascular system is a low profile fixed-wire balloon catheter. The balloon is not attached directly to the wire-like structure of the catheter, providing a degree of independent rotation therebetween. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6723112 | Bioactive three loop coil One aspect of the present invention pertains to an implantable medical device for at least partially obstructing a neck portion of a vascular aneurysm. The device includes an occlusion subassembly comprising a base section and at least one lateral protrusion fixedly... | 04/20/2004 |
