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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187298 | Embolic protection device having inflatable frame An embolic protection device for capturing emboli during treatment of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel is provided. The device includes an inflatable frame having a deployed state and an undeployed state and a filter attached to the inflatable frame for capturing ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182508 | Embolic protection device An embolic protection device including a core wire and a basket is disclosed. The basket includes struts and a filter portion formed from a cannula. The struts extend from a first end of the basket to the second end of the basket. The filter portion extends from the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182506 | Thermal detachment system for implantable devices The present invention provides for implant delivery devices and methods of use. The delivery devices and methods of the present invention include a delivery pusher, an implant, a tether connected therebetween and a heater. Activation and application of the heater to... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182507 | Vascular protection devices and methods of use An embolic protection device or system for use in a lumen of a vessel in a patient's vascular system. The device filters debris and blood clots in a body lumen and/or prevents them from moving distally from a treatment site in a vessel and causing emboli. The device... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177807 | Emboli filtration system and methods of use An emboli filtration apparatus is provided including a guide wire having a filter element captured thereon, so that the guide wire is free to rotate and translate while the filter element remains stationary. The apparatus allows for movement and rotation of the guid... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167903 | Device for retrieving a foreign object located in a body vessel In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a retrieval device for entrapping and retaining a foreign object located in a body vessel for its extraction therefrom is provided. The device comprises a cage having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitud... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167901 | Removable vena cava filter comprising struts having axial bends A removable vena cava filter configured for simplified delivery to and retrieval from the vena cava of a patient is disclosed. The filter includes struts configured to be arranged in consistent orientation together between expanded (opened) and collapsed (closed) co... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167902 | Rapid exchange catheters for embolic protection devices Catheter having a first elongate tubular body having a lumen, a second elongate tubular body having a lumen, and an elongate member. The elongate member joins the first and second elongate tubular bodies. The first tubular body is fixedly attached on the distal port... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162971 | Stretch resistant therapeutic device A vasoocclusive coil is reinforced with a stretch resistant member to improve safety during retraction of the coil. The stretch resistant member is fixedly attached at one end to the vasoocclusive coil, and the other end of the stretch resistant member is detachably... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162970 | Vascular filter An inferior vena cava filter (340) for use in the inferior vena cava (4) to capture thrombus (8) passing through the inferior vena cava (4) towards the heart and lungs to prevent pulmonary embolism comprises a proximal support hoop (30... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162972 | Vein filter A vessel filter having a first region and a second region, the filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. The first region has a filter portion having a converging region to direct... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152832 | Apparatus for anchoring an intravascular device along a guidewire Anchoring mechanisms for releasably securing an intravascular device along an elongated member such as a guidewire or catheter. The anchoring mechanism may include an object that can be actuated between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked pos... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152831 | Foam embolic protection device An embolic protection device includes a foam body attached to a plurality of flexible struts. The foam body has a generally conical geometry and the bottom of the conical geometry having a generally conical recess. The filter portion has pores sized such that blood ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152833 | Embolic protection systems having radiopaque filter mesh A device for filtering emboli from blood flowing through a lumen defined by the walls of a vessel in a patient's body. The filter element is expandable from a collapsed configuration when the filter element is restrained to an expanded configuration when the filter ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142471 | Small diameter deployment system with improved headpiece A medical apparatus for placing an embolic coil at a preselected position within a vessel comprising a coil assembly having an embolic coil attached to a cylindrical headpiece having at least one bending point formed by a circumferential groove and a deployment cath... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137376 | Embolic filters having multiple layers and controlled pore size The invention provides a device for filtering emboli from blood flowing through a lumen defined by the walls of a vessel in a patient's body including a filter element. The filter element is expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. Whe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137377 | Embolic basket An intravascular basket device for use in capturing either naturally occurring or foreign debris found in blood vessels or other regions of the body. The basket device is fabricated from a tube and includes a mid-section having at least one ring configured in an alt... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133251 | Removeable 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... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133253 | Vascular filter with sleeve A covered vascular filter can be placed in a blood vessel, for the purpose of intercepting thrombus. The filter may be introduced to a desired site for medical treatment through a catheter which defines a lumen or passage and a distal port or opening. The filter ten... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133252 | Reattachable introducer for a medical device deployment system A reattachable introducer and method of using such introducer is disclosed for inserting an embolic coil deployment system into the tortuous vasculature of the human brain for placing an embolic coil within an aneurysm. The introducer includes a sheath having a lume... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123775 | Embolism protection devices Embolism protection devices can be formed with a biocompatible expandable polymer that can expand upon release within a patient's vessel. Upon release, the structure can be configured to filter flow through the vessel. The material of the embolism protection devices... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123776 | Embolic protection system An embolic protection system 1 comprises a guidewire 99 for advancing through a vasculature, the guidewire 99 having a distal end and a proximal end; an embolic protection filter 1 having a filter body 41 with a distal end and a pr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123778 | Embolic protection system An embolic protection system comprises an embolic protection filter 1 having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. The filter 1 is housed in the collapsed configuration in a reception space of a delivery catheter | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123779 | Embolic protection device An embolic protection filter. In some embodiments, the device includes an elongate shaft, a filter coupled to the shaft, and a proximal stop coupled to the shaft. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123777 | Apparatus and methods for aspirating emboli Apparatus and methods for aspirating emboli from a vascular filter or stent within a patient's circulatory system are provided. A filter sac of the vascular filter permits blood flow and captures emboli from the flow. The aspiration device removes emboli from within... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118830 | Method for reducing emboli formation Methods and devices for reducing emboli formation during medical procedures. In accordance with the present invention a first medical device is passed through a stenosed area and activated to block fluid flow through the lumen, a second medical device including a fi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118828 | Retrievable blood clot filter and method of retrieving A compact retrievable blood clot filter and a method of retrieving the filter. The retrievable filter has a primary hub, a set of filter struts having a conical configuration and extending from the primary hub, and a set of alignment struts connected to the filter s... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118829 | Clot removal device A device for removing blood clots and methods of making and using the same. The clot pulling device may include a shaft and one or more strut members that each may include a loop region. The proximal ends of the strut members may be attached to the shaft and the dis... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114115 | Support frame for an embolic protection device A support 103 for an embolic protection device comprises round wires 116 which may form one or more support hoops for a filter body. The circumferential hoop formed by the wires 116 ensures that in the expanded position, the filter body 102 | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114116 | Introduction catheter set for a self-expandable implant The present invention discloses an introduction catheter set for a collapsible self-expandable implant into a blood vessel of a patient. The invention discloses in particular the introduction of collapsible self-expandable stents or filters of the type comprising a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114114 | Embolic protection device The embolic protection device (10) has an expandable tubular structure supporting a filter mesh material (12). The embolic protection device is compressed to a small diameter for insertion into a patient's aorta, then expanded within the aorta with the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109962 | Retrievable device having a reticulation portion with staggered struts A retrievable device for treatment of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel is disclosed. The device comprises a reticulation portion including a plurality of struts connected together in a singly staggered configuration distally along a longitudinal axis. The pluralit... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105349 | Removable vena cava filter having primary struts for enhanced retrieval and delivery A removable filter having a collapsed state and an expanded state for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel is disclosed. The filter comprises a plurality of primary struts and a plurality of secondary struts. Each primary strut in the expanded state extends from a pr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100936 | 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... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100934 | Device for occlusion of a corporeal duct, in particular a varicose vein The invention concerns a device formed with several yarns (2) knitted together so as to constitute a cylindrical elongated knitted fabric, that is a knitted fabric wherein the yarns (2) forming the stitches intersect substantially at the radially inner... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100935 | Embolectomy catheters and methods for treating stroke and other small vessel thromboembolic disorders Embolectomy catheters, rapid exchange microcatheters, systems and methods for removing clots or other obstructive matter (e.g., thrombus, thromboemboli, embolic fragments of atherosclerotic plaque, foreign objects, etc.) from blood vessels. This invention is particu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097015 | Device and methods for preventing formation of thrombi in the left atrial appendage The embodiments of the present invention provide a device that modifies the left atrial appendage (LAA) to reduce the likelihood of thrombus formation therein. The device includes a liner that reduces the volume of the LAA and remodels the interior geometry and surf... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092483 | Steerable device having a corewire within a tube and combination with a functional medical component An integrated guiding device has a tube and a corewire within the tube and a torque coupler. The torque coupler can couple the rotational motion of the tube with the rotational motion of the corewire. The wire can be moved longitudinally at least some amount relativ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092484 | Embolus blood clot filter with post delivery actuation A removable blood clot filter includes a number of locator members and anchor members, and a bio-resorbable structure that causes locator members and/or anchor members to deploy to an initial configuration which changes when the bio-resorbable structure is resorbed.... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092485 | Recoverable inferior vena cava filter A recoverable embolus filter has a symmetrical design with two corollas with radially extending extensions that are mutually interconnected to permit them to slide with respect to each other. The corollas collapse by pulling them apart, and the collapsed filter can ... | 01/10/2012 |
