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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187314 | Prothesis and deployment catheter for treating vascular bifurcations A stepped balloon catheter prosthesis deployment system is disclosed for placement of a prosthesis across an Os opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support at one end, a circumferentially extending li... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177831 | Stent delivery apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for stent delivery provide for dilatation at a treatment site as well as stent delivery, using the same stent delivery apparatus. Apparatus generally include a catheter having at least one expandable member, at least one stent positionable ther... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177832 | Endoluminal expansion system An endoprosthesis expansion system having, in combination, a delivery component such as a length of catheter tubing having at its distal end an intermediate sheath component, and an inner tube within the full length of the delivery catheter and intermediate sheath c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8118855 | Curve forming stent graft A curve forming stent graft for curved vessels such as the thoracic arch. The stent graft has a tubular body zig zag self expanding stents fastened to and supporting the tubular body. The zig zag self expanding stents comprising struts and points between adjacent st... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109986 | Device for inserting a radially expandable implant, treatment kit and associated insertion method A device includes a support defining at least one opening for retaining an implant situated in the vicinity of the distal end thereof, and at least one threadlike link for retaining the implant. The link includes a control portion engaged in the support and a tighte... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100959 | Loading device for a pulmonary implant Devices for loading a collapsible implant onto a delivery catheter. In one aspect, a loading device comprises an outer tubular structure and an inner tubular structure. The outer tubular structure comprises a narrowing passage configured to receive a catheter at one... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092510 | Retention wire for self-expanding stent A delivery system for self-expanding stents is provided. The delivery system includes a wire releasably attached to a portion of the self-expanding stent. The wire restrains movement of the stent when the stent is released from the delivery system. Thus, more accura... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083789 | Securement assembly and method for expandable endovascular device A securement assembly for releasably securing an expandable stent or stent-graft relative to a delivery tube. The securement assembly comprises a belt base configured for securement relative to the delivery tube. The belt base defines a release member passage and a ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070790 | Capture device for stent graft delivery An apex capture device for holding proximal apices of a stent to be implanted includes a distal capture portion to be fixedly connected to a distal end of a first hollow lumen and a proximal capture portion fixedly connected to a distal end of a second hollow lumen.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070791 | Multiple layer embolus removal Systems, methods, and devices for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke that provide immediate blood flow restoration to a vessel occluded by a clot and, after reestablishing blood flow, address the clot itself. Immediate blood flow restoration advantageously can f... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066755 | System and method of pivoted stent deployment The invention provides a stent-graft system comprising a graft member and a stent having a connection end interconnected with the graft member and a free end opposed thereto. A belt retaining structure is provided at the stent free end. A belt is releasably retained... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066757 | Blood flow restoration and thrombus management methods Systems, methods, and devices for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke that provide immediate blood flow restoration to a vessel occluded by a clot and, after reestablishing blood flow, address the clot itself. Immediate blood flow restoration advantageously can f... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066756 | Containment sleeve and deployment device A deployment device for deploying stents, stent-grafts and other implants into a patient includes a catheter (112) with a containment sheath (116). Held onto the catheter (112) is a stent-graft structure (120). The containment sheath (... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062345 | Delivery systems for delivering and deploying stent grafts A delivery system for delivering and deploying a stent graft includes a guidewire catheter, an apex release catheter, an apex capture device, a relatively rigid, hollow catheter, a sheath catheter, a relatively flexible, hollow stent graft sheath and a distal nose. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057528 | Balloon-stent combination The present invention provides apparatus and methods for treating a vascular condition formed within a vessel by providing a balloon having proximal and distal regions and a stent configured to be disposed within the balloon. When the balloon is partially or fully i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057529 | Stent delivery system A stent delivery system for implantation of a stent in a vessel includes an outer tubular member having a restraining sheath and an inner tubular member having a distal end which has a compressed stent mounted thereto. The proximal end of the inner tubular member is... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043354 | Thoracic deployment device and stent graft A stent graft introducer for intraluminal deployment of a stent graft (26), the introducer comprising a stent graft release mechanism (6) to allow partial release of the stent graft (26) when carried on the introducer, whereby control of the ste... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034095 | Intraluminal system for retrieving an implantable medical device An intraluminal system for retrieving an implantable medical device from a body vessel includes, according to one embodiment, a grasping component including at least one deployable arm, where a proximal end of the arm is configured to extend away from a longitudinal... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025692 | Stent delivery system A stent delivery catheter for rapid exchange carries at its distal end a sleeve (12) to surround a self-expanding stent (10) and a tension wire (30) running the length of the catheter to release the stent by proximal withdrawal of the sleeve. A ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002815 | Delivery system and method for vascular prosthesis A delivery system for an implantable vascular prosthesis is provided for a vascular prosthesis including at least first and second helical sections having alternating directions of rotation that are coupled to one another at apices. The delivery system includes an e... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993385 | Method and apparatus for caged stent delivery The method and apparatus for caged stent delivery is provided herein. The device can be used to position and deliver any type of stent to a preselected treatment site within an intraluminal cavity. The device comprises a tubular portion, a plurality of arms attached... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993384 | Delivery system for medical devices The invention is directed to a delivery system for implantation a self-expanding medical device in a body which includes a control handle and a catheter portion. The catheter portion includes an outer restraining member which covers the collapsed, medical device, an... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7972369 | Method for delivering a luminal prosthesis An embodiment of the invention provides a prosthesis delivery system comprising a delivery catheter having an expandable member and a prosthesis carried over the expandable member. The prosthesis includes a radially expandable scaffold section and at least two ancho... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959661 | Delivery system for endoluminal implant A delivery system for delivering an endoluminal implant to a distal deployment location inside a body lumen from a proximal access location outside the lumen. The system includes the implant, a catheter, and a slidable sheath having an advanced position in which the... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942918 | Device for treating carpal tunnel syndrome A device for treating a patient having carpal tunnel disease includes a neural stent formed from an elastically deformable material or one that has shape memory properties. The neural stent is in the form of a mesh which, when implanted in a patient, curls about the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927363 | Device for treating a blood vessel and associated treatment kit A tubular endoprosthesis can be radially deployed between a retracted state and an expanded state. It includes an axially rigid support which has at least one retention opening. The device further includes at least one filamentary connection which has a region for c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7867271 | Rapid-exchange delivery systems for self-expanding stents A catheter assembly is provided having an inner member and an outer member extending along a longitudinal axis, the inner member and the outer member having a coaxial configuration and dimensioned for relative axial movement. The outer member may include an anti rot... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850724 | Self-expanding stent delivery system A stent delivery system delivers a self-expanding stent to a predetermined location in a body lumen. The delivery system has a catheter body, a retractable outer sheath and a proximal retraction handle connected to a proximal end of the catheter body. The catheter b... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837725 | Apparatus and method for deploying self-expanding stents An assembly for delivering a stent to an intraluminal location comprising a catheter having an inner member and an outer member, a stent positioned between the inner member and the outer member at the catheter distal end, and a cutter/slider/deployment mechanism sli... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815671 | 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 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7766953 | Deployment system for an expandable stent A deployment system and method for an expandable stent are described. The deployment system includes an expandable stent in an unexpanded state and a first tubular sheath having one or more first flaps extending from a distal end thereof. The one or more first flaps... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736385 | Exchangeable delivery system with distal protection Medical device delivery systems that include a distal protection feature are provided. A distal tip member that includes a distal protection device and a mounting region for a self-expandable, intraluminal medical device is slidably disposed within a passageway defi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717950 | Double sheath deployment system A stent-graft deployment system (10) includes a stent-graft (15), a flexible catheter tip (12) attached to a catheter shaft (25), a retractable primary sheath (20) containing the stent-graft in a first constrained small diameter co... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699884 | Method of stenting with minimal diameter guided delivery systems Medical devices and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures or be used in a varie... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7666219 | Prosthesis deployment system retention device An introducer for an expandable endovascular prosthesis having a self a self-expanding stent includes a proximal prosthesis positioning mechanism that has a retention device to retain the self-expanding stent and a control member to selectively release the retention... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651521 | Corewire actuated delivery system with fixed distal stent-carrying extension Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7637934 | Medical appliance optical delivery and deployment apparatus and method Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices for allowing a user to deploy a stent in an anatomical lumen of a patient. For example, one embodiment is directed to a device including a longitudinally extending inner tubular member and a longitudinally... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637935 | Endoprosthesis for controlled contraction and expansion An endoprosthesis that has an interconnected series of struts, selected strut members connected to adjacent strut members at a longitudinal apex. Strut members include a first end portion, an intermediate portion hingedly connected to the first end portion, and a se... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632298 | Delivery system for endoluminal implant A delivery system for delivering an endoluminal implant to a distal deployment location inside a body lumen from a proximal access location outside the lumen. The system comprises the implant, a catheter, and a slidable sheath having an advanced position in which th... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7591844 | Medical devices, drug coatings and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of bioc... | 09/22/2009 |
