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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105372 | Modular grafting system and method A system and method for treating and repairing complex anatomy characterized by a plurality of vessel portions oriented at various angles relative to each other. The system including a graft device that is capable of being assembled in situ and has associated therew... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100960 | Bloused stent-graft and fenestration method A method includes deploying a bloused stent-graft into a main vessel such that a bloused section of the bloused stent-graft covers a branch vessel emanating from the main vessel. The bloused section includes loose graft cloth. A pressure differential between the mai... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100961 | Elastin stabilization of connective tissue A method and product are provided for the treatment of connective tissue weakened due to destruction of tissue architecture, and in particular due to elastin degradation. The treatment agents employ certain unique properties of phenolic compounds to develop a protoc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092512 | Nested stent An intraluminally implantable stent is formed of helically wound wire. The stent has a generally elongate tubular configuration and is radially expandable after implantation in a body vessel. The wire includes successively formed waves along the length of the wire. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092513 | Coiled sheet graft for single and bifurcated lumens and methods of making and use A prosthesis is provided for treating aneurysms, occlusive disease of vessels and body organs, and arterio-venous fistulas, occurring in single and bifurcated lumens. The prosthesis comprises an expandable coiled sheet portion having a biocompatible graft, either a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092511 | Modular stent-graft for endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysms and dissections A system and method for treating and repairing complex anatomy characterized by a plurality of vessel portions oriented at various angles relative to each other. The system including a graft device that is capable of being assembled in situ and has associated therew... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088156 | Graft material attachment device and method A stent-graft fabricated from a thin-walled, high strength material provides for a more durable and lower profile endoprosthesis. The stent-graft comprises one or more stent segments covered with a fabric formed by the weaving, knitting or braiding of a biocompatibl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088155 | Prosthetic repair of body passages A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted to resiliently spring outwardly, once in position inside the body pass... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083790 | ePTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface. A radially expandable member is disp... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080051 | Intraluminal stent graft A method of making an tubular intraluminal graft in the form of a tubular diametrically adjustable stent having a tubular covering of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene which is less than 0.10 mm thick. The covering may be on the exterior surface of the stent, ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066758 | Vascular graft with kink resistance after clamping A self-sealing vascular graft with kink resistance is described. The vascular graft includes a substrate that can be a PTFE, having a self-sealing region that may include several layers of material. The central section of the vascular graft may be constructed differ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062346 | Flexible stent-graft device having patterned polymeric coverings The present invention provides an endoprosthesis comprising a radially distensible, tubular stent comprising opposed open ends and a stent wall structure having opposed exterior and luminal surfaces; and a continuous and seamless ePTFE tubular covering having a node... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048140 | Fenestrated intraluminal stent system An intraluminal prosthesis is provided for strengthening a main lumen and a branch lumen that branches from the main lumen. The intraluminal prosthesis can comprise two tubular grafts. The first tubular graft can have a flexible body with a fenestration. The second ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043355 | Double-tube type stent A double-tube type stent is inserted into a hollow tubular organ such as a bile duct so as to relieve narrowing of the bile duct on, for instance, an anastomotic area of the intrahepatic bile duct of a liver transplant patient. A hollow cylindrical body has a plural... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043356 | Stent-graft and apparatus and fitting method A stent-graft (100) is provided with a tightenable loop element (104) having a first end terminated in a slip knot or self-tightening knot (112) and a second end which is received in and can slide in the knot (112). The knot (112) ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034096 | Stent-graft with graft to graft attachment A stent-graft assembly is provided for a variety of medical treatments. The stent-graft assembly includes a stent disposed between an inner layer of graft material and an outer layer of graft material. The graft layers are effectively secured to the stent by attachi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025693 | Stent-graft having flexible geometries and methods of producing the same A stent-graft or prosthesis (10) with enhanced flexibility, in particular enhanced bending flexibility, includes a radially distensible stent (24) and at least one continuously uninterrupted ePTFE tubular graft or covering (18) having a node and... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021412 | Iliac extension with flared cuff A leg extension (10) for a stent grafting system to connect between an aortic graft and an iliac graft. The leg extension is a tubular body (12) of a biocompatible graft material with self-expanding stents connected along the length of the tubular body... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021413 | Low profile medical device The disclosure relates to an intraluminal medical device. The medical device comprises a main graft, a first extension graft, and a second extension graft. The main graft comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal end and dista... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012194 | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings An endoluminal prosthesis including a first polymer member bonded to a second polymer member to selectively encapsulate a stent. Selective bonding between the first and second polymer members results in unbonded regions or pockets that accommodate movement of the st... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002816 | Prosthesis for implantation in aorta and method of using same Prosthesis for implantation in the ascending aorta comprising a tubular body made of biocompatible graft material, a cuff at the proximal portion of the tubular body for biasing pressure onto a sino-tubular junction and that is configured to conform to the junction.... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998189 | Curvable stent-graft and apparatus and fitting method A stent-graft (100) is provided with a tightenable loop element (122) having a first end terminated in a self-tightening knot (142) and a second end (138) which is received in and can slide in the knot (142). The loop (122) ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998188 | Compliant blood vessel graft Stents and methods of using stents are provided. Stents of the invention provide external support structure for a blood vessel segment disposed within, wherein the stents are capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the compliance properties of an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998187 | Stent graft connection arrangement A connection socket (12) for an end of a stent graft or a side arm (10) of a stent graft. The connection socket has a first resilient ring (14) around the arm at its end, a second resilient ring (16) spaced apart along the arm from the fi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993386 | Implantable prosthesis with displaceable skirt An implantable prosthesis is provided having a radially-expandable tubular body and at least one skirt extending therefrom. The skirt terminates in a peripheral edge, wherein at least portions of the peripheral edge are free and displaceable to a greater diameter of... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7972370 | Stent graft system and method of use A stent graft system and method of use includes a stent graft for fixation at an attachment site with graft material defining at least one opening having an opening perimeter; a support attached to the graft material; a guide rail attached around the opening perimet... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959663 | Endovascular aneurysm repair method A method for repairing a diseased or damaged section of an aorta (i) introduces an intraluminal directing device from a remote access site to a location within a prosthesis at a target site in an aorta where the diseased or damaged section exists, the intraluminal d... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959662 | Endovascular prosthesis A endovascular prosthesis for implantation in a body passageway. The prosthesis comprises a tubular wall which is: (i) movable between a first longitudinal length and a second longitudinally length, and (ii) radially expandable for implantation of the prosthesis in ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955373 | Two-stage stent-graft and method of delivering same A stent-graft is provided for defining a prosthetic fluid passage within a body lumen. The stent-graft includes a graft having a forward section, and a pilot stent located within the forward section of the graft. The pilot stent has an expanded diameter less than th... | 06/07/2011 |
| RE42380 | Surgical bypass method An endovascular bypass graft includes a tubular member, a first expandable mesh stent attached to one end of the tubular member, and a second expandable mesh stent attached to an opposite end of the tubular member. The second stent is provided with a plurality of fe... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942919 | Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis The invention comprises: An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease u... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7918882 | Implantable vascular device comprising a bioabsorbable frame A multiple-sided valve for implantation within a body vessel comprising a frame comprising a bioabsorbable material is provided. The devices can be pushed from a delivery catheter into the lumen of a duct or vessel and may include one or more barbs for anchoring pur... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914567 | Stent tissue graft prosthesis A stent tissue graft prosthesis (20) for repairing, excluding and/or reinforcing a vessel, duct and the like in a patient. The prosthesis includes an inner expandable stent (21) of which a tissue graft (24) and preferably a multilayered tissue c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914568 | Biliary stent-graft A stent-graft which is particularly useful for applications in biliary ducts. An expandable stent is provided with a covering of a material which is substantially impervious to body fluids and tissue ingrowth and has an increased resistance to bacterial attachment d... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909863 | Retention of exposed stent loops A stent graft (10) is retained on an introducer (38) by retention of an exposed stent (16) of the stent graft to the introducer with trigger wires (44). The introducer has a trigger wire catheter (40) and four trigger wires and eac... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905914 | Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis The invention comprises: An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease u... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901446 | Thin-walled vascular graft There is provided a thin-walled self-sealing vascular graft with a first tubular structure formed from ePTFE and having a wall thickness of 0.2 mm or less, and a resealable polymer layer, such as a styrene copolymer, located on one surface of said first tubular stru... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887576 | Endoluminal device with extracellular matrix material and methods An endoluminal device comprises a stent and a tubular graft supported by the stent. The graft has a proximal and a distal opening and comprises a synthetic material and a bioremodelable material. The bioremodelable material is disposed on an exterior surface in at l... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887575 | Stent with segmented graft A stent-graft comprising an expandable stent and a plurality of graft segments, each graft segment having a first end attached to the stent and a second end not attached to the stent. In one embodiment, the plurality of overlapped graft segments form a continuous co... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862604 | Bifurcated graft with an inferior extension A bifurcated graft is formed from a series of individual components which are intraluminally delivered apart from one another and then assembled to form a fully supported structure. The modular system includes a base member and one or more grafts connected thereto. ... | 01/04/2011 |
