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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7000305 | Method for manufacturing a wire stent coated with a biocompatible fluoropolymer A method for manufacturing a stent includes heating a plurality of wire strands to impart a desired shape to the wire strands, coating each wire strand with a biocompatible polymer in an extruder to produce a plurality of coated wire strands, and interlacing the coa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001422 | Expandable stent and delivery system An expandable stent and delivery system is provided for enhancing luminal dilation of a blood vessel and treating aneurysms. The delivery system includes proximal, intermediate and distal cylindrical members disposed on and spaced apart along an elongated core membe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001423 | Stent delivery apparatus and method A stent has a tubular body with end regions and a middle region. The tubular body has a plurality of openings in it, the number of openings greater in the middle region than in the end regions. The tubular members also comprise an inner component and an outer compon... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000649 | Woven tubing for stent type blood vascular prosthesis and stent type blood vascular prosthesis using the tubing A woven tubing for use in a stent type blood vascular prosthesis, using a monofilament having a flattening in the range of 1.2-5.0 and a size in the range of 11-250 dtex in at least part of the warp and a stent type blood vascular prosthesis using the tubing are dis... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001419 | Stent delivery system with membrane A stent delivery system comprising a catheter. The catheter having a catheter shaft, and a balloon mounted thereto. A stent is disposed about at least a portion of the balloon. The stent having an unexpanded state and an expanded state. The stent being retained on t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996952 | Method for improving stability and effectivity of a drug-device combination product A package for a drug-device combination product includes an outer package including a first gas impermeable sheet and a second gas impermeable sheet hermetically sealed there to on three sides. A gas permeable header is attached to an unsealed side of the first shee... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994722 | Implant having improved fixation to a body lumen and method for implanting the same A device for improving fixation and sealing of a prosthetic component when implanted in a body lumen during laparoscopic, endovascular, or open surgical procedures. In one embodiment, the prosthetic component comprises a graft having a hem defining an interior space... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994867 | Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine L-arginine conjugated to a polymeric matrix is disclosed. The matrix can be used as, for example, a coating for an implantable medical device such as a stent. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994721 | Stent assembly A stent assembly comprises a stent sheath that includes distally and proximally removable portions separable from one another by manipulation of first and second guidewires, a contracted stent having a side aperture disposed in the stent sheath and a third guidewire... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991615 | Grafted network incorporating a multiple channel fluid flow connector A grafted network including one or more graft segments for use in coronary bypass procedures and which are configured to operably transport bypass blood flow from a singular supply location to one or more delivery locations, and which is provided in combination with... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986786 | Endovascular prostethic devices having hook and loop structures The prostheses include an endovascular member in need of repair and a patch therefore, as well as prostheses including two or more endovascular members, such as stent-grafts, which may be assembled in situ. Components of the prostheses are held together in substanti... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986751 | Grafted network incorporating a multiple channel fluid flow connector A grafted network including one or more graft segments for use in coronary bypass procedures and which are configured to operably transport bypass blood flow from a singular supply location to one or more delivery locations in the grafted network is provided in comb... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984243 | Abrasion resistant vascular graft 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... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979333 | Method of spinal fixation using adhesive media Disclosed are methods of spinal fixation involving application of a liquid medium which cures, hardens, polymerizes or otherwise serves to bind adjacent vertebrae together. The fixation which results from this binding may be temporary or essentially permanent in dur... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979347 | Implantable drug delivery prosthesis An apparatus and associated method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a vascular lumen, using an implantable prosthesis, such as a stent, which has grooves or trenches formed thereon. The grooves are formed on specific regions of the stent struts to increase ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979346 | System and method for improved stent retention An implantable medical device, such as a stent, having roughened areas on an inner surface of the device for enhancing frictional contact between the medical device and a delivery system, such as a balloon catheter to secure the medical device to the delivery system... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977278 | Cyanoacrylate compositions curable to flexible polymeric materials A cyanoacrylate composition comprising (i) at least one lower cyanoacrylate monomer component selected from ethyl cyanoacrylate or methoxy ethylcyanoacrylate; (ii) at least one higher cyanoacrylate monomer component than in an amount greater than 12% by weight based... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974473 | Function-enhanced thrombolytic AV fistula and method A coiled stent graft, including a thrombolytic agent, is positionable within an AV fistula and optionally into one or both of the artery and the vein (6) to help reduce or eliminate blockages within the blood vessel at the junction between the AV fistula and the blo... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974475 | Angioplasty stent A prosthesis for use in preventing restenosis after angioplasty is formed of plastic or sheet metal, and is expandable and contractable for placement. The prosthesis can be inserted while in a collapsed position, then expanded and locked at the larger diameter. Spri... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974474 | Multiple-sided intraluminal medical device A multiple-sided medical device comprises a closed frame of a single piece of wire or other resilient material and having a series of bends and interconnecting sides. The device has both a flat configuration and a second, folded configuration that comprises a self-e... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974472 | Flexible self-expandable stent using shape memory alloy and method and apparatus for fabricating the same Disclosed herein is a flexible self-expandable stent using shape memory alloy for expanding stenosal portions and method and apparatus for fabricating the same. The self-expandable stent using shape memory allow, comprises a first cylindrical stent member comprised ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974471 | Prostheses for curved lumens A prosthetic device (1) adapted for the carriage of fluids therethrough within a human or animal body and to be placed in or replace a curved lumen. The prosthetic device has a control arrangement to control the length of one side with respect to the other si... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972054 | Coupling device for a stent support fixture A coupling device to connect a stent support fixture to a processing apparatus is provided. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969401 | Endovascular prosthesis An expandable endovascular prosthesis comprising: body having a proximal end and a distal end; a first expandable portion disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the tubular first expandable portion being expandable from a first, unexpanded state to a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964679 | Bifurcated graft with a superior 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. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964676 | Stent securement system A stent delivery system having a delivery catheter, a stent mounted thereupon and at least one stent retaining sleeve to retain the stent on the catheter prior to stent delivery. At least a portion of the at least one stent retaining sleeve being further characteriz... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962596 | System for performing vascular anastomoses Systems for anastomosing a first hollow tissue structure to a second hollow tissue structure are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, such a system comprises at least one tissue securing member adapted to secure the first and second hollow tissue structures togeth... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960219 | Medical grafting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between first and second tubular fluid conduits are provided. For example, a connector may be configured for attachment to the first and second tubular fluid conduits and have an interior thereof substantial... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960217 | Endovascular aneurysm repair system Method and apparatus for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring of the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable. After initial placement, a fastener... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955723 | Mandrel for supporting a stent and method of using the mandrel to coat a stent A device for supporting a stent is disclosed. The device includes a mandrel and a gear. The gear allows for rotation of the stent during a coating process. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955685 | Expandable stent with radiopaque markers and stent delivery system An expandable stent and delivery system therefor is provided for treating vascular diseases such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes proximal, intermediate and distal cylindrical members disposed about an elongated core me... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953476 | Device and method for treating ischemic heart disease A narrowing intraluminal stent is disclosed and comprises a hollow body and a flow passage therethrough, the hollow body designed for intraluminal placement and having at least one portion of an inner cross sectional dimension smaller than the cross sectional dimens... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953560 | Barriers for polymer-coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same An implantable medical device and methods for making the implantable medical device are disclosed. The implantable medical device includes a substrate. At least a portion of the substrate is coated with a first layer including a polymer containing a drug. A barrier ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951534 | Cardiac support device A highly compliant and elastic cardiac support device is provided. The device is constructed from a biocompatible material is applied to an external surface of a heart. The device can be used to resist dilatation of the heart, to provide acute wall support, or to en... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951572 | Bifurcated vascular graft and method and apparatus for deploying same A structurally supported bifurcated vascular graft is described having a hollow cylindrical body graft with a top end and bottom end and two hollow cylindrical limb grafts which are attached to the hollow cylindrical body graft near the top end of the body graft. On... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949118 | Encased implant and methods A vascular implant includes a scaffold and a tubing in covering relating to the scaffold. Preferably, the tubing completely covers or encases the scaffold interior surface and exterior surface to leave no portion of the scaffold exposed. Methods for constructing inc... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949119 | Method of making an 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, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949120 | Helical stent design An expandable tubular reinforcing member used for body lumens such as blood vessels, the reinforcing member being formed of a continuous elongated helical element comprised of spaced undulating portions forming end loop portions and including a plurality of curvilin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945995 | Stent overlap point markers A medical device and method of providing same, comprises a first stent body and a second stent body wherein the medical device is formed when the at least one first marker portion and the at least one second marker portion of the stent bodies are positioned in a pre... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945957 | Valve treatment catheter and methods The invention provides a catheter for insertion into a biological passage which contains a first flowing fluid, the catheter including a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end; a fluid delivery lumen contained within the tubular member; an inflatable ... | 09/20/2005 |
