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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7862605 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract, and at least one layer 18 of a bioactive agent posited over at least on... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846194 | Iliac artery stent graft A side branch stent graft (1) suitable for the iliac arteries has a main tubular body (3) of a biocompatible graft material and a tubular side branch (5). The tubular side branch is affixed into the main tubular body so that a side branch lumen ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846195 | Stent graft tapered spring A stent graft includes a stent graft material of cylindrical shape and tapered stent springs coupled to the stent graft material. Each stent spring includes a first stent cell and a second stent cell contiguous with the first stent cell. The first stent cell and the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833259 | Fenestrated endoluminal stent system An intraluminal prosthesis is provided for strengthening a main lumen and a branch lumen in direct fluid communication with the main lumen. The prosthesis may comprise a tubular graft and a flexible stent. The tubular graft may include a flexible body having a wall ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828834 | Device for connection between a corporeal duct and a prosthesis A device for connection between previously intubed ends of a corporeal duct and a substantially tubular prosthesis. The device can be a meshed structure, such as a mesh sleeve, that is deformable by means of a balloon catheter and capable of radial expansion between... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828833 | Composite ePTFE/textile prosthesis A composite intraluminal prosthesis which is preferably used as a vascular prosthesis includes a layer of ePTFE and a layer of textile material which are secured together by an elastomeric bonding agent. The ePTFE layer includes a porous microstructure defined by no... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806917 | Stent graft fixation system and method A stent graft fixation system and method including a stent graft for fastening to a fixation point in a body lumen, the stent graft including a stent; a graft material supported by the stent and having a fixation region; and a guide suture joined to the graft materi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803178 | Inflatable porous implants and methods for drug delivery The present invention provides inflatable porous implants, such as grafts, stent-grafts, and bladders, as well as methods and kits for drug delivery. In particular, the grafts and stent-grafts of the present invention provide for the delivery of a therapeutic agent ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799066 | Devices and methods for AAA management A method of treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an endovascular graft configured to be disposed within an aorta of a patient and to be attached to an aortic wall to channel aortic blood flow therethrough; ad... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794490 | Implantable medical devices with antimicrobial and biodegradable matrices A composite vascular graft is provided, which incorporates bioactive agents that can be controllably delivered to the implantation site to deliver therapeutic materials and/or to reduce infection of the implant. The vascular graft of the present invention includes a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789903 | Stent-graft with adjustable length A stent-graft comprising a stent and a graft having a supported portion lining or covering at least a portion of the stent, and an unsupported portion extending proximally beyond the proximal end of the stent. The stent-graft may have a length corresponding to at le... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780718 | Endovascular prosthetic devices having hook and loop structures Endovascular prostheses and methods for their use are disclosed. The prostheses include an endovascular member in need of repair and a patch therefore, as well as prostheses comprising two or more endovascular members, such as stent-grafts, which may be assembled in... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766954 | Advanced endovascular graft This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7731743 | Coiled-sheet stent-graft with slidable exo-skeleton A stent-graft having an exo-skeleton attached to a tubular graft, the tubular graft having a peripheral wall defining a lumen therein extending between first and second ends. One or more support elements, defining the exo-skeleton, are attached to the tubular graft,... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731742 | Stent A stent (10) for transluminal implantation comprises a first, second and third stent section (11, 12, 13) for splinting and/or keeping open a hollow organ which are connected to each other via elastic tubular sections (14, 15). The stent (10 | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727271 | Implantable prosthesis having reinforced attachment sites The present invention provides an implantable graft that includes an elongate graft tube having opposing ends defining an attachment site for attaching the graft to a stent. The graft further includes a reinforcement member attached adjacent to at least one of the e... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722657 | Asymmetric stent graft attachment An arrangement for mounting a stent graft prosthesis (1) onto a deployment device (2) with a retention arrangement (3) which includes retention at a number of points of the circumference of the proximal end of the stent graft prosthesis (1 | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708771 | Endovascular graft device and methods for attaching components thereof The present invention embodies an endovascular graft having various frame-to-main body component attachment mechanisms which provide a secure bond, reduced graft material wear, and reduced delivery profile. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704274 | Implantable graft and methods of making same The present invention relates to an implantable endoluminal graft comprised of a microporous thin-film covering having a plurality of openings and a structural support element underlying and physically attached to the microporous thin-film covering, the microporous ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699885 | Apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel The present invention relates to an apparatus for deploying an endoluminal prosthesis for engrafting a blood vessel. The apparatus includes a bifurcated graft that is able to conform to the interior surface of the blood vessel and can be deployed through a single en... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691140 | Anastomosis device for vascular access An anastomosis device (12) for advantageously bridging an artery and a vein. The anastomosis device includes a tubular graft (15) with first and second ends (47 and 48) and a longitudinal passageway extending longitudinally through the gr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691141 | 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, ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686842 | Endovascular stent graft A stent graft (10) with a stent frame (12) having a plurality of stents (16) connected together with monofilament line (22). A covering (14) of collagen having an extracellular matrix (ECM), such as small intestine submucosa (SIS),... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682380 | Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis The invention consists of an endoluminal prosthesis adapted for placement at a bifurcation site within the body. The stent or stent-graft may be constructed to have segments of differing structural properties. A section of the stent-graft may be constructed to have ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682381 | Composite medical textile material and implantable devices made therefrom An implantable composite medical device having a longitudinal length a woven textile portion having yarns interlaced in a woven pattern, a knitted textile portion having yarns interlooped in a knitted pattern. The woven and knitted portions are securably attached to... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682382 | Intraluminal lining The present invention is directed to a prosthesis for implantation within a body lumen. The prosthesis includes a biocompatible elongate intraluminal liner in the form of a graft, with a biocompatible adhesive being disposed on an exterior surface of the graft. The ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678141 | Stent graft having a flexible, articulable, and axially compressible branch graft A stent graft and method for positioning and deploying the stent graft within a vessel system that includes a main vessel and a branch vessel emanating from the main vessel. The stent graft includes a tubular shaped main body formed from graft material, a branch ope... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670366 | Intraluminal support device with graft Implantable medical devices comprising a support frame and a graft member attached to the support frame. The support frame can define one or more structural features that substantially prevent migration of the graft member along the support frame. ... | 03/02/2010 |
