Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5674277 | Stent for placement in a body tube A stent for placement in a body tube includes a flexible support structure composed of an elastomer which is hard in a temperature range lower than 25° C. and soft in a temperature range greater 35° C. The flexible support structure may be embedded in a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5667523 | Dual supported intraluminal graft A dual supported intraluminal graft comprising a biocompatible flexible layer sandwiched between two structural support layers. The preferred embodiment comprises a first structural support, such as a stent, which is concentrically retained within a tubul... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665115 | Intraluminal stent A intraluminal stent and graft includes a stent made of a continuous helix of zig-zag wire and loops which connect adjacent apices of the wire. The stent is compressible and self-expandable substantially to a pre-compressed configuration. The device also ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5639278 | Expandable supportive bifurcated endoluminal grafts An endoluminal graft which is both expandable and supportive is provided in a form suitable for use in a bifurcated body vessel location. The graft expands between a first diameter and a second, larger diameter. The support component is an expandable sten... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628786 | Radially expandable vascular graft with resistance to longitudinal compression and method of making same A microporous polytetrafluoroethylene ("PTFE") endovascular graft which has a reinforcing structure integrally bound to the graft which permits radial expansion of the graft and stabilizes the graft against longitudinal compression upon application of an ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5617878 | Stent and method for treatment of aortic occlusive disease A method of treating arterial disease at the intersection of two arteries using both a graft and stent. The graft is placed at the intersection of two arteries by the use of a balloon catheter. A device is used to make an opening in the graft at a point c... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5609628 | Intravascular graft and catheter An intravascular graft for restoring normal blood flow in vessels, or for defining new blood flow pathway in arteries includes a proximal collar to aid in anchoring the graft in place. The graft may contain defects in the graft wall to allow blood flow th... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5591195 | Apparatus and method for engrafting a blood vessel A method and apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hollow tubular graft of a preselected cross section having a proximal and distal end containing compressable and expandable nitinol springs, and connecting bars to... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591229 | Aortic graft for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm An aortic graft for intraluminal delivery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm is provided with at least one wire which is woven into the distal, or lower, end of the graft, which wire permits the distal end of the graft to conform to, and sealingly eng... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5578072 | Aortic graft and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm An aortic graft, and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes a tubular graft which is intraluminally delivered through the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of a thin-walled tubular member.... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5571173 | Graft to repair a body passageway An aortic graft for intraluminal delivery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm is provided with at least one wire which is woven into the distal, or lower, end of the graft, which wire permits the distal end of the graft to conform to, and sealingly eng... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5562724 | Endovascular graft prosthesis and an implantation method for such a prosthesis An endovascular graft prosthesis for arrangement at or in the vicinity of a bifurcation in the arterial system of a patient, e.g. for the purpose of repairing an aneurysm or the aortic bifurcation comprises a substantially tubular main body for location i... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5554183 | Vascular prosthesis for the substitution or internal lining of blood vessels of medium or large diameter and device for its application Vascular prosthesis for the substitution or internal lining of blood vessels of medium and large diameter and to a device for its application which includes a tubular body of biocompatible material that is associated with, at least at one longitudinal end... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5522882 | Method and apparatus for balloon expandable stent-graft delivery A stent-graft delivery system which includes a catheter, an expandable balloon having non-tapered ends positioned near the distal end of the catheter, a stent circumferentially positioned around a center of the balloon, and a graft circumferentially posit... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522883 | Endoprosthesis stent/graft deployment system A deployment system for transcutaneous insertion of an implantable tubular prosthesis is provided. The deployment system includes a flexible, elongated, tubular, delivery catheter with at least one inner lumen, and an opening extending through the cathete... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522881 | Implantable tubular prosthesis having integral cuffs An implantable tubular prosthesis having cuffs adapted to accommodate stents. The prosthesis includes a hollow tubular conduit with cuffs at each end. Each of the cuffs has a closed end and a open end to create a slot for housing the stents. The prosthesi... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5476506 | Bi-directional crimped graft This invention relates to a graft for placement in a body passageway. The graft comprises a longitudinally extending thin walled cylinder having first and second open ends. The graft is divided into first and second axially extending end portions adjacent... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5456694 | Device for delivering and deploying intraluminal devices A device for delivering and deploying a graft stent complex comprises a flexible guide sheath, the outer diameter of the guide sheath being constant throughout its length and the inner diameter of the guide sheath increasing from the proximal end to the d... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456712 | Graft and stent assembly A graft and stent assembly is securable to a first sidewall of a blood vessel having an arteriotomy defined therein, with the blood vessel having a flow of blood therein. The assembly includes a graft which has an orifice. The graft further has an end por... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5443497 | Percutaneous prosthetic by-pass graft and method of use A generally tubular prosthetic device is provided which includes a first stent having a central axis and a flow passage defined therethrough and being sized for insertion into a target lumen. A first, proximal member extends from a sidewall of proximal st... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443499 | Radially expandable tubular prosthesis A radially expandable tubular prosthesis which allows for controlled expansion in a circumferential direction following implantation while limiting expansion in a longitudinal direction. The prosthesis is particularly suited to intraluminal implantation v... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5360443 | Aortic graft for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm An aortic graft, and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes a tubular graft which is intraluminally delivered through the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of a thin-walled tubular member.... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5316023 | Method for bilateral intra-aortic bypass A bilateral intra-aortic bypass graft and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes two tubular grafts which are intraluminally delivered to the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of two expandab... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5282824 | Percutaneous stent assembly A self-expanding stent assembly consisting of one or more Z-stents connected to one another and covered by a flexible sleeve, which can be made from either nylon, plastic or another suitable material. The stents are formed of stainless steel wire arranged... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5236447 | Artificial tubular organ An artificial tubular organ composed of a tubular supporting frame made of a plastic material which is provided on at least one surface therefore with a medical prosthetic material. The supporting frame is composed of a plurality of ring portions arranged... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5123917 | Expandable intraluminal vascular graft An expandable intraluminal vascular graft includes a flexible cylindrical inner tube having a outer periphery and a plurality of separate scaffold member mounted on the outer periphery of the inner tube. The scaffold members are expandable, ring-like and ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5122154 | Endovascular bypass graft An intraluminal graft for placement in a blood vessel, duct, or lumen, to hold it open. The graft comprises a sleeve having plural stents thereon. The sleeve is an elongated tubular member formed of a conventional graft material which is flexible and impe... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5078726 | Graft stent and method of repairing blood vessels A method and apparatus for repairing a weakened section of a vessel. A pair of expandable stents are placed at either end inside a prosthetic graft of a length sufficient to span the weakened section. The graft and stents are inserted into the vessel. The... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4300244 | Cardiovascular grafts Springs are used to form cardiovascular grafts. A tightly wound spring coated with carbon while in a stretched position will have a biocompatible interior surface which provides an unobstructed passageway for blood. Fabric sleeves may be employed around spring... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4130904 | Prosthetic blood conduit A prosthetic blood conduit comprises two porous concentrically associated tubes with a helical spring enclosed therebetween. Spring strength and frictional engagement between the spring and tubes enables the conduit to resist collapse under a wide variety... | 12/26/1978 |
