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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029556 | Method and apparatus for reshaping a ventricle The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a reshaping apparatus and methods for restoring the conical shape of a dilated heart ventricle, or at least reshaping the ventricle to a more conical shape to counter the effects of dilation, thereby improving pumping e... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7704276 | Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture A woven tubular endoprosthesis comprising means for locking the endoprosthesis in a deployed configuration is disclosed. The means for locking the endoprosthesis may comprise locking protrusions, notches, a chemical bond, a curable bond, or other mechanism. The wove... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7682383 | Devices for repairing aneurysms A device for repairing an aneurysm by deployment within the aneurysm comprises a graft tube, at least part thereof having an inflatable wall whereby the tube can be deployed in an artery and inflated to grip at least part of the arterial wall. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7323189 | Liquid and low melting coatings for stents A method for forming liquid coatings for medical devices such as stents and angioplasty balloons is provided. The liquid coatings can be made from biodegradable materials in liquid, low melting solid, or wax forms, which preferably degrade in the body without produc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311980 | Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292885 | Mechanical apparatus and method for dilating and delivering a therapeutic agent to a site of treatment A mechanical dilatation and medicament delivery device for enlarging a flow passage of a vessel by dilating and delivering a liposome or micelle-encapsulated therapeutic agent or medicament to an obstruction in the vessel. The present invention comprises a substanti... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279174 | Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives A coating for implantable medical devices and a method for fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coating includes a mixture of a hydrophobic polymer and a polymeric hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophobic polymer and the hydrophilic additive form a physically... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261946 | Block copolymers of acrylates and methacrylates with fluoroalkenes A block copolymer comprising a fluorinated block and a non-fluorinated block and method of making the block copolymer are provided. Also provided herein are a coating on an implantable device comprising the block copolymer and method of using the implantable device.... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244443 | Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer of fluorinated monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer of fluorinated monomers or polymer blend described herein and o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244270 | Systems and devices for soft tissue augmentation Medical devices, systems and kits for filling tissue are disclosed. The device has a first configuration wherein the device can pass through a small catheter or needle placed in the tissue to be filled and a second configuration in which the device is expandable to ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198637 | Method and system for stent retention using an adhesive The invention provides a method of manufacturing a system for treating a vascular condition. A catheter including an inflatable balloon is provided. A stent is positioned over the balloon. An adhesive material is applied between an inner surface of the stent and an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192441 | Aortic artery aneurysm endovascular prosthesis A tubular prosthesis is provided which includes a tubular member and an outer covering sealed to portions of the tubular member, with a pocket being defined therebetween. A filling agent, preferably a substantially incompressible agent, is disposed in the pocket so ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7141061 | Photocurable endoprosthesis system Novel endoprostheses comprising one or more photocurable materials are disclosed. Said endoprostheses may comprise regions wherein said photocurable materials are selectively disposed about said endoprosthesis and are cured according to desired parameters to achieve... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122043 | Tissue distention device and related methods for therapeutic intervention A device positionable in an opening in a flexible membrane or in the lumen of a vessel having a flexible sidewall. The device distends or biases opposite portions defining the opening or forming the vessel sidewall outwardly in the plane of the device. The outward b... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108715 | Endoluminal graft A graft (1) which is in the form of an inflatable member adapted to be formed into a predetermined and/or selected shape when deployed in situ by filling with a filler material (6) which can be made rigid in situ and deployed on a balloon catheter (... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108684 | Drug delivery balloon catheter The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for delivering a drug to a selected site in the vascular system of a patient. More specifically, the apparatus is a balloon catheter comprising an expandable balloon with a pouch around at least a portion ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094256 | Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include carboxylated acrylates and polycationic peptides, for example R7. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070798 | Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed. The coating comprises a polymer and an amino acid chemically bonded, attached or conjugated to the polymer. In one embodiment, the coating can include a therapeutic substance. In lieu of bonding the amino aci... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060087 | 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 ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056523 | Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed comprising an amino acid or a polypeptide bonded to a plasma polymerized film layer formed on the device. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033602 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Coatings for medical devices which include polycationic peptides such as L-arginine and methods for fabricating the coatings are disclosed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011842 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same Polycationic peptide coatings for implantable medical devices and methods of making the same are described. The methods include applying an emulsion on the device, the emulsion including a polymer and a polycationic peptide. Other methods include incorporation of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008446 | Thermally pliable and carbon fiber stents A prosthesis for insertion into a body passage is disclosed. The prosthesis includes a plastic or polymer base material which is compatible with living tissue and which possesses a memory of a predetermined configuration. The base material further has a glass transi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994702 | Vacuum assisted closure pad with adaptation for phototherapy A modified vacuum assisted wound closure system adapted for concurrent applications of phototherapy having a foam pad for insertion substantially into the wound site and a wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The foam pad includes an ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6958073 | Method and system for stent retention using an adhesive The invention provides a method of manufacturing a system for treating a vascular condition. A catheter including an inflatable balloon is provided. A stent is positioned over the balloon. An adhesive material is applied between an inner surface of the stent and an ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6923827 | Balloon catheter device Balloon catheters having the strength and maximum inflated diameter characteristics of an angioplasty balloon and having the recovery characteristics during deflation of an elastic embolectomy balloon. The balloon catheter can be made in very small sizes and has a l... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6682555 | Methods for treating the prostate and inhibiting obstruction of the prostatic urethra using biodegradable stents Methods of treating the prostate include administering a thermal ablation therapy and inhibiting the obstruction or closure of the prostatic urethral opening by forming a biodegradable stent in situ in the subject such that the stent attaches to the walls... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6656214 | Methods and apparatus for conformably sealing prostheses within body lumens A tubular prosthesis is implanted at a target location within a body lumen by transluminally placing and embedding an expansible prosthesis body within a sealing layer. The sealing layer occludes at least a circumferential band within an interface region ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6620190 | Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene Extruded, stretched, sintered tubular PTFE materials are produced which are suited for use in the medical field as liners and covers for expandable stents. The PTFE materials have an unusually low REC (Radial Expansion Coefficient) and RER (Radial Expansi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6607553 | Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent An expandable stent for use within a body lumen that is coated with a radiation-absorbing material and that is not plastically expandable at normal body temperatures but is expandable at a temperature between about 38° C. to 60° C. following exposure to... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6508833 | 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 compris... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6500190 | Vascular embolization with an expansible implant A vascular implant formed of a compressible foam material has a compressed configuration from which it is expansible into a configuration substantially conforming to the shape and size of a vascular site to be embodied. Preferably, the implant is formed o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485512 | Two-stage light curable stent and delivery system An expandable stent including a light and water curable resin embedded in a stent wall wherein the wall is formed to be transmissive to light for curing the resin and transmissive to fluid for further curing of the resin. A catheter delivery system may be... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6331191 | Layered endovascular graft A endovascular graft having at least two thin wall graft members, with at least one of the thin wall graft members configured to be deployed within a lumen of another thin wall graft member. The thin wall graft members may be coupled or connected to each ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6190402 | Insitu formable and self-forming intravascular flow modifier (IFM) and IFM assembly for deployment of same An intravascular flow modifier (IFM) for use in a vessel has an outer layer formed of a strand configured as a longitudinally oriented coil of adjacent helical loops extending between a first end and a second end of the outer layer. The outer layer is sec... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6176871 | Apparatus and methods for intraluminal photothermoforming A method and apparatus for molding polymeric structures in vivo is disclosed. The structures comprise polymers that may be heated to their molding temperature by absorption of visible or near-visible wavelengths of light. By providing a light source that ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6165193 | Vascular embolization with an expansible implant A vascular implant formed of a compressible foam material has a compressed configuration from which it is expansible into a configuration substantially conforming to the shape and size of a vascular site to be embolized. Preferably, the implant is formed ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6039757 | In situ formed fenestrated stent A fenestrated stent formed in a body lumen is provided which includes an article shaped to provide support to a section of a body lumen and allow biological material which would otherwise flow through the body lumen to flow through the article, the articl... | 03/21/2000 |
