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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062348 | Stents, stenting systems, and related methods for agent delivery A stenting system for insertion into the lumen of a body duct or vessel for delivering a therapeutic agent to a treatment site on the duct or vessel. The stenting system includes an a tubular stent member having a lumen there through to allow the passage of material... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7396363 | Hemodynamic luminal endoprosthesis A multilayer braided luminal self-expanding stent (4) for an anatomical conduit (8) comprising a outer braided peripheral stent (10) which is permanently linked to an inner, braided, hemodynamic flow deflector (2) by at least a pair of fi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7351257 | Vascular graft device A vascular graft device includes a semipermeable inner wall surrounding a passage. A nonpermeable outer wall surrounds the inner wall. A biological agent is disposed between the inner and outer walls for release through the inner wall. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335229 | Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. A... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7294146 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of variable length stents Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using multiple, discreet stent structures, or continuous coiled or mesh stent structures. Stent structures may be balloon expandable or self-expanding and are delivered by a delivery catheter which is repositioned to s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279008 | Sheaths for implantable fixation devices A sheath for organizing soft tissue includes a first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a fixation device, and a second tube coupled to the first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a soft tissue graft. A method for implantin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7226474 | Modular graft component junctions The present invention embodies an endovascular graft having an attachment frame connection mechanism that allows placement of the main body component in vasculature in combination with limb components. Various limb component-to-main body component attachment mechani... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226476 | Prosthesis for large blood vessels A prosthesis for large blood vessels includes a main conduit. At least one tract of the main conduit is subdivided into a plurality of smaller conduits located parallel to one another. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192440 | Implantable stent delivery devices and methods Stent delivery devices include at least one implantable stent carrier and/or membrane for carrying multiple stents or stent segments over an expandable member. At least a portion of the implantable carrier is expandable by the expandable member to deploy the portion... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147655 | Balloon catheter for multiple adjustable stent deployment A catheter configured to carry one or more stents and having an inflatable balloon for expanding a stent surrounding the balloon. The catheter is characterized in having a positioner for moving the one or more stents relative to the balloon from a first position in ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7037332 | Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence A medical device coated with one or more antibodies and one or more layers of a matrix is disclosed. The antibodies or fragments thereof react with an endothelial cell surface antigen. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for producing the medical device. The... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025779 | Endoluminal device having enhanced affixation characteristics An endoluminal device for affixation to a wall of a body lumen having a neck region defined by a relatively narrow width and a shoulder region that diverges from the neck region to a relatively wider width. The device comprises a shoulder portion, which may be part ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022134 | Bifurcated biological pulmonary valved conduit The present invention comprises a pulmonary valved conduit that permits inflow diameters greater than about 22 mm while still maintaining the advantages of a naturally-formed biological valved conduit. Specifically, the present invention comprises a valved vascular ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6942692 | Supra-renal prosthesis and renal artery bypass The present invention is a system, apparatus, and method for treating, repairing, and/or replacing an aneurysm, preferably an aortic aneurysm, the most preferably, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention include a fir... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939569 | Medical device having anti-infective and contraceptive properties There is disclosed a medical device for implantation that acts to prevent transmission of infectious agents. Specifically, the present invention provides implantable devices, such as catheters or living skin matrices or wound dressings, for insertion into various bo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939374 | Stents, stenting systems, and related methods for agent delivery A stenting system for insertion into the lumen of a body duct or vessel for delivering a therapeutic agent to a treatment site on the duct or vessel. The stenting system includes an a tubular stent member having a lumen there through to allow the passage of material... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926735 | Multi-lumen vascular grafts having improved self-sealing properties The present invention provides an implantable graft, including a primary tubular body having a first outer wall surface and a first inner wall surface defining a primary blood contacting lumen, and a secondary tubular body having a second outer wall surface and a se... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6843803 | Bifurcated intraluminal prostheses construction and methods The present invention provides modular bifurcated intraluminal tubular prostheses, particularly stents and stent-grafts, for the treatment of disease conditions, particularly aneurysms. Modular sections of the prostheses, or “prosthetic modules,” may be selectiv... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6814752 | 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... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6808504 | Multi-lumen implant An implant for use in direct left ventricle to coronary vessel revascularization is disclosed. The implant includes a sleeve sized to pass through a heart wall. The sleeve is sufficiently rigid to remain open during contraction of the heart. The implant also include... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6767360 | Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic reasonance imaging capabilities A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. A... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6733523 | Implantable vascular graft Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self-expandable wire support structure having a tubular main body support and first and second branch supports. The supp... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6682557 | Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method An intraluminal grafting system having a balloon catheter assembly, a capsule catheter assembly and capsule jacket assembly is used for deploying in the vessel of an animal body a bifurcated graft having a plurality of attachment systems. The deployment c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6656162 | Implantable drug delivery stents Devices for the controlled release of one or more drugs are provided. The devices include an implantable stent, at least two reservoirs in the stent, and a release system contained in each of the at least two reservoirs, wherein the release system compris... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6576009 | Bifurcated intraluminal prostheses construction and methods The present invention provides modular bifurcated intraluminal tubular prostheses, particularly stents and stent-grafts, for the treatment of disease conditions, particularly aneurysms. Modular sections of the prostheses, or "prosthetic modules," may be s... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6520988 | Endolumenal prosthesis and method of use in bifurcation regions of body lumens An endolumenal medical device assembly is provided for use in a bifurcation region of a body lumen. An expandable prosthesis, such as a stent, is included in the assembly and is adjustable from a radially collapsed condition to a radially expanded conditi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6451047 | Encapsulated intraluminal stent-graft and methods of making same Shape memory alloy and elastically self-expanding endoluminal stents which are at least partially encapsulated in a substantially monolithic expanded polytetrafluoroethylene ("ePTFE") covering. An endoluminal stent, which has a reduced diametric dimension... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6364902 | Metal composite tube for biomedical applications Metal composite tubes offer advantages in constructing biomedical device components such as stents. The composite tube comprises a cylindrical wall made of a biocompatible metal matrix with a filament or filaments of other metals that add radiopacity, and... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6264684 | Helically supported graft Shape memory alloy and elastically self-expanding endoluminal support structures which are at least partially encapsulated in a substantially monolithic expanded polytetrafluoroethylene ("ePTFE") covering. An endoluminal stent, which has a reduced diametr... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241764 | Stented grafts for coupling vascular members Improved stented grafts for coupling vascular members, and for use in surgical implantation during coronary bypass operations. The stented graft of the present invention comprises a plurality of graft link segments, each having a lumen for accommodating b... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241761 | Stented grafts for coupling vascular members Improved stented grafts for coupling vascular members, and for use in surgical implantation during coronary bypass operations. The stented graft of the present invention comprises a plurality of graft link segments, each having a lumen for accommodating b... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6214039 | Covered endoluminal stent and method of assembly A radially expandable endoluminal covered stent assembly and a method and apparatus for making the same. A longitudinally and radially expanded polytetrafluoroethylene tubular graft is circumferentially engaged about one or more radially expandable stents... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6187038 | Small bore biologic graft with therapeutic delivery system A composite graft for a fluid-carrying vessel in a living body, comprising: an inner vessel comprising a biologic collagenic material that has been stabilized, an outer member surrounding at least a segment of the inner vessel and defining an annulus betw... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6146416 | Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion A stent for reinforcement of the lumen of a peristaltic organ is formed by knitting preferably a nitinol wire into a pattern of overlapping loops selected such that from a relaxed state each row of loops may shift axially relative to and independently of ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129756 | Biluminal endovascular graft system An endovascular graft system used to repair aneurysms in arteries which bifurcate such as the aorta which bifurcates at the aortoiliac junction. The graft system includes two legs, each defining a lumen. Each leg comprises an aortic stent, a graft compone... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6110199 | Welding method A welding method for improving the durability and strength of fusion weld joints in metal structures; the method is especially beneficial for metal structures fabricated from nickel-titanium alloy (nitinol) and for medical devices.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5411550 | Implantable prosthetic device for the delivery of a bioactive material An implantable prosthetic device for sustained release of a bioactive material into a fluid flow pathway of a patient comprises a body adapted for attachment to the fluid flow pathway. The body defines a primary lumen for accommodating fluid flow therethr... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5370681 | Polyumenal implantable organ A polylumenal implantable device comprises a body defining a plurality of capillary lumina. The prosthetic device is suitable for implantation in a patient as an arterial or venous bypass graft or shunt, or intra-organ implant as well as other purposes. T... | 12/06/1994 |
