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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137395 | Vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart The invention relates to a vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart, in the form of a pleated flexible tube with folds (3), the tube being configured as an arc, and the arc shape being fixed in an extension-resistan... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128683 | Longitudinally flexible textile vascular prosthesis The invention relates to a textile vascular prosthesis (1) with a circulatory pleating formed by folds (4), and with an arch-shaped longitudinal flexion (2) extending over at least a partial section and formed by asymmetric shortening gathering ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7918885 | Vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart The invention relates to a vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart, in the form of a pleated flexible tube with folds (3), the tube being configured as an arc, and the arc shape being fixed in an extension-resistan... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7879085 | ePTFE crimped graft The present invention provides an expanded tubular graft formed of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). The graft has first and second open ends and a surface longitudinally extending between the ends. The graft also includes an inner and outer cylindrical wall... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7510571 | Pleated composite ePTFE/textile hybrid covering A composite multilayer implantable material having a first inner tubular layer formed of expanded polytetrafluoroethyene having a porous microstructure defined by nodes interconnected by fibrils, wherein said first layer has a plurality of pleated folds, a second tu... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7331992 | Anchoring device for an endoluminal prosthesis An anchoring device for incorporation into an endoluminal prosthesis to prevent migration thereof in a reliable way without the problems associated with intraluminal delivery of the prosthesis. The anchoring device allows smooth, efficient delivery of the prosthesis... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318835 | Endoluminal prosthesis having expandable graft sections An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal opening providing a lumen through which body fluids may flow. The tubular member is constructed of a graft material. The tubular graft is formed of a first material such as a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309461 | Ultrasonic crimping of a varied diameter vascular graft A method of crimping a varied diameter graft is includes the steps of (i) providing a flat-woven tubular graft having an enlarged woven bulbous portion disposed between flat-woven tubular ends, wherein the flat-woven diameter of the bulbous section is greater than t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7232461 | Neck covering device for an aneurysm An aneurysm neck covering device which is particularly useful for sealing the neck of an aneurysm located in the vicinity of a bifurcated blood vessel. The neck covering device includes a self-expanding stent for supporting and retaining a self-expanding neck cover ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7169189 | Prosthetic or orthotic sleeve having external surface peripheral profiles A prosthetic or orthotic sleeve includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a center portion extending between the distal and proximal portions. An external surface of the sleeve includes at least one peripheral profile portion having an undulating wall thick... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159666 | Method to install a cylindrical pipe in a wellbore A method to install a cylindrical pipe in a wellbore through a previously installed casing forming a reduced opening by running a pipe within the casing, the pipe having a first shape having dimensions smaller than the dimensions of the reduced opening; then deformi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147661 | Radially expandable stent 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... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147660 | 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... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144421 | Endovascular prosthesis, system and method An endovascular prosthesis comprising a first end section, a second end section and a midsection. The midsection has a diameter less than the diameter of the first end section and the second end section. At least the first end section and the second end section have... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122052 | Integral support stent graft assembly A stent graft is disclosed having a tubular graft formed from flexible filamentary members interwoven with a supporting monofilament defining radial corrugations around the graft. The ends of the graft are tapered from a smaller to a larger diameter and have stents ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090693 | Endovascular graft joint and method for manufacture A joint and method for producing a joint in an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a flap of a flexible material portion of an endovascular graft is folded about a portion of an expandable member to form a loop portion. The flap is secured in the loop configurati... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060089 | Multi-layer stent A stent may be formed having a reduced state and an expanded state. The stent having a longitudinal axis therethrough. The stent comprises at least one serpentine segment having a proximal end and a distal end. The serpentine segment comprises a plurality of peaks a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060092 | Deployable stent A stent 1 comprising a sheet 2 of biocompatible material arranged as a tube and having a pattern of folds allowing the stent to be collapsed for deployment. The pattern of folds comprises a unit cell repeated over the sheet 2. A variety of diffe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6929663 | Longitudinally expanding medical device A stent for maintaining an open passageway through a body lumen, such as the prostatic urethra of a male patient, includes an elongated segment including a flexible polymer material bridging a plurality of hoops. The elongated segment defines a lumen extending there... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926724 | Visceral anastomotic device and method of using same A temporary biocompatible stent and method for visceral anastomosis. The stent is provided with integral means for maintaining the structural stability of the stent while providing substantial flexibility. The method comprises fitting the luminal stumps of the viscu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6773457 | Aortic graft device An aorta graft device comprising a primary graft part having a proximal end and a first connecting portion at a distal opening, wherein the primary graft part has an anchoring area positioned between an ascending portion extending to said proximal end and a descendi... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773456 | Adjustable customized endovascular graft The present invention embodies an adjustable customized graft for placement within body lumens. The adjustable graft includes longitudinal and lateral pleats that can be individually released to thereby customize the length and lateral profile of the graft. A tubula... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6652577 | Stents with elevations at selected crossing points A prosthetic stent with a tubular wall having local inwardly or outwardly formed elevations. Stents having such elevations have a higher mechanical stability if bend according to the curvature of the body vessels to be supported or repaired. Also a method... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6626938 | Stent graft having a pleated graft member A stent-graft for insertion into a body vessel of a patient includes a hollow substantially cylindrical radially expandable stent having a body, two open ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The body of the stent is made from a plurality of intercon... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6358275 | Tissue-derived vascular grafts and methods for making the same Vascular grafts, and methods for making the same, are provided. The vascular grafts comprise a graft tissue derived from a biological source that is enclosed within an external synthetic sleeve. The synthetic sleeve has an extended length that is greater ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352554 | Prosthetic tubular aortic conduit and method for manufacturing the same A prosthetic aortic conduit for replacing a root portion of an aorta is provided. The conduit comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion which are connected together along a substantially common axis. The second tubular portion does no... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6312462 | Prosthesis for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair The device of the present invention comprises a bifurcated graft fabricated from expanded PTFE (ePTFE). The inventive device is double walled so that following insertion into an aneurysm, fluid can be injected between the walls to expand the device thereb... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6287335 | Intravascular folded tubular endoprosthesis A bifurcated or straight intravascular folded tubular member is deliverable percutaneously or by small cutdown to the site of a vascular lesion. Its inserted state has a smaller nondeployed diameter and a shorter nondeployed length. The intravascular tubu... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6254630 | Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance to be implanted and method of using the appliance to be implanted The artificial blood vessel A comprises a front end wire ring 101, a rear end wire ring 102 arranged facing to the front end wire ring 101, a tubular cover 7 which connects the end wire rings 101, 102... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254629 | Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance to be implanted and method of using the appliance to be implanted The artificial blood vessel A comprises a front end wire ring 101, a rear end wire ring 102 arranged facing to the front end wire ring 101, a tubular cover 7 which connects the end wire rings 101, 102... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6168619 | Intravascular stent having a coaxial polymer member and end sleeves A radially-expandable stent for insertion into a lumen is described. The stent is composed of a radially-expandable support stent and a polymer tubular member co-axially disposed over the support stent. Tubular end sleeves are disposed around the first an... | 01/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6053938 | Textile vessel prosthesis, process for its production and apparatus for its production The invention relates to a conical, textile vessel prosthesis made from textile material transformed by elastic expansion and fixing and/or by the shrinkage of shrinkable wall material, starting from a cylindrical tubular fabric, into a conical shape. The... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5976179 | Appliance collapsible for insertion into a human organ and capable of resilient restoration An artificial blood vessel A comprises a pair of discrete end wire rings 101, 102, a tubular cover 7 made of a sheet of flexible, tensile material which connects the end wire rings 101, 102, and a plurality of i... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5578071 | Aortic graft 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... | 11/26/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5571170 | Method and apparatus 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... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5549664 | Artificial blood vessel An artificial blood vessel which has excellent long-term patency and can be used stably in a living body for a long time. The artificial blood vessel has improved durability under pulsation and can withstand puncturing. The artificial blood vessel is made... | 08/27/1996 |
