Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177834 | Woven fabric with shape memory element strands The disclosure relates to a woven fabric for use in an implantable medical device. The woven fabric comprises shape memory element strands woven with textile strands. At least one of the shape memory element strands has at least one float of at least five textile st... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7550006 | Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and method of manufacturing the same Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of shapes and co... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7530996 | Surgical implant, method for the production and use thereof A surgical implant is made from biocompatible fiber material as a woven textile fabric, in particular in the form of a vascular prosthesis, the woven fabric being so configured that its permeability to blood is so low that the blood impregnates the textile fabric up... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7419503 | Stent A stent shaped as a three-dimensional body which is formed by interlaced threads (1) arranged in multistart turns of a helical line. The threads (1) are arranged in at least two groups (2 and 3) of the helical turns featuring opposite sen... | 09/02/2008 |
| RE40404 | Thinly woven flexible graft A thinly woven textile prosthetic implant such as a vascular graft may be implanted by catheter implantation. The implant includes an elongate tubular body formed of a woven fabric having a fabric thickness no greater than about 0.16 mm. The tubular body includes a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300457 | Self-supporting metallic implantable grafts, compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279003 | 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... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273493 | Methods for forming and fabricating textured and drug eluting coronary artery stent The present invention provides for reinforced and drug eluting stent-grafts and related methods of implanting and manufacturing the stent-grafts. A stent-graft of the present invention may include a tubular stent, a biocompatible covering surrounding the stent, and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7230153 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7189257 | Aortic arch prosthetic graft An implantable textile prosthesis includes a first woven section having a tubular branch wall defining a fluid passageway therethrough. The tubular branch wall includes an elongate tubular extent and an asymptotically flared tubular extent, which is asymptotic with ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175652 | Stent graft with improved proximal end Disclosed is a stent graft prosthesis comprising a graft portion that includes a main body portion and an cuff portion, the cuff portion generally located at or near the proximal end of the main body portion and extending circumferentially therealong. Stents compris... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160323 | Method for reconstructing body lumens A stent shaped as a three-dimensional body which is formed by interlaced threads (1) arranged in multistart turns of a helical line. The threads (1) are arranged in at least two groups (2 and 3) of the helical turns featuring opposite sen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135040 | Medical guide tubes Polymeric fibers were microbraided around a mandrel to make a tubular guide tube for nerve regeneration. The polymer used for the fibers was one of poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) (10:90 PLGA) and chitosan. These polymers are biodegradable and biocompatible. The tubes ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112216 | Stent with tapered flexibility A stent comprises a plurality of serpentine circumferential bands, and a plurality of connector columns. Each connector column is located between two adjacent circumferential bands and comprises one or more connector struts. Each connector strut is connected at one ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108673 | A-V dialysis graft construction An improvement to an A–V dialysis graft construction (10) that includes an elongated length of polymer tubing (12) having an inlet end (13) and an outlet end (14) for attachment to access needles (15) (15) wherein, the imp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108716 | Stent-graft with bioabsorbable structural support The invention relates to a stent-graft with a bioabsorbable structure and a permanent graft for luminal support and ‘treatment of arterial fistulas, occlusive disease, and aneurysms. The bioabsorbable structure is formed from braided filaments of materials such as... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105021 | Implantable textile prostheses having PTFE cold drawn yarns The present invention provides an implantable prosthesis and more specifically, an implantable tubular textile prosthesis comprising a biocompatible fabric having inner and outer surfaces and first and second ends; the fabric having a textile construction comprising... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083644 | Implantable prostheses with improved mechanical and chemical properties Prostheses with improved chemical and mechanical properties manufactured that includes a radiation resistant and hydrolytically stable biocompatible fabric having outer and first and second ends with a textile fabric that includes a naphthalene dicarboxylate derivat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063721 | Woven tubing for stent type blood vascular prosthesis and stent type blood vascular prosthesis using the tubing A woven tubing for use in a stent type blood vascular prosthesis which contains a multifilament formed of two–five single filaments in at least part of warps and has the single filaments disposed in single lines, and a stent type blood vascular prosthesis using th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041127 | Textured and drug eluting coronary artery stent The present invention provides for reinforced and drug eluting stent-grafts and related methods of implanting and manufacturing the stent-grafts. A stent-graft of the present invention may include a tubular stent, a biocompatible covering surrounding the stent, and ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011676 | Flat knitted stent and method of making the same A knitted implantable stent having a hollow tubular structure having opposed open ends defining a wall portion therebetween is provided. The wall portion includes an open lattice structure of a plurality of interconnected perimetrically bound cells. The cells are de... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000649 | Woven tubing for stent type blood vascular prosthesis and stent type blood vascular prosthesis using the tubing A woven tubing for use in a stent type blood vascular prosthesis, using a monofilament having a flattening in the range of 1.2-5.0 and a size in the range of 11-250 dtex in at least part of the warp and a stent type blood vascular prosthesis using the tubing are dis... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994724 | Soft-tissue tubular prostheses with seamed transitions Single tubular woven or bifurcated prostheses are disclosed having varying diameters and tapered transitions. The prostheses comprise a seam along the tapered edges, thereby providing a substantially fluid-tight transition between sections or extents of the prosthes... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986786 | Endovascular prostethic devices having hook and loop structures The prostheses include an endovascular member in need of repair and a patch therefore, as well as prostheses including two or more endovascular members, such as stent-grafts, which may be assembled in situ. Components of the prostheses are held together in substanti... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6968234 | Implantable medical device having biologically active polymeric casing An implantable medical device has a medical unit, such as a pacemaker lead, and a casing at least partially enclosing the medical unit. The casing is formed of a base polymer such as a polyurethane, a polyurethane copolymer, a fluoropolymer and a polyolefin or a sil... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938646 | Needleloom, weaving method, and textile articles formed thereby A method of weaving tubular textile articles, comprising: forming first, second, third and fourth superposed layers of warp threads; weaving by weft insertion through sheds formed in said layers, the weaving being performed by first and second weft threads inserted ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6821294 | Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and method of manufacturing the same Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of shapes and co... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814754 | Woven tubular graft with regions of varying flexibility A woven tube having a warp direction oriented lengthwise to the tube and a fill direction oriented circumferentially of the tube is disclosed. The tube is woven from a plurality of elastic warp yarns arranged parallel to the warp direction and a plurality of elastic... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6770090 | Anatomically curved graft for implantation at the aortic arch An implantable textile prosthesis which is anatomically curved to substantially match the natural curvature of the aortic arch in a human being or patient is provided. The first woven section is arched define an apical region and to conform generally to an aortic ar... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6729356 | Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature A graft provided with a flexible sealing member to substantially prevent blood from leaking between the graft a lumen into which the graft is placed. In one embodiment, the flexible sealing member may be pressed against the vascular wall by an outwardly biased sprin... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6716239 | ePTFE graft with axial elongation properties An improved ePTFE material and method of preparing the improved ePTFE material provides a tubular structure with enhanced axial elongation, radial expansion, and physical recovery characteristics. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6663667 | Towel graft means for enhancing tissue ingrowth in vascular grafts A woven vascular graft having a texturized outer surface to promote tissue ingrowth into the graft. The outer surface of the graft is equipped with a plurality of threads that are woven into, and extend from, the outer surface. The threads may be arranged... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6592614 | Cuffed endoluminal prosthesis The present invention provides controlled expansion endoluminal prostheses and methods for their deployment and expansion. The present stent-grafts generally comprise a radially expansible tubular frame and a plastically expansible liner on the frame. Eit... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6551352 | Method for attaching axial filaments to a self expanding stent Methods for attaching an axial filament to the body of a self expanding stent, the filament serving to enhance the radial self expanding force of the stent body. Also stents having enhanced radial self expansion characteristics.... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547820 | High profile fabric graft for arteriovenous access A fabric graft having a high external velour profile is provided. The textile graft may be woven or knitted to form a tubular prosthesis. The high external velour profile is provided by outwardly extending loops ranging from about 1 mm to about 5 mm in le... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527802 | Clad composite stent A body compatible stent is formed of multiple filaments arranged in at least two sets of oppositely directed helical windings interwoven with one another in a braided configuration. Each of the filaments is a composite including a central core and a case ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6499487 | Implantable cerebral protection device and methods of use Described are devices and methods for diverting emboli away from the carotid arteries in the aorta. The devices are aortic diverters that generally comprise a hollow tube with a substantially cylindrical or conical wall, which is impermeable to emboli and... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478817 | Aortic arch prosthetic graft An implantable tubular textile prosthesis particularly useful in branched end-to-side anastomoses is provided. The prosthesis includes a first portion including an elongate tubular main wall which defines a fluid passageway therethrough, and a second port... | 11/12/2002 |
