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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7214229 | Radially expanding stents The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of devices for capturing obstructions within passageways. The devices disclosed herein may include a flexible tubular body forming multiple flexible members arranged in a helical pattern. These flexible members may b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7112226 | Male urethral stent device A stent for treatment of a body lumen through which a flow is effected on either side of a sphincter, said stent comprising one or more windings and having an inner core substantially covered by an outer core and including a first segment, a second segment, and a co... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7105020 | Branched vessel endoluminal device An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen extending therethrough, a wall, and an anastomosis in the wall, wherein the prosthetic trunk has a circumference. The endoluminal prosthesis further comprises a prosthetic branch compris... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6994722 | Implant having improved fixation to a body lumen and method for implanting the same A device for improving fixation and sealing of a prosthetic component when implanted in a body lumen during laparoscopic, endovascular, or open surgical procedures. In one embodiment, the prosthetic component comprises a graft having a hem defining an interior space... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6019779 | Multi-filar coil medical stent Multi-filar, open and closed coil, tubular medical stents that are introduced to a site in a body lumen and released to expand at the site to provide a passageway through the stent lumen are disclosed. Each stent filar is a coil wound in substantially the... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010529 | Expandable shielded vessel support A radially expandable support body is enveloped within a cocoon. In a preferred construction, the support is a stent, and a tube of polymeric material, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), passes through the interior of the stent body and is turned back u... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5607478 | Yarn wrapped PTFE tubular prosthesis An implantable microporous ePTFE tubular vascular graft exhibits long-term patency, superior radial tensile strength, reduction in tear propagation, and increases in suture retention strength and crush resistance. The graft includes an ePTFE tubular struc... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5514178 | Prosthesis for bodily canal A prothesis intended to be introduced into a bodily canal which includes a flexible tube for preserving the normal passage cross section of the bodily canal and a holding device for immobilizing the flexible tube in position in the canal. The holding devi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5413601 | Tubular organ prosthesis The tubular organ prosthesis (1) of the invention is prepared from a prosthesis of a vessel (2) which is made up of an outer surface (3) facing tissues and an inner surface covered with an epithelium surface (4) of a wall (5) of the tubular organ. The wal... | 05/09/1995 |
| 4747849 | Oesophagus prosthesis Implantable prosthesis fulfilling the natural functions of the oesophagus, characterized in that it consists of a double-walled tube of circular cross-section in its midportion and of elliptical cross-section towards its extremities, the exterior wall bei... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4728328 | Cuffed tubular organic prostheses A cuffed tubular vascular prosthesis and process for manufacturing the prosthesis are disclosed. A flexible tubular body is formed by coating a glass rod with a polymer solution and air-curing the coating to form a smooth outer surface. The tubular body i... | 03/01/1988 |
