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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306624 | Implantable intraluminal device and method of using same in treating aneurysms A method for reducing blood flow to an aneurysm proximate to a bifurcation having a source blood vessel a first branch vessel and a second branch vessel, the method comprising: providing a first mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material, the first mesh-like tube exh... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6887265 | Balloon expandable covered stents The present invention provides stents for deploying within tubular organs, blood vessels, or other tubular body lumens. Such stents comprise a stent body comprising an elastic material, the stent body being characterized by a free cylindrical shape having a free dia... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6689123 | Apparatus and method for securing a stent on a balloon Apparatus and method for securing a stent to a balloon catheter. A first clamping portion and a second clamping portion are arranged for movement toward and away from each other and are provided with recesses defining a channel to receive a stent crimping... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676694 | Method for installing a stent graft A first catheter has a return bend formed near its distal free end and a first magnet is mounted on the distal free end. The first catheter is introduced through a sheath in a first common femoral artery into an elongate leg of a stent graft and pulled ba... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663765 | Method and device for the manufacture of the medical expanding stents Method and device for manufacturing of expandable cylindrical metal meshes for use in expandable stents and in particular for customized manufacturing. The method includes determining the type and size of the stent to be implanted, electrochemically formi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6475234 | Balloon expandable covered stents The present invention provides stents for deploying within tubular organs, blood vessels, or other tubular body lumens. Such stents comprise a stent body comprising an elastic material, the stent body being characterized by a free cylindrical shape having... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471718 | Method and device for loading a stent A device for loading a self expanding stent into a deployment tool has an outer tube defining a space. The device has a constricting sheath with a stent delivery end and a stent receiving opening opposite thereto. The constricting sheath is open therethro... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458155 | Fresh donor heart valve sizer and method of use A donor heart valve sizer and method of sizing to increase the quality and yield of, and decrease the expense of fabricating, prosthetic heart valves. The sizer includes an axially-extending sizing portion sized to fit within the lumen of a donor heart va... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6364908 | Method and instruments for stretching skin grafts A method for spreading skin grafts, wherein the skin grafts are placed on an elastic membrane, after which the membrane is stretched in at least two directions substantially perpendicular to each other and the skin grafts present on the membrane are sprea... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6309343 | Method for making an ePTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof and a method of making such a device is disclosed. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an i... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277397 | Collagen material and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a collagen material comprising a laminate in which a collagen ultra-fine fibrous non-woven fabric-like multi-layer structure is sandwiched between non-fibrous collagen layers, a thread-like material containing said collage... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6193758 | Shoulder prosthesis A shoulder prosthesis having a head and an elongate stem portion including a proximal end connected to the head, a distal section for insertion into a medullary canal of a humeral bone and an alignment section disposed between the proximal end and distal ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5571216 | Methods and apparatus for joining collagen-containing materials A method of permanently joining a first collagen-containing material to a second collagen-containing material, each material having free ends of collagen fibrils at a surface, by bringing the free ends of collagen fibrils at the surfaces of the first and ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5326362 | Method of surface hardening orthopedic implant devices A method of surface hardening titanium orthopedic implant devices, and a titanium orthopedic implant device prepared by the disclosed method. An orthopedic implant device made of pure titanium or a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V (ELI) is exposed to mol... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5258040 | Prosthesis for tensile load-carrying tissue and method of manufacture The inventive article is a ligament or tendon prosthesis having multiple longitudinally parallel strands of microporous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, the individual strands having an average porosity greater than 30% in the areas requiring tissue ingr... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5158574 | Prosthetic meniscus A prosthetic, resorbable meniscus and method of its fabrication are disclosed. The prosthetic meniscus can be implanted in a human knee where it can act as a scaffold for regrowth of native meniscal tissues. The meniscus comprises a dry, porous, matrix of... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4978360 | Method of manufacturing a composite implant prosthesis A composite implant prosthesis comprising a core constructed from a plurality of carbon fibers, a first casing formed from a braided sheath of carbon fibers and a second casing enclosing the core and first casing to define an outer surface contour for the... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4813967 | Process for forming a piece surgically implantable in an organism and a piece thus obtained A process for forming a piece (6) implantable in an organism, more especially for the percutaneous passage of cables or pipes (8). According to the invention, the piece (6) is formed from a felt of carbon fibers coated with a pyrocarbon matrix.... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4676802 | Method and apparatus for securing a prosthesis to the human body The method comprises inserting a securing device with skin graft wrapped therearound through an incision in the skin to a subcutaneous region of the body. The skin graft has its epidermis facing the securing device and is joined to the body surface skin a... | 06/30/1987 |
