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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303533 | Shapeable intraluminal device and method therefor A hollow medical device includes a coil member having a distal end, a proximal end, a plurality of turns extending therebetween, and a lumen extending through the turns. The coil member further includes at least one weld extending from one turn to an adjacent turn. | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290319 | Methods for installing a fuel pellet locking retainer in a nuclear fuel rod A method for installing a locking retainer in a tube to maintain internal components within the tube under compression comprising the steps of: a) providing an elongated retainer spring having large and small diameter sections with the large diameter section of a si... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7147631 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6997899 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959478 | Shockproof spindle A shockproof spindle includes a spindle inserted into an elastomer having a compressible structure, and a sleeve having a hollow cylinder, sequentially. The sleeve caps the elastomer while the elastomer is pressed on the top of the base fixed at the bottom end the s... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6931697 | Method for producing piezo actuators with a multiple-layer structure of piezo layers A method for producing a piezoelectric actuator (8) with a multilayer structure of layers of a piezoelectric sheet (3, 4), and with inner electrodes disposed between them, is proposed, in which the individual layers are formed of two continuous strands... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6827108 | Single wire cable conduit A single wire cable conduit provided having a rhomboid-shaped wire including approximately parallel sides, a rounded first end, and a tapered second end. The wire is serpentine wound into a hollow tubular body having a plurality of approximately parallel adjoining w... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6526645 | Method for transferring drilling energy to a cutting member and method of constructing a drilling energy transfer member A continuous congruent length of stranded flexible Drilling Energy Transfer Member (DETM) constructed to transfer and balance action/reaction forces between an energy source and a working tip such that torque, tensile, compression and self supporting forc... | 03/04/2003 |
| 5410797 | Method of making a catheter with flexible side port entry An improved balloon catheter is disclosed which is comprised of two jacketed spring coils placed end-to-end and joined by a linking element which contains a lumen communicating between the inflation lumens formed by the two spring coils. A side port entry... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5388319 | Method for making organism deposit-inhibiting pipe The invention provides a method for making an organism deposit-inhibition pipe, which excels in corrosion resistance, dispenses with maintenance work, and offers no toxicity problems. A thin sheet comprising a copper alloy is wound spirally around a round... | 02/14/1995 |
| 4387498 | Method for making helically wound surface-coated tubes, and apparatus for carrying out this method A method of making a multi-layer tube includes the steps of pre-heating two elongate metal strips and bending each to a substantially arcuate curvature. Each strip is then wound helically with abutting edges, one strip being closely concentrically wound a... | 06/14/1983 |
