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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158187 | Dry diazeniumdiolation methods for producing nitric oxide releasing medical devices The methods of the present disclosure in a broad aspect provide for dry diazeniumdiolation procedures for producing nitric oxide releasing medical devices. These medical devices may alternatively have cap coats applied prior to dry diazeniumdiolation to produce nitr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147899 | Methods and systems for depositing coating on a medical device The present invention is directed to methods and systems for aligning and coating a medical device during a single coating cycle. A first section of an applicator may apply a contact force to surfaces of the medical device. The contact force may align and remove sur... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114466 | Methods of applying coating to the inside surface of a stent A method of applying a coating material to a stent includes the steps of providing a generally tubular stent having an inside surface and an outside surface and applying a coating material to the inside surface of the stent without applying that coating material to ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8084077 | One-step phosphorylcholine-linked polymer coating and drug loading of stent A one step method for drug coating an interventional device is disclosed by mixing a drug with a phosphorylcholine-linked methacrylate polymer in a liquid and applying the mixture to an interventional device, such as a stent, in a single step. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075940 | Bioactive material coating method and tube A method for coating bioactive material and a structured coated with a bioactive material are disclosed. The bioactive material coating method includes: flowing a coating solution, produced as a bioactive material is dissolved in a mixed solvent, inside a structure ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067055 | Drug-delivery endovascular stent and method of use A radially expandable, endovascular stent designed for placement at a site of vascular injury, for inhibiting restenosis at the site, a method of using, and a method of making the stent. The stent includes a radially expandable body formed of one or more metallic fi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8053020 | Process for coating a portion of an implantable medical device Methods are provided for coating a first surface of a device while also preventing coating of a second surface of the device by forming a covering of solid carbon dioxide on the second surface. In one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for coating a l... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7931934 | Medical device having diamond-like thin film and method for manufacturing thereof A medical device includes a medial device body, and a diamond-like thin film covering the medical device body and containing silicon. The diamond-like thin film has a concentration of silicon which is lower in a surface thereof than in an interface thereof with the ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7892595 | Implantable device coating system and method An implantable device coating system method includes providing the implantable device having an exterior surface, the exterior surface including a plurality of pores in fluidic communication with an ambient environment. The method further includes applying a coating... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7785653 | Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device The present invention relates to method and apparatus for dispensing a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the step of placing an expandable medical device on a support and dispensing a beneficial agent into a plurality of opening... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7648727 | Methods for manufacturing a coated stent-balloon assembly Methods of coating a stent subsequent to mounting or crimping of the stent on a balloon of a catheter assembly are disclosed. One method includes forming a sacrificial layer on a balloon of a catheter assembly; followed by mounting a stent on the balloon, the stent ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7485335 | Stent mounting device and a method of using the same to coat a stent A stent mounting device and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7425345 | Apparatus and method for coating objects using an optical system An apparatus comprises a dispenser, a coherent energy source and an beam steering system. The dispenser defines a path of a droplet. The beam steering system is coupled to the coherent energy source and is configured to define a beam path of the coherent energy sour... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419696 | Medical devices for delivering a therapeutic agent and method of preparation A method for making an intravascular stent by applying to the body of a stent a solution which includes a solvent, a polymer dissolved in the solvent and a therapeutic substance dispersed in the solvent and then evaporating the solvent. The inclusion of a polymer in... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410665 | Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; and at least one laye... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407684 | Multi-step method of manufacturing a medical device A multi-step method of manufacturing a medical device containing therapeutic agents that results in a lower maximum error in the amount of therapeutic agents actually disposed thereon and that allows for differential drug release kinetics along the length of the med... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390524 | Method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal stent surface A method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal surface of a stent is provided. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390523 | Method of forming a diffusion barrier layer for implantable devices A method of forming a diffusion barrier for an implantable medical device carrying a therapeutic or bioactive substance is disclosed. The diffusion barrier reduces the rate at which the therapeutic or bioactive substance is released from the device. The diffusion ba... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387810 | Method of forming rate limiting barriers for implantable devices A method is disclosed for forming a coating on implantable medical devices including an interpenetrating polymer network that serves as a rate limiting barrier. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384660 | Implantable device having substances impregnated therein and a method of impregnating the same A method of impregnating an implantable device, such as a vasclar graft or a covering adapted to be disposed over a prosthesis, is provided. The substances may be impregnated within the implantable device as a passive coating or as a delivery matrix for a matrix for... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374791 | Method for making and measuring a coating on the surface of a medical device using an ultraviolet laser This invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implantable medical device, having a surface covered with a coating that can include a desired amount of a biologically active material, using an ultraviolet (UV) laser. The invention also pertains to a method ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371424 | Method and apparatus for coating a medical device using a coating head Methods and apparatuses for coating surface of medical devices using coating heads are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a coating method using a coating head, wherein the coating head comprises at least one outlet orifice from which flows a coati... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363074 | Coatings comprising self-assembled molecular structures and a method of delivering a drug using the same A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed, the coating including a self-assembled molecular structure. The coating can be used for altering the release rate of a therapeutic substance from the implantable device. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357793 | Polymers of fluorinated and hydrophilic monomers A polymer blend that contains a polymer of fluorinated monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer blend can form a coating on a medical device. The medical device can be used for treat, prevent or ameliorate a medical condition. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354480 | Stent mandrel fixture and system for reducing coating defects A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347869 | Implantable valvular prosthesis The present invention relates to a medical device, and in particular, to a stent-based valve. The valve includes a radially expandable structural frame including an anchor structure having a first and a second open end, a connecting member having a first and a secon... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348055 | Reagent and method for providing coatings on surfaces A grafting reagent and related method of using the reagent to form a polymeric layer on a support surface, and particularly a porous support surface, in a manner that provides and/or preserves desired properties (such as porosity) of the surface. The reagent and met... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341630 | Stent coating system A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a solvent and polymer to a stent is provided. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335391 | Method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335265 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus for coating implantable medical devices, such as stents, is disclosed. A method of coating stents using the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a barrier or barriers for isolating an area of the stent on which a composition for coating a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335314 | Method of making an implantable medical device An implantable medical device, such as a stent or graft, having asperities on a designated region of its outer surface is disclosed. The asperities can serve to improve retention of one or more layers of a coating on the device and to increase the amount of coating ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331990 | Stents with proximal and distal end elevations A prosthetic stent with a tubular wall having local inwardly or outwardly formed elevations. Stents having such elevations have a higher mechanical stability if bent according to the curvature of the body vessels to be supported or repaired. Also a method for manufa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329366 | Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability The present invention relates to a method of polishing an implantable medical device. The method may include positioning an implantable medical device on a support. At least a portion of a surface of the implantable medical device may include a polymer. A fluid may ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329413 | Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration and methods for fabricating thereof Coatings for implantable medical devices, and methods for fabricating thereof, are provided. The coatings include a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, where the second polymer has a higher degree of hydration than the first polymer. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326433 | Method of cryogenically coating a device The present invention is directed to a method for coating a surface of a medical device with a coating composition. The method involves chilling the surface to be coated to below the freezing point of at least one solvent contained in the composition. This coating c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323209 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus and method is provided for forming coatings on stents. The apparatus includes a temperature adjusting element that can increase or decrease the temperature of the stent. The apparatus can support a stent during the application of a coating composition t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323208 | Modified porous materials and method of forming the same Modified porous materials are disclosed having interconnected, complexly shaped three-dimensional surfaces. The modification is accomplished by crosslinking the three-dimensional surfaces and/or by coating the three-dimensional surfaces with a layer of a predetermin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323210 | Method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318932 | Coatings for drug delivery devices comprising hydrolitically stable adducts of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) and methods for fabricating the same A polymer coating for medical devices based on a derivatized poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) is disclosed. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly, for drug delivery stents. The polymers include poly(ethylene-co-vinyl a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311980 | Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided. ... | 12/25/2007 |
