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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177809 | Inflatable device for enteric fistula treatment Disclosed herein is an implantable fistula closure device. The device may include an expandable longitudinally segmented body including a proximal end and a distal end. The segmented body may further include a plurality of porous bodies and a connecting member opera... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172872 | Device for closing an opening located in a heart septum A device (1) for closing an opening (2) in a septum (4) of a heart (3) comprises: at least two closure elements (12) with threads (8) for closing the opening (2), a feed catheter (5) for insertion of the closur... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172871 | Closure medical device A closure device for closing a puncture wound has a distal section that can be placed against the interior wall of a vessel and a proximal section that bunches in the tissue tract to close the wound. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162975 | Systems and methods for closing a percutaneous vascular puncture A system and method for closing a percutaneous vessel puncture at the conclusion of a vascular catheterization procedure includes placement of an intravascular closure device having a radially and axially expandable tubular membrane and a radially expandable anchor ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162974 | Occlusion apparatus, system, and method Methods, apparatus, and systems for occluding a defective occlusion. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of an occlusion device having occluder pads. The distance between the occluder pads can be adjusted so as to compress tissue between the occluder pad... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157837 | Minimally invasive lung volume reduction device and method A lung volume reduction system is disclosed comprising an implantable device adapted to be delivered to a lung airway of a patient in a delivery configuration and to change to a deployed configuration to bend the lung airway. The invention also discloses a method of... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157838 | Method for delivering an occlusion plug A device for delivering a plug (1) in a vessel of a human or animal body, includes an inserter provided with a guiding channel (4) and elements for urging the plug into the channel (4), characterized in that the channel (4) is adapted for... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157836 | Implantable tissue fastener and system for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease A system including an implantable fastener for fastening layers of tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment, the fastener includes a proximal anchor member and a distal anchor member each being movable from a reduced profile position to a deployed position. The anchor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137380 | Closure device, deployment apparatus, and method of deploying a closure device The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for sealing and closing passages formed through tissue. More specifically, the present invention relates to devices for sealing or closing an opening formed through biological tissue comprising a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133256 | Shape memory polymer foams for endovascular therapies A system for occluding a physical anomaly. One embodiment comprises a shape memory material body wherein the shape memory material body fits within the physical anomaly occluding the physical anomaly. The shape memory material body has a primary shape for occluding ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128654 | Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture An apparatus for sealing a puncture communicating with a blood vessel includes an inner member slidable within an outer member, and a balloon coupled to distal ends of the inner and outer members. A proximal end of the outer member includes a port for delivering flu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128652 | Method and apparatus for sealing an internal tissue puncture incorporating a block and tackle A sealing device incorporating a block and tackle for assisting in sealing an internal tissue puncture with an internal and external component. The block and tackle provides a mechanical advantage multiplying an initial force to facilitate compression of the interna... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128653 | Vascular hole closure device A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising an elongated member positionable inside the vessel against an internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension exceeding a dimension of the internal opening of the aperture to prevent egress of flui... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118831 | Closure device and method for sealing a puncture in a blood vessel A closure device for sealing a percutaneous puncture in the wall of a blood vessel includes: an insertion tool having an actuator which is operable in a first mode in which the actuator is configured for deployment of an inner seal inside the vessel and operable in ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118832 | Method and apparatus for sealing access An apparatus and a method for sealing a puncture in a tubular tissue structure or the wall of a body cavity are provided. The apparatus and method include a bioabsorbable member that is partially external to and partially internal to an introducer sheath before and ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114123 | Apparatus and methods for tissue gathering and securing Methods and apparatus are provided that gather a patient's body tissue and then secure the gathered tissue in a reduced area utilizing a securing structure. The securing structure mainly resides on one side of the tissue to minimize or eliminate both foreign materia... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114124 | Method and apparatus for solid organ tissue approximation Surgical bolts are useful for solid visceral wound hemostasis. The devices utilize flexible, variable depth transfixing bolts that penetrate the viscera. These bolts bring the tissue into apposition and hold said tissue in apposition while the wound heals. These bol... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105352 | Medical sealing device A medical sealing device for the sealing of a puncture hole in a vessel wall includes an inner member, which is adapted to be positioned at an interior surface of the vessel wall, and an outer member, which is adapted to be positioned outside the vessel wall, the in... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105351 | Method of promoting tissue adhesion The present invention provides methods and devices for promoting tissue adhesion, which utilizes the healing process and scar tissue formation to bond two tissue surfaces together. A tissue injury is accomplished by destroying the mucosal layer of tissue. After the ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100938 | Occlusion device for occluding an atrial auricula and method for producing same A self-expanding occlusion device for occluding an atrial auricula in the heart of a patient includes a braiding of thin wires or threads given a suitable profile form by means of a molding and heat treatment procedure. The occlusion device includes a proximal reten... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100939 | Mechanical method and apparatus for sequential tissue fastening A mechanical system for rotatably, sequentially securing opposing sides of a tissue wound with a fastener. An applicator apparatus is capable of imparting rotatable motion to a falcate tissue penetrator that sequentially pierces and carries a fastener into a first s... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097016 | Directly insertable laparoscopic closure device, hemostasis and drain A laparoscopic surgery close device used to close an entrance hole into a patient's abdomen with other embodiments that can function as a hemostasis device or as a drain device. An elongated stem with christmas-tree serrations (one way) has an inflatable balloon on ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088145 | Vascular wound closure device and method A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes an apparatus that can be threaded over a guidewire into place at or adjacent the wound. The apparatus includes a chamber that encloses a hemostatic material therein. When the apparatus is positioned adjace... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088143 | Closure device The invention provides a closure device (1) for sealing an incision channel leading through a vessel wall and into the vessel. The closure device (1) comprises a haemostatic material (3), which is contained in the distal end of an elongated inse... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088144 | Locator and closure device and method of use A device which is capable of both locating a punctured blood vessel wall and sealing the puncture in the vessel and a method of using the device. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongate deployment member having a releasable sealing element disposed within... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083766 | Septal defect closure device A device for closing a septal defect of a patient comprising a covering member and at least one retaining leg. The covering member has a first configuration for delivery and a second configuration for placement on the first side of the defect. The at least one retai... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083767 | Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make both steeply sloping and flat access paths into a vascular lumen is disclosed. The device can also form arterio... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080034 | Vascular hemostasis device and deployment apparatus A hemostasis device for percutaneously sealing a puncture in the wall of a blood vessel includes a rigid post, and a foot, a seal and a retaining member mounted on the rigid post. The hemostasis device may be deployed in the puncture so that the foot is positioned w... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075587 | Apparatus and methods for sealing vascular punctures An apparatus for sealing a passage through tissue communicating with a blood vessel includes a bioabsorbable plug member coupled to the distal end of a carrier member. The plug member includes a lumen extending therethrough that communicates with a lumen extending t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070772 | Vascular hole closure device A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and a first spherical retainer positionable external of the vessel. The covering... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057510 | Plug with collet and apparatus and method for delivering such plugs An apparatus for sealing a passage through tissue includes a plug including external threads, a lumen extending between its proximal and distal ends, and an annular collet slidably disposed within the lumen. The plug is carried on a distal end of a handle device tha... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048109 | Surgical retractor extensions A method of preventing tissue creep using a surgical retractor apparatus having one or more independent, removable extension members adapted to be mounted at the distal end of the retractor, or between the blades of a spreadable retractor, after the retractor has be... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048108 | Vascular closure methods and apparatuses A vascular closure device comprised of a sheath-delivered expandable, umbrella-like device with structural radial members with terminal and non-terminal hooks that engage the vessel wall. Unlike other vascular closure umbrella-type devices that effect closure by ope... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043329 | Method of implanting an adjustable occlusion device Disclosed is an adjustable occlusion device for use in a body lumen such as the left atrial appendage. The occlusion device is removably carried by a deployment catheter. The device may be enlarged or reduced to facilitate optimal placement or removal. Methods are a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029532 | Closure device with biomaterial patches A closure device includes a bioremodelable patch and a joining element linking one or more bioremodelable patches to tissue portions adjacent to a bodily opening. The closure device may include a pair of bioremodelable patches linked by sutures and compressively joi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029533 | Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture An apparatus for sealing a puncture includes a positioning member including a proximal end, a distal end sized for insertion into a puncture, an expandable element on the distal end, and a tension indicator on the proximal end. The tension indicator includes a dista... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029534 | Closure device with string retractable umbrella A repositionable closure device for occluding a body opening is provided. The closure device includes distal and proximal occluding bodies having expandable distal and proximal umbrella frames. Each umbrella frame includes a plurality of struts connected to a biocom... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016857 | Vascular puncture closure An apparatus for placing a patch over a puncture wound in a blood vessel exteriorly of the vessel includes a device for delivering the patch in a folded form and then expanding the patch from its unfolded configuration while deploying the patch about the region of t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012167 | Vascular wound closure device and method A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes an apparatus that can be threaded over a guidewire into place at or adjacent the wound. The apparatus includes a chamber that encloses a hemostatic material therein. When the apparatus is positioned adjace... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012169 | Electrochemical wound therapy device A disposable wound-healing device is disclosed that incorporates a housing having a fluid-impermeable material having a cavity and a perimeter that can be sealed in an air-tight manner over a wound region of a patient. The device is capable of producing a negative p... | 09/06/2011 |
