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US20080114449 MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME  
Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, an endoprosthesis includes a first portion having a first width, and a second portion...
US20080114448 Insert for a conduit  
There is disclosed an insert ( 2 ) for a conduit ( 4 ) adapted to effect helical flow in the conduit ( 4 ) comprising a longitudinally extending member having a helical formation.
US20080114445 Thoracic arch stent graft and method of delivery  
A stent arrangement ( 12 ) and a stent graft ( 2 ) for curved lumens of the body. The stent graft has a tubular body ( 4 ) of a graft material, at least a portion of which may be arcuate to define...
US20080114439 Non-occluding dilation device  
An assembly including a device for dilating a vessel or a structure (such as a stent or stent graft) within a vessel wherein the device comprises a plurality of wires that are spaced apart when the...
US20080109068 Stent with optimal strength and radiopacity characteristics  
A stent in the form of a thin-walled, multi-cellular tubular structure is provided. The tubular structure has a longitudinal axis and the stent includes a plurality of circumferential sets of strut...
US20080109067 Stents for blood vessels  
A stent for supporting part of a blood vessel which stent includes a supporting portion around which or within which part of an intact blood vessel other than a graft can be placed so that the...
US20080103589 FLEXIBLE STENT  
The present invention is directed to a flexible expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery. The stent generally includes a series of metallic cylindrical rings...
US20080103583 BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY MATERIAL FOR STENT  
A stent is fabricated utilizing a polymer that is selected for its tendency to degrade from the surface inwardly rather than undergo bulk erosion so as to substantially reduce the risk of large...
US20080103582 ANCHORING DEVICE FOR AN ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS  
An endoluminal prosthesis including a radially expandable frame and an anchoring member. The anchoring member includes a first arm attached to a first strut of the frame and a second arm attached...
US20080086200 Injectable implants for tissue augmentation and restoration  
The method and device improves the functioning of dilated body parts and organs by supporting the parts and organs with an injectable and/or implantable biocompatible substance.
US20080086196 POLYMER MATRIX DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS  
A system for treating a wide-neck aneurysm comprising a mesh-like sleeve fabricated from a class of polymer filaments that carry conductive particles therein to provide the filaments with a...
US20080086110 Extendable Device On An Aspiration Catheter  
Aspiration catheters generally comprise a tube or shaft with an aspiration opening at or near its distal end and a suction device that is at or near the proximal end of the catheter. An aspiration...
US20080082160 Rapid-prototyped custom-fitted blood vessel sleeve  
Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that include a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve that is custom-fitted for a blood vessel at least partly based...
US20080077231 Expandable vascular endoluminal prostheses  
The invention provides expandable tubular endoluminal prostheses for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions of blood vessels, including vulnerable plaque lesions, and methods of treatment using...
US20080077222 COMPONSITE STENT  
A bioremovable composite stent includes bioremovable polymer and bioremovable ceramic flakes generally coupled with adjacent layers of bioremovable polymer so as to make a resilient composite stent...
US20080071360 Extrusion Process for Coating Stents  
The present invention provides a method of coating a stent. A stent framework is provided. A polymeric mixture is injected through at least one inlet port in an extrusion die, and the polymeric...
US20080071359 Laminated Drug-Polymer Coated Stent Having Dipped Layers  
The present invention provides a method of applying a drug-polymer coating on a stent. A stent framework is dipped into a first polymeric solution including a first polymer, a first therapeutic...
US20080071354 Expandable stent having a plurality of interconnected expansion modules  
Expandable stents are disclosed. The stents have a plurality of rings or modules interconnected in series, with selectable links between the rings to provide for articulation. The preferred stent...
US20080071353 ENDOPROSTHESIS CONTAINING MAGNETIC INDUCTION PARTICLES  
Endoprostheses (e.g., stents) containing one or more magnetic induction particles (e.g., nanoparticles) are disclosed.
US20080071352 BIOERODIBLE ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH BIOSTABLE INORGANIC LAYERS  
Medical devices such as endoprostheses (e.g., stents) containing one or more biostable layers (e.g., biostable inorganic layers) and a biodegradable underlying structure are disclosed.
US20080071135 System And Method For Assisted Partitioning Of Body Conduits  
A treatment strategy for treatment of elevated pressure in a body conduit, such as a pulmonary vein, with a prosthetic partitioning device for placement in and/or about pulmonary veins is...
US20080065010 POLYMERIC MARKER WITH HIGH RADIOPACITY FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES  
High radiopacity is achieved in a polymeric marker by combining a polymeric resin, a powdered radiopaque agent having uniformly shaped particles of a specific particle size distribution and a...
US20080039931 Hydrophilic shape memory insertable medical articles  
Insertable medical articles with a shape memory property having a body member formed of crosslinked hydrophilic polymers are described.
US20080039930 Detachable self-expanding aneurysm cover device  
A self-expanding aneurysm cover device which takes the form of an outwardly biased cylindrical skeletal frame in which the proximal end of the cylindrical skeletal frame forms a loop which extends...
US20080039929 DEVICES FOR REDUCING THE SIZE OF AN INTERNAL TISSUE OPENING  
A medical system for treating an internal tissue opening can include a closure device and associated delivery device. The closure device can include a body portion operatively associated with a...
US20080035243 Covalent modification of metal surfaces  
The present invention provides modified metal surfaces, methods of preparing the same, and intermediates thereto. These materials are useful in a variety of applications including biomaterials.
US20080033540 Methods to prepare polymer blend implantable medical devices  
Methods and devices relating to polymer blend implantable medical devices are disclosed.
US20080033532 LASER CUT INTRALUMINAL MEDICAL DEVICES  
Laser cut bioabsorbable intraluminal devices or stents and methods for forming such an intraluminal device or stent. A precursor sheet or tube of bioabsorbable material is laser cut in the presence...
US20080033529 Stent island removal  
A tool for removing islands from a stent is disclosed. The tool includes a tube with at least one exit hole in communication with the center of the tube, and the tube being connected to a...
US20080033527 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AN ENDOPROSTHETIC IMPLANT  
A prosthetic implant includes a graft having a wall defining a passage. A plurality of sensors are integrated with the graft. The sensors are configured to detect at least one structural...
US20080033501 Elliptical element for blood pressure reduction  
Apparatus is provided for treating hypertension of a subject. The apparatus includes an implantable element which has a non-circular shape and which is configured to reduce the hypertension by...
US20080027532 RADIOPAQUE NITINOL ALLOYS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES  
A radiopaque nitinol medical device such as a stent for use with or implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The stent is made from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium or nitinol, and...
US20080021541 LASER PROCESS TO PRODUCE DRUG DELIVERY CHANNEL IN METAL STENTS  
A method for forming a stent and for also forming channels in the outer surface of selected regions of the stent structure. The method includes impinging a laser beam generated by a diode pumped...
US20080019917 Compositions Comprising Cells and Magnetic Materials for Targeted Delivery  
The present invention provides a method in which a formulation comprising cells and a magnetic material is administered to a subject and part of the body of said subject is subjected to a magnetic...
US20080015684 Method And Apparatus For Attaching Radiopaque Markers To A Stent  
A mandrel for supporting a stent and rollers for pressing a radiopaque marker into a stent are disclosed. The mandrel can have a forward portion for carrying the stent and a rear portion for urging...
US20080014240 Stereocomplex-forming composition and implantable medical device comprising same  
The present invention relates to a composition of a first single enantiomer homopolymer and a separate stereocomplex formed of a second single enantiomer homopolymer and it mirror image enantiomer,...
US20080009936 STENT DEVICE FOR ANASTOMOSES OF BLOOD VESSELS AND OTHER TUBULAR ORGANS  
A method for connecting two blood vessels or other tubular organs in end-to-end fashion and a stent therefor including a central portion that may be expanded, nipples at opposite ends of the...
US20080004689 Systems and Methods for Making Medical Devices  
Systems and methods for making medical devices are disclosed.
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