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8173200 |
Selective application of therapeutic agent to a medical device
A method of coating an implantable medical device may include providing an implantable medical device, applying a polymer base to the medical device, and directing a first solution including...
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8173196 |
Method of coating a stent with a polysaccharide layer and associated stents
The invention concerns methods of coating stents and stents produced in accordance therewith. The object of the invention is to provide methods of coating stents with a polysaccharide layer which...
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8168249 |
Urinary catheter
A medical device is disclosed, comprising a substrate, having on its surface, on at least a part thereof, a hydrophilic surface layer providing low-friction surface character of the medical device...
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8137735 |
Elastomeric article with antimicrobial coating
A first aspect of the present invention is directed to a surface treatment for elastomeric articles such as medical gloves, comprising a water-based coating formulation and antimicrobial agent(s)...
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8136528 |
Condom
This invention relates to condoms, prophylactics and contraceptive devices made of silicone rubber having a body with an open end and a closed end, a first collar proximate to the open end, a...
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8137736 |
Fabrication method for hollow microneedles for drug delivery
A novel method suitable for commercially mass production of hollow microneedle with high quality for delivery of drugs across or into biological tissue is provided. It typically includes the...
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8133545 |
Apparatus and method for coating of elongate flimsy members
A coating apparatus and method for flimsy elongate members has at least one elongate funnel tube with an inlet, an outlet, and an intermediate portion, the inlet in a basin, a fluid circulating...
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8128599 |
Lubricious coatings
The present disclosure provides substrates having a lubricious coating thereon. The substrate may be flexible and include, in embodiments, a medical device. The lubricious coating, in embodiments,...
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8124166 |
Method for loading nanoporous layers with therapeutic agent
The present invention relates generally to medical devices with therapy eluting components and methods for making same. More specifically, the invention relates to implantable medical devices...
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8124165 |
Pressurized dip coating system
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for coating a medical device.
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8119183 |
Method of doping surfaces
Disclosed herein are methods of treating an article surface. The method comprises removing a metal oxide surface from the metal substrate to expose a metal surface; and delivering particles...
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8114465 |
Process for preparing a substrate coated with a biomolecule
Processes are provided for preparing a substrate coated with a biomolecule, comprising: a) providing a substrate;b) coating the substrate with a polysiloxane, typically by exposing the substrate to...
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8092864 |
Mandrel and method for coating open-cell implantable endovascular structures
Methods of coating a medical device are provided to improve coating uniformity and reduce coating irregularities while reducing direct coating of the luminal surface of the medical device....
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8075823 |
Process for preparing antimicrobial plastic bodies having improved long-time performance
The present invention relates to processes for preparing an antimicrobial plastic body, said processes comprising molding a precursor and being characterized in that prior to molding at least one...
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RE42982 |
Antimicrobial release system
The present invention relates to medical devices that are inserted or implanted into patients and that have antimicrobial coatings that release free radicals into the vicinity of the device. These...
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8067054 |
Stents with ceramic drug reservoir layer and methods of making and using the same
A method of making a drug eluting stent comprises forming a porous stent body surface layer by ion implantation, applying a layer of ceramic particles on the porous layer and compressing the layer...
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8062691 |
Method for treating medical devices using glycerol and an antimicrobial agent
A non-metallic medical device treated with a antimicrobial agents is provided. Different combinations of antimicrobial agents can be used for different types of non-metallic medical devices...
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8034454 |
Antimicrobial compositions containing colloids of oligodynamic metals
The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, methods for the production of these compositions, and use of these compositions with medical devices, such as catheters, and implants....
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8007858 |
System and method for coating implantable devices
A method and system of coating an implantable device, such as a stent, are provided.
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7993670 |
Medical pad, and method for making and using
A germicidal absorptive material for use in surgical packings, wound bandages, sanitary tampons and bed sore prevention and/or treatment uses is provided by a foam-like matrix of hydrophilic...
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7963285 |
Adhesive condom and deployment
Means of easy manufacture and deployment of condoms are provided. A practical and inexpensive adhesive condom is achieved to augment user satisfaction, provide increased barrier protection and...
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7955637 |
Anti-microbial electrosurgical electrode and method of manufacturing same
An electrosurgical device including a reinforcing underlayment having a non-stick, anti-microbial coating. In one embodiment, the coating includes a non-stick material having anti-microbial...
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7914841 |
Inline application of coatings
A method of forming a coated medical device is described. A coating may be applied inline to a continuous tubing formed by extrusion, prior to cutting and secondary operations. Thus, inefficient...
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7887871 |
Method and system for irradiation of a drug eluting implantable medical device
A method and system for modifying a drug delivery polymeric substrate for an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed.
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7837135 |
Application element for a rotary sprayer and associated operating method
The invention relates to an application element (1) for a rotary sprayer, in particular in the form of a bell-shaped plate or a rotary disc, with an overflow surface (8) which, during the coating...
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7833564 |
Elongate medical device and method of coating the same
An elongate medical device including a coating extending over a portion of the elongate medical device having a plurality of apertures formed thereon and a method of applying a coating to such an...
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7799367 |
Systems and methods for coating catheter shafts
Medical catheters are often coated, fully or partially. The present invention relates to systems and methods for coating some portion or all of a medical catheter or one or more of its components.
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7790183 |
Combination of antimicrobial agents and bacterial interference to coat medical devices
This invention relates to a method for coating a medical device comprising the steps of applying to at least a portion of the surface of said medical device, an antimicrobial coating layer and a...
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7785654 |
Method of producing cosmetics-impregnated sheet
A process for producing a cosmetic-impregnated sheet which comprises applying and infiltrating a cosmetic base to and into a base sheet having on the surface thereof a retentive sheet capable of...
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7776381 |
Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects
A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided.
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7767251 |
Repellent elastomeric article
The invention described herein includes a repellent elastomeric article particularly useful in industrial and medical fields, such as gloves. The article contains an elastomeric base and a...
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7722915 |
Preparation of hydrophillic coatings utilizing a 1,3-dioxolane compound
A method for the preparation of a package comprising a packing means holding a medical device element of a substrate polymer, said substrate polymer having on at least a part of the surface thereof...
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7713544 |
Biological component comprising artificial membrane
A biocompatible biological component is provided comprising a membrane-mimetic surface film covering a substrate. Suitable substrates include hydrated substrates, e.g. hydrogels which may contain...
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7709045 |
Medical devices coated with porous carbon and methods of manufacturing the same
A method of creating a porous carbon coating on a medical device by applying a precursor carbon material on the medical device and then pyrolysing the precursor carbon material by laser...
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7709049 |
Methods, devices, and coatings for controlled active agent release
The present invention relates to methods, devices, and coatings, wherein active agent release is determined by deposition rate of a coating or material. In an embodiment, the invention includes a...
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7695753 |
Method of making catheters with porous structure for carrying additional agents
A method of making catheters is disclosed in which the wall of the catheter has a porous structure for carrying additional agents, such as therapeutic or diagnostic agents. The method includes...
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7682649 |
Medical devices and methods of making the same
An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, having a layer that can enhance the biocompatibility of the endoprosthesis, and methods of making the endoprosthesis are disclosed.
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7670526 |
Method of manufacturing a guidewire with an extrusion jacket
A method of manufacturing a guidewire having a discrete length. The method includes the steps of feeding a first end of a corewire into an extrusion device, gripping the first end of the corewire...
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7670540 |
Apparatus for manufacturing balloon catheter and method the same
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for manufacturing a balloon catheter in which a non-contact type laser perforator and printer are separately provided above a primary extruder such that...
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7645504 |
Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers
Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings include a layer comprising a hydrophobic polymer and a layer comprising a hydrophilic or...
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7638190 |
Web material with an ultrathin coating varnish allowing rapid sustained spreading and/or very rapid, sustained transport of fluids
Material in web form intended in particular for use in a diagnostic strip and composed of a carrier material coated on one or both sides with an ultrathin coating varnish comprising at least one...
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7638159 |
Liquid masking for selective coating of a stent
The present invention relates to a method for masking the inner surface of a tubular medical device with a fluid in order to selectively coat the outer surface of the tubular medical device. The...
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7638079 |
Thin wall glove with thicker cuff
Extra coagulant is added to the cuff portion of the former by a spray nozzle located between the coagulant and latex dipping tanks. A former is placed into a coagulant. After removal from the...
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7629015 |
Method of manufacturing an electrical lead
An electrically conductive member (10) includes an elongate body (11) which has at least one electrically conductive region (20). The electrically conductive region (20) comprises a porous...
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7622145 |
Method of coating stents
Processes for coating implantable medical devices that improve the stability of therapeutic agents contained within the coating.
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7604830 |
Method and apparatus for coating interior surfaces of medical devices
A coating can be applied to an endolumenal wall of a medical device by positioning an optical fiber within the lumen, providing a photo-activated chemical to contact the endolumenal wall, supplying...
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7601383 |
Coating construct containing poly (vinyl alcohol)
A method of forming a surface layer that includes a hydroxyl polymer on a substrate coating on a medical device is provided.
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7563483 |
Methods for fabricating a coating for implantable medical devices
Methods for fabricating coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. The coatings include hydrophilic and hydrophobic components. The methods provide for treatment of the coatings to...
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7534315 |
Method for dialysis on microchips using thin porous polymer membrane
Laser-induced phase-separation polymerization of a porous acrylate polymer is used for in-situ fabrication of dialysis membranes inside glass microchannels. A shaped 355 nm laser beam is used to...
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7449211 |
Bio-sheet material and its manufacturing method and apparatus
The present invention provides a bio-sheet material, and a method and an apparatus of manufacturing the bio-sheet, which has pliability or easiness of cutting by unifying a mixture of at least one...
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