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8172746 Compliant venous graft  
A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery and methods of making the graft. The graft comprises a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried...
8162815 Method and device for preserving the vitality and function of a harvested blood vessel  
A blood vessel preservation device is disclosed comprised of a vessel cannister, cannister cap, vessel alignment insert, pulsatile pump and both inlet and outlet tubing. The vessel canister is...
8158407 Systems and methods of coating a hybrid hemodialysis access graft or a hybrid femoral artery bypass graft in a mammal  
Hybrid synthetic grafts and embodiments of systems and methods for producing hybrid vascular grafts that can yield implantable grafts that combine synthetic grafts with living cells. Embodiments of...
8142991 Cyclic implant perfusion, cleaning and passivation process and implant produced thereby  
This invention is a novel method for perfusion of a porous implant which achieves efficient interpenetration of desired factors into and removal of undesirable factors from the pores of the...
8123672 Blood vessel preparation and preservation kit  
A vessel preparation and preservation kit supports a blood vessel during processing for use in bypass graft surgery. The device comprises a clamshell base having first and second trays latchable in...
8088060 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device  
A medical device for implantation into vessels or luminal structures within the body is provided, which stimulates positive blood vessel remodeling. The medical device, such as a stent and a...
8048442 Modified heparin-based coatings and related drug eluting stents  
Systems comprising modified heparin-based coatings to form coatings on medical devices are provided. The systems improve the suitability of the heparin-based coatings.
8039246 Systems and methods of promoting endothelialization of a hybrid hemodialysis access graft or a hybrid femoral artery bypass graft in a mammal  
Hybrid synthetic grafts and embodiments of systems and methods for producing hybrid vascular grafts that can yield implantable grafts that combine synthetic grafts with living cells. Embodiments of...
RE42857 Method of laser cutting pericardial tissue for use with an implantable medical device  
A method of cutting material for use in an implantable medical device employs a plotted laser cutting system. The laser cutting system is computer controlled and includes a laser combined with a...
8034608 Systems and methods of promoting endothelialization of a hybrid hemodialysis access graft or a hybrid femoral artery bypass graft in a mammal  
Hybrid synthetic grafts and embodiments of systems and methods for producing hybrid vascular grafts that can yield implantable grafts that combine synthetic grafts with living cells. Embodiments of...
7968329 Method of conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure to yield a functional human hybrid coronary bypass graft  
A method of yielding a functional human hybrid coronary bypass graft is provided. The method includes conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure having stem cells and/or endothelial cells on...
7968335 Cell culturing method using biomechanical stimulation loading and system therefor  
A cell culturing method employing biomechanical stimulation loading and a system for applying, in in vitro culture, stimulation similar to vertical weight load stimulation or sideward shear stress...
7964387 Method of conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure to yield a functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft  
A method of yielding a functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft is provided. The method includes conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure having stem cells and/or endothelial...
7959553 Vein harvesting system and method  
A tissue illumination system and a method for harvesting a section of a blood vessel from a patient's body for further use. The tissue illumination system includes a light catheter inserted into a...
7887558 Modular vessel harvesting system and method  
A vessel harvesting system that is suitable for harvesting target vessels such as the saphenous vein or radial artery for cardiac artery bypass graft surgery. The system includes a vessel...
7857748 Photocurable endoprosthesis methods of manufacture  
Methods of manufacture of endoprostheses comprising one or more photocurable materials are disclosed. The endoprostheses may comprise regions wherein the photocurable materials are selectively...
7851200 Bioreactor for growing engineered tissue  
A bioreactor and a method for growing engineered tissue provide facing surfaces in a vessel for containing cell-culture media. The facing surfaces are equidistant and define a gap therebetween...
7846123 Conduit device and system for implanting a conduit device in a tissue wall  
Various embodiments of the present invention provide a conduit device including an attaching device configured for defining a helical pathway through a tissue wall and complementary ring in...
7833148 Lumen formation-inducible material and instrument to be inserted into the body  
The present invention discloses a fistula formation-inducing material having a property of forming a fistula wherein cells are exposed on at least a portion of the fistula luminal surface. This...
7811315 Implant valve for implantation in a blood vessel  
An implant valve for implantation in a blood vessel is comprised of a flexible tube and a hollow, substantially cylindrical support with a casing, expandable in diameter from an initial position to...
7785438 Multilayer composite vascular access graft  
A multilayer composite vascular access graft and a method of constructing such a graft are disclosed. The mcVAG has improved performance characteristics, which include desirable handling...
7775965 Decellularized grafts from umbilical cord vessels and process for preparing and using same  
A tissue graft is disclosed that includes a decellularized umbilical vessel having a luminal surface and an ablumenal surface, wherein the decellularized umbilical vessel is prepared by an...
7763081 Tissue graft  
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a tissue graft material. The invention also relates to a multipurpose tissue graft material and to methods of using same as a replacement for...
7759120 Seeding implantable medical devices with cells  
Apparatus and methods for seeding an implantable medical device, such as a vascular prosthesis, with cells, such as endothelial cells, are described. The invention supports techniques for seeding a...
7753840 Tissue material process for forming bioprosthesis  
A biomaterial useful for bioprostheses such as bioprosthetic heart valves is provided in which the fixed tissue has improved elastic properties. The high elastin-containing biomaterial is further...
7745105 Method of preparing soft tissue for a biological scaffold by lyophilizing, heating and elastase treatment  
A method for preparing a scaffold material for use in the prosthesis therapy is disclosed. The method comprises (a) lyophilizing a segment of native soft tissue of mammalian origin, heating the...
7744526 Bioreactor for the manufacture of tissue engineered blood vessels  
The invention relates to bioreactors having an enclosed chamber, a sheet growth module, a rollable mandrel, and a clamp for holding the sheet to the mandrel for rolling for the manufacture of a...
7736366 Bone graft forming guide  
A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a...
7682475 Endovascular graft joint and method for manufacture  
A joint and method for producing a joint in an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a flap of a flexible material portion of an endovascular graft is folded about a portion of an expandable...
7682304 Composite heart valve apparatus manufactured using techniques involving laser machining of tissue  
Methodology for using laser machining techniques to modify a tissue for use in a medical device. In a representative mode of practice, relatively low energy laser machining is used to thin down at...
7666134 System and method for transplantation of dermal tissue  
A dermal tissue transplantation system combining a tissue particle harvester, a tissue particle collector, and a chambered dressing. The system provides a harvester capable of harvesting tissue...
7637872 Bone marrow aspiration and biomaterial mixing system  
Devices and methods for bone marrow aspiration, storage, and the combining of harvested marrow with biomaterials, therapeutic agents or medical devices are provided for the treatment or assessment...
7611830 Device to lavage a blood vessel  
The present invention provides for compositions and methods for the preservation of tissues and organs ex vivo and in situ. In addition, the present invention provides for kits that may be used in...
7559953 Method for fixing tissue  
A method of preparing a fixed biological tissue includes, shaping the biological tissue, cross-linking the biological tissue, sterilizing the biological tissue, and inactivating prions in the...
7513866 Intestine processing device and associated method  
A device for preparing small intestines of a vertebre is provided. The device includes a body for cooperation with the small intestines. The body defines an external periphery of the body. The...
RE40570 Apparatuses and methods for treating biological tissue to mitigate calcification  
An apparatus for treating fixed biological tissue to inhibit calcification of the biological tissue following implantation thereof in a mammalian body. The apparatus includes a container for...
7438722 Method for treatment of restenosis  
A method for inhibiting restenosis is described. The method comprises implanting a stent in a patient's vasculature and simultaneously delivering a restenosis-inhibiting medicine to the treatment...
7429241 Dural graft and method of preparing the same  
A dural graft is provided having improved stiffness characteristics relative to conventional dural substitutes. The dural graft can be formed from a collagen material having a stiffness between...
7427261 System for preparing a craft vessel for anastomosis  
A system for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis includes one or more tools held within a functional package. The package includes a tray and tray top, either or both of which may include one...
7353153 Method and system for modeling bone structure  
The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model...
7348175 Bioreactor with plurality of chambers for conditioning intravascular tissue engineered medical products  
A microprocessor controlled and instrumented bioreactor for conditioning intravascular tissue engineered medical products. One bioreactor design including an integrated pump to provide a relatively...
7322932 Method for suturelessly attaching a biomaterial to an implantable bioprosthesis frame  
A bioprosthetic valve graft comprises a valve frame and valve flaps, the latter acting to open or close a valve aperture to directionally control fluid flow through the bioprosthesis. The...
7306627 Acellular matrix grafts of collagen and elastic fiber  
Acellular matrix grafts are provided with are isolated from natural sources and consist essentially of a collagen and elastin matrix which is devoid of cellular components. The grafts are useful...
7300444 Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures  
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system...
7294144 Preserved implantable vessel derived from a human umbilical cord or placenta  
A preserved vessel isolated from a human umbilical cord or placenta and lyophilized for use as an allograft which improves blood supply to human tissue without antigenicity.
7211040 Vein harvesting system and method  
A system and a method for harvesting a section of a blood vessel from a patient's body for further use. The system includes an expandable hood that creates a workspace for the dissection and...
7185597 Method for manufacturing a medical implant  
A method for stitching thread onto the wall of a tubular medical implant (preferably a graft) employs a sewing machine with an elongate bobbin or a needle on an elongate element, depending on...
7175979 Preserved tissue matrix of a hollow organ, particularly of a blood vessel, a method of producing same, and the use thereof  
The invention relates to a preserved, deantigenated tissue matrix of an animal or human hollow organ, e.g. of a blood vessel, of the ureter or urinary bladder, which matrix is autologous, allogenic...
7156803 Devices for controlling fluid flow through a medium  
A fluid flow system for preparing an implantable substrate is provided having a fluid permeable container that is capable of retaining a biocompatible, implantable substrate, and a driver mechanism...
7141064 Compressed tissue for heart valve leaflets  
A process and system for compressing bioprosthetic tissue for use in medical implants. The process involves placing the tissue between two compressive surfaces and applying a force to reduce any...
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