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8157766 |
Torqueable kink-resistant guidewire
An occlusive guidewire system having an ergonomic handheld control mechanism and torqueable kink-resistant guidewire having a distally located inflatable balloon. The present invention provides...
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8092433 |
Dysphagia recovery by electrical stimulation
A device for assisting recovery from dysphagia, and a method of preventing and/or treating dysphagia. The device includes a catheter suitable for insertion into the body of a patient, for the...
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8062251 |
Multi-function catheter and use thereof
A catheter for delivering an agent to an area of treatment is presented. The catheter includes a catheter body, a balloon assembly coupled to the catheter body, a first lumen, and a second lumen....
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7967807 |
Vascular fluoroscopic marker
A radiopaque marker configured for being securing to a tubular member adapted for introduction into a patient and having relief sections to provide localized accommodation of...
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7945307 |
Marker delivery system with obturator
A marker delivery device is described which has an obturator with an elongated shaft, an inner lumen, a proximal end, and a substantially sealed distal end. One or more tissue markers are deployed...
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7879024 |
Splittable cannula having radiopaque marker
A splittable cannula includes a radiopaque marker placed at or near the distal end of the cannula. The radiopaque marker may be a unitary piece, or may consist of several portions. The cannula may...
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7833597 |
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...
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7468052 |
Treatment of stenotic regions
An improved method and devices for preventing restenosis are provided. The method may include delivering a stent configured to contain a stenosis to a body vessel. The method may also include using...
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7343659 |
Method of making a medical device
A method of making a medical device includes compressing a prosthesis, e.g., a therapeutic agent-carrying stent or stent-graft, to a catheter without contacting an outer surface of the prosthesis,...
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7322959 |
Balloon catheter with radioopaque marker
In order to enhance the flexibility and trackability of a catheter (1) that is particularly adapted for use in delivering a stent (5), the catheter (1) comprises a marker arrangement (7, 8) that...
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7303798 |
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...
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7247147 |
Medical balloon catheter
The medical balloon catheter of the present invention comprises a catheter shaft composed of a distal end shaft and a proximal end shaft and a balloon on the distal end of the distal end shaft,...
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7195612 |
Esophageal balloon catheter with visual marker
A balloon catheter for use with an endoscope may have a flexible shaft extending between a proximal and distal end, with a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon that has one or more visual...
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6970734 |
Flexible marker bands
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft having a first region and a second region. The first region is less radiopaque than the second region. The first region is constructed of a shaft...
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6951554 |
Deflecting catheter
A catheter includes a distal end, a proximal end, an outer tube extending from the distal end to the proximal end, and an inner tube extending through the outer tube. The distal end including a...
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6786889 |
Textured and/or marked balloon for stent delivery
Desired portions of a balloon may be marked by varying the texture of the surface. Marking the balloon facilitates positioning of the balloon on a catheter and facilitates positioning a medical...
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6761708 |
Radiopaque marker for a catheter and method of making
A catheter having a radiopaque marker and a method of forming the radiopaque marker on the catheter component. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of making a radiopaque marker...
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6682555 |
Methods for treating the prostate and inhibiting obstruction of the prostatic urethra using biodegradable stents
Methods of treating the prostate include administering a thermal ablation therapy and inhibiting the obstruction or closure of the prostatic urethral opening by forming a biodegradable stent in...
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6652568 |
Radiopaque balloon
The present invention is directed to a balloon for an intracorporeal catheter having at least a portion of its walls having radiopaque properties. The balloon is formed of a polymeric material,...
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6620139 |
Catheter system for performing intramyocardiac therapeutic treatment
The multilumen catheter (2) is provided at one end with a needle system (9, 9′) formed by two or more single-lumen needles which are provided with respective discharge openings (110, 111) and w...
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6547757 |
Catheter
A catheter (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″), in particular for insertion into blood vessels of the human body, having at least one sensor (32) which is arranged at the distal end (12) of the catheter (10, 10...
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6540721 |
Balloon catheter with flexible radiopaque polymeric marker
An elongated intracorporeal device, more specifically, a balloon catheter having an elongate shaft with a distal section. The distal section of the shaft has a distal inner tubular member with an...
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6520934 |
Catheter assemblies with flexible radiopaque marker
A catheter assembly comprising a shaft and at least one flexible radiopaque marker affixed with the shaft. Flexibility of radiopaque marker is achieved by using a segmented band of radiopaque...
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6355060 |
Apparatus and method for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses
A delivery catheter for a radially compressible tubular prosthesis comprises an elongate shaft slidably received within a tubular cover. The prosthesis is carried within a plurality of elongate,...
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6210396 |
Guiding catheter with tungsten loaded band
The present invention comprises a tubular catheter shaft defining at least one catheter shaft lumen and a radiopaque band made of a polymeric material loaded with a radiopaque material of greater...
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RE36857 |
Interlocking peel-away dilation catheter
A dilatation balloon catheter which is capable of being removed from a patient while leaving a guide wire in place has a longitudinal slit extending from its proximal end to a position near its...
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6113629 |
Hydrogel for the therapeutic treatment of aneurysms
The hydrogel for the treatment of aneurysms acts as a carrier for both a radiopaque agent allowing the hydrogel to be visualized under fluoroscopy and a therapeutic agent such as one or more human...
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6053913 |
Rapid exchange stented balloon catheter having ablation capabilities
An ablation apparatus for treating tissues or atherosclerosis on a patient having a prior angioplasty procedure, the ablation apparatus comprising a rapid exchange stented balloon catheter having a...
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6050958 |
Guide wire for a catheter with position indicating means
A catheter is provided either with an x-ray-opaque marker or with a device for generating a vibratory signal for transmission along a guide wire within the catheter in order to indicate the...
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6019736 |
Guidewire for catheter
A flexible intravascular guidewire comprises a plurality of filaments braided together and drawn through a die to a reduced cross-sectional area of circular shape. Preferably, one or more of the...
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5997487 |
Infusion wire having fixed core wire
An infusion wire that can be used either as a guidewire or an infusion catheter having a tapered core wire within an infusion lumen formed of the aligned lumens of the conduit of a proximal...
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5948489 |
Catheter having extruded, flexible, pliable and compliant marker band
A tubular catheter body comprising a catheter consisting essentially of plastic material and having a tubular, flexible, and compliant marker band affixed to and surrounding the external surface of...
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RE36104 |
Dilation catheter with eccentric balloon
This invention relates to a balloon dilatation catheter. The balloon dilatation catheter comprises a first, inflation lumen extending therethrough and having distal and proximal ends, the distal...
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5851210 |
Stent delivery system and method
A stent deployment system includes a delivery catheter, a dilation balloon disposed at the distal end of the delivery catheter, and a stent deployment mechanism disposed at a predetermined distance...
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5840066 |
Infusion catheter
An infusion catheter having a catheter shaft with a distal end, an inflatable and contractible balloon provided adjacent the distal end but spaced therefrom, a blood passage with two openings for...
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5836892 |
Guidewire with radiopaque markers
The guidewire comprises: a tip section including a core wire including a first tapered portion, a reduced-in-diameter portion, a second tapered portion and a rod end portion, two or more highly...
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5823995 |
Dilatation catheter with stiffening wire anchored in the vicinity of the guide wire port
A balloon dilatation catheter comprising an elongated tubular shaft and an inner tube defining inflation and guide wire lumens. A dilatation balloon is mounted on the distal end of the tubular...
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5785685 |
Balloon catheter with improved pressure source
A balloon catheter is disclosed which includes a contrast displacement rod at least partially and slidably disposed in an elongate tubular member with a balloon connected to the distal end of the...
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5779731 |
Balloon catheter having dual markers and method
An intravascular balloon catheter has a balloon near the distal end of a catheter shaft and a pair of radiopaque markers positioned within the balloon interior. The distal marker is disposed on an...
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5776101 |
Balloon dilatation catheter
The balloon dilatation catheter has a first lumen extending along the entire length of a shaft, which lumen is connected to a pump and, at the distal end of the catheter, to the inside of the...
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5769814 |
Coaxial/double lumen catheter
The present invention provides a low-profile balloon catheter which is extremely maneuverable and capable of dilating an occluded artery with minimal risk of angina. The catheter is highly...
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5759174 |
Angioplasty balloon with an expandable external radiopaque marker band
An expandable external radiopaque marker band is situated external to the balloon of a balloon angioplasty catheter typically at the balloon's longitudinal center. When the balloon is inflated to...
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5755707 |
Vascular dilating catheter
A vascular dilating catheter comprising an outer tube, an inner tube and a connector, wherein said connector comprises an inlet for injecting a balloon distending solution and an inlet for...
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5743874 |
Integrated catheter for balloon angioplasty and stent delivery
A single, integrated catheter is capable of performing balloon angioplasty followed by delivery of a stent without removing the catheter from the patient's body. In one embodiment, a balloon placed...
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5713913 |
Device and method for transecting a coronary artery
The present invention is a device for creating a transection in a coronary artery. Structurally, the present invention includes an inflatable balloon mounted at the distal end of a catheter. A...
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5681344 |
Esophageal dilation balloon catheter containing flexible nitinol wire
A kink-resistant catheter, such as a balloon dilation catheter (10) useful in endoscopic or other surgical procedures, includes a flexible nitinol wire (24) having a transition temperature well...
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5676654 |
Variable length balloon dilatation catheter
A variable length balloon catheter having an inner tubular member extending over the length thereof with a guide wire lumen therethrough. The distal waist of a balloon is affixed proximate the...
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5669880 |
Stent delivery system
This invention relates to a balloon dilatation catheter and its use in delivering a balloon expandable stent. More particularly, the catheter comprises a first, inflation lumen extending...
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5601538 |
Flow directed catheter with hydrophilic distal end
A flow directed catheter (2) includes a hollow catheter body (4) having a distal section (16) constructed of a hydrophilic material. The hydrophilic distal section, typically a hydrogel, has an...
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5591129 |
Perfusion balloon angioplasty catheter
A balloon angioplasty catheter having a balloon head assembly carried at the distal end of an elongated catheter body. The balloon head assembly includes an inflatable balloon envelope and a...
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