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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,...
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 )...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 )...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
5569199 Dilatation 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...
5569196 Trackable intravascular catheter  
A trackable intravascular catheter having a distal section having a laminated tubular structure with the outer lamina of the tubular structure having a Shore hardness of about 30 to about 80 D and...
5569184 Delivery and balloon dilatation catheter and method of using  
A reinforced lumen catheter body is disclosed, such as for use in a balloon dilatation and/or drug delivery catheter. In one embodiment, the catheter body is provided with a guidewire access port...
5558643 Catheter with NiTi tubular shaft  
A low-profile steerable dilatation catheter for angioplasty procedures which has an inflated balloon on the distal end with little or no tendency to wrap on itself when the catheter is advanced...
5554121 Intraluminal catheter with high strength proximal shaft  
A balloon dilatation having a relatively stiff proximal catheter shaft which is formed at least in part of an engineering thermoplastic polymer material with a tensile strength of at least about...
5549556 Rapid exchange catheter with external wire lumen  
A catheter formed of an elongated shaft with a dilatation balloon at the distal end includes a guide wire lumen external to the balloon. The guidewire lumen extends from the distal tip of the...
5549552 Balloon dilation catheter with improved pushability, trackability and crossability  
A medical system is disclosed which includes an over-the-wire type balloon catheter and a guide wire wherein the catheter includes a polymer outer tube, and an inner tube having a metallic proximal...
5545138 Adjustable stiffness dilatation catheter  
A catheter with a guidewire shaft (1) with a proximal end which is free to move, the proximal end of the catheter having either a dual lumen (14) embodiment or a single lumen (6) embodiment. The...
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