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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 )...
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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 )...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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