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7578801 |
Connector for use with a medical catheter and medical catheter assembly including said connector
Connector for use with a medical catheter assembly and medical catheter assembly including the connector. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a rear portion, an intermediate portion, and a...
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7563247 |
Intra-aortic renal delivery catheter
A renal flow system and method direct fluid into renal arteries from a location within the aorta. A renal flow assembly has a tapered tube that is adjustable between a radially collapsed condition...
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7547303 |
Catheter assembly including foldable internal bolster
A catheter assembly including a foldable internal bolster. According to one embodiment, the catheter assembly includes a catheter, a first flexible filament and a second flexible filament. The...
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7537562 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus, comprising:
an endoscope with a balloon attached to a tip end part of an insertion section, and an insertion assisting tool into which the insertion section of the...
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7534224 |
Catheter with unitary component
A unitary component having a tip portion integrally formed with an expandable sleeve portion. Other aspects of the present invention are related to a catheter incorporating a unitary component....
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7485092 |
Vessel harvesting apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for harvesting selected vessels in the body of a patient include manual manipulation of a rigid dissecting endoscope and the reconfiguration thereof to facilitate tissue...
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7481778 |
Guidewire with deflectable tip having improved flexibility
A steerable guidewire having a deflectable distal tip which comprises a longitudinal hypotube and an interlocking spring coil attached to the distal end of the hypotube and also includes a...
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7479127 |
Expandable medical device delivery system and method
A delivery system and method are provided for accurately locating, orienting, and implanting expandable tissue supporting devices at a lumen junction or bifurcation in a body lumen. For example,...
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7470251 |
Gastro-occlusive device
A gastro-occlusive device, comprising a balloon disposable in a stomach cavity of a patient, and inflatable therein to occlude a portion of the volume of the stomach cavity, a gas flow tube coupled...
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7452347 |
Gastric access port
An improved mechanism for attaching a feeding tube to a feeding delivery system is presented. The feeding delivery system is attached to an elongated connecting member that is pivotally attached to...
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7449011 |
Apparatus and method for providing percutaneous access and medicament to a target surgical site
Access system for forming and enlarging a percutaneous penetration are disclosed. The apparatus includes a radically expandable dilation assembly having a radically expandable sleeve body and a...
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7445598 |
Endoscopic organ retractor and method of using the same
In an organ retractor including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal plane, and at least one organ support assembly operatively coupled to the shaft. The organ support assembly...
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7364566 |
Method and apparatus for intra-aortic substance delivery to a branch vessel
A renal flow system injects a volume of fluid agent into a location within an abdominal aorta in a manner that flows bi-laterally into each of two renal arteries via their respectively spaced ostia...
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7361170 |
Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual
The present invention relates to a device, method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device, method,...
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7351214 |
Steerable balloon catheter
A steerable balloon catheter including a balloon catheter supported by a steerable guidewire having a deflectable distal tip. The guidewire comprises a longitudinal hypotube and a spring coil...
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7347866 |
Medical stent and related methods
A stent includes a conduit defining a lumen; a first malecot adjacent the conduit, where the first malecot includes at least two members having at least one slit therebetween and where the at least...
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7344515 |
Guiding catheter with embolic protection by proximal occlusion
A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a central lumen and a mechanically expandable sealing membrane mounted about the distal end of the shaft. An expansion wire is slidably disposed...
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7306575 |
Aortic occluder with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery
A balloon arterial cannula and methods for filtering blood. The devices generally include a mesh for filtering blood flowing within a blood vessel, particularly within an artery such as the aorta,...
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7294138 |
Nose pack method and apparatus
A medical device and method for treating nose bleeds are provided. The device includes packing material interconnected to a flange member. The packing material is insertable into a nasal cavity,...
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7235061 |
Guided filter with support wire and methods of use
A guided filter system for temporary placement of a filter in an artery or vein is disclosed. The system includes a guidewire slideable through a wire guide included in a distal region of a support...
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7226451 |
Minimally invasive access device and method
A device that provides access to a surgical location within a patient has an elongate body that has a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a passage that...
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7217256 |
Locking catheter hub
A catheter designed to be anchored in an internal cavity of a patient such as a drainage catheter employs a novel hub design. The hub has a slide member slidably coupled to the hub and a latch that...
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7217255 |
Embolic protection devices
An embolic protection device for use in a blood vessel when an interventional procedure is being performed in a stenosed or occluded region to capture any embolic material which may be created and...
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7182756 |
Device for directing a wire guide
A device for directing a wire guide into a bodily passageway such as a branch of the biliary tree or other difficult to access bodily passageway. The device includes a member, such as an inflatable...
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7179225 |
Access systems and methods for minimally invasive surgery
A retractor has an elongate body and an expandable shroud. The elongate body has an outer surface and an inner surface partially defining a passage. The elongate body also has a first longitudinal...
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7156837 |
Arrangement and a method for interacting with an internal body organ
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an arrangement and a method for interacting with an internal body organ. The arrangement may include a sheath in which at least two elongate...
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7147620 |
Adapter for a PEG probe
An adapter is connected to a probe tube of an already installed PEG probe, cut off above the abdominal wall of the patient. The adapter comprises a retaining member, supported by the abdominal...
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7063679 |
Intra-aortic renal delivery catheter
A renal flow system and method direct fluid into renal arteries from a location within the aorta. A renal flow assembly has a tapered tube that is adjustable between a radially collapsed condition...
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7060050 |
Button-balloon system
A balloon-button system or a catheter for performing percutaneous enteral feeding includes a holding part, which can be placed on the abdominal wall, and a probe tube, which extends from the...
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7052507 |
Catheter with balloon
A catheter with a balloon for mitral valve formative operation includes a double tube having an inner tube and an outer tube disposed concentrically. A balloon is fastened at one end to the inner...
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7048696 |
Guide-wire mounted balloon modulation device and methods of use
An apparatus for modulating the pressure of a fluid such as a gas within the expandable portion of a guide wire catheter. A preferred embodiment apparatus features a means for controllably gripping...
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7041079 |
Occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta
An occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta capable of obstructing the blood flow within the ascending aorta without inserting through the femoral artery. The occlusion catheter is provided with...
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7041055 |
Instruments and methods for use in laparoscopic surgery
An improved surgical dilator extractor is introduced into the abdominal cavity through a trocar cannula and expanded, forming a tissue receiving space, at the distal end. The tissue receiving space...
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7011654 |
Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use
A dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use is disclosed that is particularly useful for repairing and/or serving as a conduit for body passageways that require...
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7001409 |
Intravascular flow restrictor
An intravascular flow restrictor comprises a braided tubular structure designed to be placed in the main pulmonary artery for limiting blood pressure in the lungs. The braided structure is designed...
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6997909 |
Low profile combination device for gastrostomy or jejunostomy applications having anti-granuloma formation characteristics
A combination device for gastrostomy or jejunostomy usage having a retaining member, an elongated member having a gastrostomy lumen and a jejustomy lumen, and an inflatable balloon mounted on the...
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6997900 |
Connector for use with a medical catheter and medical catheter assembly
Connector for use with a medical catheter assembly and medical catheter assembly including the connector. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a rear portion, an intermediate portion, and a...
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6997885 |
Dilation devices and methods for removing tissue specimens
The invention provides devices and methods for use in removing tissue samples from within a patient's body. The devices include instruments having shafts for cutting a path to a tissue mass, and an...
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6994686 |
Systems for applying cross-linked mechanical barriers
A delivery device applies a biocompatible and biodegradable barrier material to a tissue region, e.g., to seal a vascular puncture site. The material comprises two liquid components, which are...
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6981964 |
Draining bodily fluids with a stent
A stent for assisting urinary release in a male patient includes a first segment, a second segment, and a connecting member disposed between the first and second segments. The first segment...
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6979321 |
Apparatus for inserting particles into tissue, in particular muscle tissue
An apparatus for inserting particles (P) into a tissue (G), in particular a muscle tissue, wherein the apparatus ( 10 ) essentially represents a tubular body ( 7 ) with one closed end and comprises...
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6976990 |
Intravascular ventriculocoronary bypass via a septal passageway
A method for performing a bypass procedure utilizes the patient's vascular system for accessing or reaching a desired location within the patient's body. The method may also provide a direct flow...
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6974442 |
Methods and devices for extracting thermal energy from the body core of a mammal
Methods and devices for extracting thermal energy from the core body of a mammal are provided. In practicing the subject methods, a portion of the mammal, e.g. a limb or portion thereof, is placed...
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6949083 |
Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body
Therapeutic device intended for the selective cytoreductive treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body, the lumen being obstructed by the effect of a...
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6908454 |
Anchoring assembly for a medical instrument
An anchor assembly for retaining a cannula or other medical instrument within a body cavity and including an inflatable member selectively disposed between an expanded position and a collapsed...
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6902535 |
Guide-wire mounted balloon modulation device and methods of use
An apparatus for modulating the pressure of a fluid such as a gas within the expandable portion of a guide wire catheter. A preferred embodiment apparatus features a mechanism for controllably...
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6896665 |
Gastrostomy device package and method of assembly
A gastrostomy device includes a tubular portion and an internal bolster having a radial wing secured to the tubular portion. The internal bolster is flexible and permits elastic deformation between...
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6884235 |
Introducer sheath with retainer and radiopaque insert
A surgical introducer sheath comprising a first member having a first longitudinally extending lumen dimensioned to receive a surgical instrument therethrough, a second member having a second...
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6866651 |
Methods and devices for the in situ dissolution of renal calculi
Methods and devices for at least reducing the mass of, if not dissolving, renal calculi in situ are provided. In the subject methods, a renal calculus is contacted, e.g. flushed, with an acidic...
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6852105 |
Method and apparatus for insertion of self-draining urine apparatus into bladder
A device for the drainage of the bladder through the body's own urethra opening outside of the human body, comprising a tube-shaped body ( 10 ). The tube-shaped body is comprised: to assume a first...
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