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8182441 Methods and devices for intragastric support of functional or prosthetic gastrointestinal devices  
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for attaching or maintaining the position of a therapeutic or diagnostic device in a body lumen, such as the GI tract without necessarily requiring any...
8177853 Satiation devices and methods  
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which...
8177737 Drainage system for treating hydrocephalus  
The present invention relates to a drainage device comprising: an internal chamber;at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port communicating with the internal chamber;a shutter disposed at...
8172783 Conduit system for isolation of fluids in biological tissues  
The invention presents is a fluid isolation system and method for confining fluid is a biological mass having at least one upstream channel and downstream channel. The system includes a delivery...
8162871 Bariatric sleeve  
Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the stomach and extends beyond...
8157759 Method and apparatus for fluid drainage of the eye  
An implantable drain for the anterior chamber of the eye for venting fluid therefrom to relieve pressure. The device features a serpentine draining conduit having an aggregate length much longer...
8156942 Method of implanting a transmyocardial stent  
According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method and apparatus for delivering a medical stent to a treatment site for forming a conduit between a blood vessel and a heart chamber....
8152752 Shunt device and method for treating glaucoma  
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into...
8147441 Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures  
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds in a circumferential...
8142387 Tubular vascular transplant  
A tubular vascular transplant (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″) serves for connecting vessels in the human body. The transplant, in particular made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), can prefera...
8142385 Pyloric valve devices and methods  
A pyloric valve is provided for inhibiting the flow of chyme through the pyloric region of the gastrointestinal tract. The pyloric valve includes a blocking portion having a disc-shaped inlet and a...
8137367 Obesity treatment tools and methods  
Various obesity treatment tools and methods are described herein, as well as treatments for other gastric-related diseases, e.g., GERD. Treatment includes reducing the size of the stomach pouch to...
8137301 Bariatric sleeve  
Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the stomach and extends beyond...
8128615 Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold  
An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
8128588 Ocular pressure regulation  
This invention comprises a flexible ocular device for implantation into the eye formed of a biocompatible elastomeric material, foldable to a diameter of 1.5 mm or less, comprising a fluid drainage...
8123714 Programmable shunt with electromechanical valve actuator  
Devices and methods for regulating and directing bodily fluids from one region of a patient to another region are disclosed. In general, an apparatus is provided that can include an implantable...
8118768 Drug eluting ocular implant with anchor and methods thereof  
Ocular implants, delivery devices and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One method involves inserting an implant on one side of an eye. The implant has an anchor on a distal end...
8118767 Gastrointestinal implant and methods for use  
Methods and devices for modifying the location at which bodily fluids interact with nutrients in a gastrointestinal tract having a conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end...
8109899 Fully automated method of measuring and regulating cerebrospinal fluid parameters using disposable tube-set  
A method and device for measuring and regulating pressure and flow in the spinal canal, in order to characterize individual patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. A unique disposable...
8109895 Intestinal sleeves and associated deployment systems and methods  
An intestinal implant includes a proximal anchor self-expandable from a radially compressed position to a radially expandable position for engagement with a wall of the intestinal lumen and a...
8109947 Medical grafting methods and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For...
8109896 Devices and methods for opening fluid passageways  
Devices and procedures for assisting drainage of aqueous humor from the eye are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, an implant sized to fit within the Schlemm's Canal is provided. The...
8100850 Pyloric valve devices and methods  
A pyloric valve is provided for inhibiting the flow of chyme through the pyloric region of the gastrointestinal tract. The pyloric valve includes a blocking portion having at least one...
8096966 Eversion resistant sleeves  
The invention relates to improved means for preventing eversion and subsequent obstruction of thin-walled, floppy gastrointestinal liners implanted in the digestive tract of an animal. The...
8096967 Tissue engineered cerebrospinal fluid shunt  
This invention relates to cerebrospinal fluid shunts, and a method of treating shunt catheters, whereby the interior lumen of a shunt catheter, comprised of a biocompatible matrix, is seeded with...
8088091 No clog shunt using a compact fluid drag path  
The present invention is an improved shunt system for draining CSF. The system includes a removable sheath for reduction of catheter clogging during shunt insertion, a catheter with relatively...
8090426 Microelectronic biosensor plug  
A plug capable of providing information relating to a physical or chemical property of a body fluid, or the presence or amount of a molecular component therein in a living organism is disclosed....
8088092 High pressure range hydrocephalus valve system  
A valve for use in a shunt system to drain fluid from one part of a patient's body to another is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the valve is operable at a threshold pressure that is...
8088170 Ureteral stent  
A ureteral stent is designed to be placed within a patient's ureter to facilitate drainage from the patient's kidneys to the bladder. An elongated portion of the stent includes a length sufficient...
8083806 Radiation and radiochemically sterilized fiber-reinforced, composite urinogenital stents  
A radiation and radiochemically sterilized, multi-component, fiber-reinforced composite, absorbable/disintegratable urinogenital stent, such as an endoureteral stent, with radiomodulated residence...
8083805 Absorbable endo-urological devices and applications therefor  
This invention deals with an absorbable/disintegratable endo-urological stent and applicators for introduction into biological conduits, including such as urethras and ureters, with said stent...
8079972 Implant for use in surgery for glaucoma and a method  
An implant for use in surgery for glaucoma of an eye having an oval plastic piece to which a tube is attached. The oval is wrapped as a taco enclosing the tube. The oval is placed via an incision...
8079973 Vascular access system  
A connector system includes an engagement mechanism is provided that includes an engagement feature and a braided reinforcement coupled with a proximal portion of a catheter. The engagement feature...
8075511 System for treating ocular disorders and methods thereof  
Systems and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One system has an implant and a delivery device. The implant has inlet and outlet portions, a lumen extending therebetween and...
8070708 Device and method for controlling in-vivo pressure  
A differential pressure regulating device is provided for controlling in-vivo pressure in a body, and in particularly in a heart. The device may include a shunt being positioned between two or more...
8066715 Magnetic stent removal  
A medical device and method for its use in the digestive system of a mammalian patient is provided. The medical device includes a stent and a retrieval device. The stent has a magnetic element...
8062244 Self-trephining implant and methods thereof for treatment of ocular disorders  
Implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One implant has a tubular member, with inlet and outlet ends, and a cutting member connected thereto. The tubular member is...
8062285 Systems and methods for removing ingested material from a stomach  
When a patient is fitted with an external gastrostomy connection to the stomach, ingested food can be removed through the gastrostomy connection using a pump-based or siphon-based system to achieve...
8057421 Modular arterio-venous shunt device and methods for establishing hemodialytic angioaccess  
The present invention provides an implantable modular AV shunt device, which is capable of monitoring and reporting its own patency, and which comprises a plurality of modular components that may...
8057420 Gastrointestinal implant with drawstring  
A gastrointestinal implant device includes a flexible, floppy sleeve, open at both ends, that extends into the duodenum. The device further includes a collapsible anchor coupled to the proximal...
8048171 Ureteral stents for release of urologically beneficial agents  
According to one aspect of the invention, ureteral stents are provided that comprise an elongated stent body and a urologically beneficial agent. The elongated stent body comprises a kidney portion...
8048016 Arterio-venous shunt devices  
A long-term implantable arterio-venous shunt device is provided that can be used as a therapeutic method. The shunt device is implanted between an artery and a vein, preferably between the aorta...
8043247 Subarachnoid epidural shunt  
Methods and devices are provided for shunting fluid to treat hydrocephalous, and in particular for treating normal pressure hydrocephalous, or Alzheimer's, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension...
8043248 Method for securing a barrier device within the gastrointestinal tract and integral component for same  
A method is disclosed for creating an anchor within the gastrointestinal tract for supporting a barrier device therein. The gastrointestinal tract has a first wall, a second wall and a body lumen....
8038720 Methods and devices for intragastrointestinal prostheses  
An intragastric and/or intragastrointestinal device may include a prosthesis, which may reside within the gastrointestinal tract lumen. The device may include a restrictive element that constricts...
8034043 Devices and methods for preventing distal embolization using flow reversal by partial occlusion of the brachiocephalic artery  
The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting/occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices,...
8034105 Ophthalmic implant for treatment of glaucoma  
A method is provided for increasing the outflow of fluid through Schlemm's canal that is useful for treatment of glaucoma. The implant is placed in Schlemm's canal by use of a flexible delivery...
8034016 Flow regulating implants and methods of implanting  
A flow regulating implant is provided with one or more grooves for allowing fluid flow. One or more grooves may have a constant or varying cross-section along its length. One or more grooves may...
8029455 Satiation pouches and methods of use  
A method for controlling appetite by means of a satiation device is disclosed. The device, which includes a flexible webbing defining proximal and distal openings and a biasing structure, is...
8025916 Methods for forming a composite stent with regioselective material  
A composite stent and a method for making the same are provided.