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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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8025916 |
Methods for forming a composite stent with regioselective material
A composite stent and a method for making the same are provided.
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