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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...
8182442 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 plurality of...
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...
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...
8157760 Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow  
Interventional procedures on the carotid arteries are performed through a transcervical access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal carotid artery to a venous or external...
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...
8142386 Anti-reflux ureteral stents and methods  
An anti-reflux ureteral stent includes an elongated member with a distal end having a first retention structure and a proximal end having a second retention structure. A lumen extends between the...
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...
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...
8114044 Arteriovenous access valve system and process  
An arteriovenous graft system is described. The arteriovenous graft system includes an arteriovenous graft that is well suited for use during hemodialysis. In order to minimize or prevent arterial...
8114045 Apparatus and methods for delaying gastric emptying to treat obesity  
Medical devices and methods for the treatment of obesity. The medical devices generally include an attachment portion for attaching the medical devices on or adjacent the pylorus and a limitation...
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...
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...
8100890 Special purpose fluid dispenser with pre-filled reservoir  
A compact, nonelectric fluid dispenser for use in controllably dispensing beneficial agents such as propofol and dexmedetomidine hydrochloride to patients. The dispenser includes a fluid flow...
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...
8091556 Methods and apparatus for reducing localized circulatory system pressure  
Methods and apparatus for decreasing cardiac pressure in a patient by implanting a shunt communicating with an area outside a first portion, whereby a volume of blood sufficient to reduce pressure...
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...
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...
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...
8079974 Flow control method and device  
An arterio-venous graft 16 is provided with a constriction device 20 near its arterial end. The constriction device 20 is used to reduce the flow through the AV graft under normal conditions and to...
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...
8070709 Peritoneal dialysis machine  
A peritoneal dialysis machine including: a housing; a mechanically actuated piston head extending from a pump actuator housed by the housing, the mechanically actuated piston head positioned to...
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...
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...
8057422 Transcutaneous telemetry of cerebrospinal fluid shunt programmable-valve pressure using near-infrared (NIR) light  
An improvement for a programmable valve system of the type implanted in a patient and used to divert cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from an intraventricular space to a terminus such as the peritoneal...
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...
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....
8038641 Tools and methods for programming an implantable valve  
A two-part tool for reading and adjusting an implantable valve, and methods of use. The tool includes a locator-indicator component that, when placed matingly on the patient's skin over the valve,...
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,...
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...
8015977 Indicator tool for use with an implantable medical device  
The invention is directed toward a magnetic indicator tool used to determine the setting of an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a magnetic indicator device...
8012116 Device to reduce brain edema by surface dialysis and cooling  
We have developed a novel method of brain surface dialysis that reduces intracranial pressure and modifies movement of extracellular fluid in a rat model of brain injury. A chamber with a...
8007459 Ocular implant with anchoring mechanism and multiple outlets  
Devices and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One ocular implant, has a substantially straight, rigid, elongate body. The body has a self-trephinating distal portion that narrows...
8002730 Anti-thrombogenic venous shunt system and method  
A venous shunt system and method adapted to shunt cerebral spinal fluid in a patient. A fluid control device having a fluid passage is adapted to be placed allowing cerebral spinal fluid to flow...
7998190 Intravascular miniature stent pump  
An intravascular miniature stent pump comprising an intravascular stent for implantation at an implant site within a blood vessel and a miniature pump mounted on the stent, wherein the pump allows...
7998104 Method and apparatus for treating a carotid artery  
One disclosed embodiment comprises a method for treating lesions in the carotid artery of a mammalian body. The method comprises transcervical access and blocking of blood flow through the common...
7967771 System for use in draining fluid from a brain or spinal fluid cavity unto another body cavity of a human being  
This invention describes a method for processing pressure signals derivable from locations inside or outside a human or animal body or body cavity. Different aspects of the invention relate to a...
7951105 Medical shunt/valve for regulation of bodily fluids  
Shunts (valves) (100) for controlled flow of bodily fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid, include a valve actuating member (114) (such as a piston (120)) between inlet (108) and outlet (110) ports....
7947008 Shunt and method treatment of glaucoma  
This invention provides a shunt for implantation between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space through the frontal sinus bone of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma....
7921571 Device for mechanically locating and reading the setting of an adjustable valve  
The invention proposes a device for mechanically locating and reading the setting of an adjustable magnetic valve for controlling the flow of a fluid in a predetermined direction to locate the...
7922685 Self adjusting hydrocephalus valve  
A self adjusting hydrocephalus valve that continuously drains cerebrospinal fluid at a rate which is proportional to the average pressure difference across the valve. The valve employs a...
7918882 Implantable vascular device comprising a bioabsorbable frame  
A multiple-sided valve for implantation within a body vessel comprising a frame comprising a bioabsorbable material is provided. The devices can be pushed from a delivery catheter into the lumen of...
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