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7175638 Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ  
Methods and devices for partitioning or plicating a region of a hollow body organ are described herein. These methods and devices relate generally to medical apparatus and methods and more...
7172550 Adjustable coupling mechanism for the conduit on a ventricular assist device  
A conduit assembly for attachment to a mechanical circulatory device, such as a VAD, and a method of using the same. The conduit assembly includes a conduit having a first rigid, curved conduit and...
7169158 Anastomosis instrument and method for performing same  
A tissue retaining ring for use with a plurality of surgical fasteners mounted within a disposable loading unit utilized during a vascular anastomosis inlcudes a genrally circular, semi-pliable...
7163545 Spinal cord surgical implant  
An implant for bridging a gap in a severed spinal cord or nerve and for promoting nerve regeneration has a matrix comprising a biocompatible, biodegradable, polymeric material. The matrix has a...
7160311 Locking compression plate anastomosis apparatus  
Compression plate apparatus enables vessels to be joined together in various anastomosis configurations. The compression plates have locking components such as snap-fit components to maintain the...
7160312 Implantable artificial partition and methods of use  
Apparatus and methods are provided for partitioning a gastro-intestinal lumen by intraluminally reducing a local cross-sectional area thereof. The apparatus comprises a plurality of anchors adapted...
7153314 Tissue reconfiguration  
An apparatus includes an elongated member configured for transoral placement into a stomach, and a distal end effector including first and second members configured to engage stomach tissue, e.g.,...
7147617 Arterio-venous shunt graft  
A graft, for example, an arterio-venous shunt graft, is provided, which in a first aspect of the subject invention, is formed with longitudinal ribs. With fibrotic tissue ingrowth between the ribs,...
7131959 Apparatus and methods for occluding an access tube anastomosed to sidewall of an anatomical vessel  
The invention provides vascular access methods, systems and devices facilitating long-term, repeated, percutaneous access to a patient's blood stream. This is provided by an access tube apparatus...
7128749 Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vessels  
An anastomosis device is a one piece device for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel without the use of conventional sutures. The anastomosis device includes an expandable tube configured...
7128748 Circular stapler buttress combination  
A combination medical device comprising a circular stapler instrument and one or more portions of preformed buttress material adapted to be stably positioned upon the staple cartridge and/or anvil...
7125413 Endoscopic fundoplication devices and methods for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease  
Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The endoluminal device includes a tissue...
7118546 Apparatus and methods for facilitating repeated vascular access  
The invention provides vascular access methods, systems and devices facilitating long-term, repeated access to any of a patient's anatomical vessels and the body fluid therein, such as a patient's...
7115135 Occlusion device having five or more arms  
An occlusion device having at least five arms. Though the number of arms is increased, the diameter of each arm is reduced. As a result, the increased number of arms provides the desired tension as...
7115136 Anastomotic device  
The present invention is directed to gastrointestinal or enteric (including biliary) anastomosis and the like. The anastomotic device of the invention is a three dimensional woven tube of wire. The...
7112211 Devices and methods for performing avascular anastomosis  
A system for performing an end-to-side vascular anastomosis. including an anastomosis device, an application instrument and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis. The system is applicable...
7112212 Method of performing anastomosis of blood vessels  
A tubular anvil sleeve is defined by at least two sleeve portions pivoted to each other for movement about an axis radially outwardly offset from an axis of the tubular anvil sleeve in its closed...
7108701 Drug releasing anastomosis devices and methods for treating anastomotic sites  
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
7108702 Anastomosis device having at least one frangible member  
An anastomosis device may include at least one first element connectible to at least one second element, where at least one first element is frangible. At least one second element may include at...
7105002 Anastomosis device and method  
An anastomosis device for use in coupling an end of a graft vessel to a side of a target vessel. The target vessel has an opening formed in a side wall thereof for insertion of the device. The...
7105020 Branched vessel endoluminal device  
An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen extending therethrough, a wall, and an anastomosis in the wall, wherein the prosthetic trunk has a circumference. The...
7101366 Apparatus and method for performing a surgical procedure  
An embodiment of the present invention relates to methods for performing a surgical procedure. In particular, an embodiment of the present invention is directed to methods for performing a surgical...
7097650 System for tissue approximation and fixation  
A system for tissue approximation and fixation is described herein. The devices are advanced in a minimally invasive manner within a patient's body to create one or several divisions or plications...
7094248 Medical grafting connectors and fasteners  
A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially...
7094247 Intussusception and anastomosis apparatus  
Apparatus for intratubular intussusception and anastomosis of a hollow organ portion including a cylindrical enclosure, coaxial intratubular intussusception device, for intussusception and clamping...
7087066 Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation  
Surgical clips, and methods of use thereof, are provided for tissue approximation and attachment, and more particularly, for sealingly joining a graft vessel to a target vessel. The graft vessel...
7083630 Devices and methods for fastening tissue layers  
Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The device may include, for example, an...
7083629 Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body  
An overtube apparatus for insertion into a body is described herein. The assembly includes an overtube having a lumen defined throughout. The distal end of the overtube member has two or more...
7083631 Percutaneous bypass graft and securing system  
A bypass graft incorporates fixation mechanisms at its opposite ends, for securing these ends to different locations along a blood vessel, or alternatively to different locations wherein one of the...
7081135 Mastopexy stabilization apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for mastopexy surgeries correcting a ptosis condition caused by tissue stretching, in the breast as a result of pregnancy, time, aging, and the effects of gravity and...
7074232 Advanced wound site management systems and methods  
An introducer comprises a sheath, a guide rod, and at least one wire stabilization guide. The guide rod is sized to fit within the inside diameter of the sheath. The guide rod has at least one slot...
7063711 Vascular surgery  
An anastomotic connector for connecting a graft to a target vessel, comprising a thin collar section ( 104 ) adapted to engage a portion of the graft; and a separate spike section ( 124 ) adapted...
7063712 Anastomosis method  
An anastomosis system and method uses an anvil to control and support a tissue site during an anastomosis procedure. The anvil is particularly useful for supporting a wall of a coronary artery...
7060080 Closure system for surgical ring  
A surgical ring ( 1 ) designed to be implanted around (a) biological organ(s), the ring ( 1 ) being formed by a flexible band ( 2 ) including a first and second extremity ( 3, 4 ), the flexible...
7056326 System for performing vascular anastomoses  
Systems for anastomosing a first hollow tissue structure to a second hollow tissue structure are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, such a system comprises at least one tissue securing member...
7056325 Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures  
Methods and apparatus for passing attachment apparatus (e.g., connector devices, staples, etc.) or connector material (e.g., suture thread, wire, cord, filament, monofilament, etc.) into or through...
7048747 Device and method for performing end-to-side anastomosis  
Devices, methods, and kits are provided for suturing an end of a first body duct to a hole in the side of a second body duct. The present devices and methods are used to simplify the suturing...
7048751 Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis device  
A medical device which can be implanted at a target site in a living body. The device includes an inner flange formed by radial expansion of the device and an outer flange formed by axial...
7041110 Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vessel  
Anastomotic stents for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel, and methods of use thereof. The anastomotic stents of the invention are suitable for use in a variety of anastomosis procedures,...
7041112 Method for tensioning an incision during an anastomosis procedure  
A method for tensioning incisions made in a target vessel during an anastomosis procedure is provided. After an incision is made in a target vessel, incision tensioners are placed within the...
7033378 Surgical fastener, particularly for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)  
A surgical instrument includes an end effector having a clevis and first and second jaws mutually rotatable between open and closed positions. The jaws are proximally directed and laterally...
7029482 Integrated anastomosis system  
A single integrated tool is used both to create an opening in a vessel wall and deploy an anastomosis device into that opening, thereby simplifying an anastomosis procedure such as a coronary...
7025773 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel  
Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel and a source of blood, such as the aorta or a heart chamber. The device may be actuated using one hand to place...
7025741 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...
7022127 Mechanical anastomosis system for hollow structures  
A system for making anastomoses between hollow structures by mechanical means is provided with a device in the shape of an annular or tubular element comprising circumferentially provided means,...
7022131 Methods and devices for vascular surgery  
An anastomotic connector ( 60 ) for attaching two blood vessels, comprising a cylinder-like portion having a lumen, two ends, and an array of cells elements, and a tissue engaging portion ( 60 )...
7014644 Tissue bonding system and method for controlling a tissue site during anastomosis  
A method and system for performing anastomosis uses an anvil to control and support a tissue site during an anastomosis procedure involving tissue bonding techniques such as tissue welding and...
7011095 Valve designs for left ventricular conduits  
Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around a stenosis or occlusion in a coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium to provide a passage for blood to flow...
7008436 Method and coupling apparatus for facilitating an vascular anastomoses  
The present invention, which addresses the needs described above, resides in an apparatus and method for coupling vascular apertures to a blood supply vessel in a manner that minimizes the time and...
7001402 Medical device having magnetic properties  
A high-energy density magnetic particulate is mixed with a biocompatible material to form a composite. The composite may be formed into a sheet, which may be rolled into a tube and laser-cut to...
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