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7615065 |
Areal implant
An areal implant has a long-term-stable, mesh-like basic structure which has pores of a size in the range from 1.5 mm to 8 mm and is provided, at least in a part area, on both sides with a...
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7591827 |
Conduit coupling devices and methods for employing such devices
A coupler includes a saddle, a channel, a tissue clamp, and a flange. The channel has a first end of substantially elliptical cross-section connected to the saddle and a second end of substantially...
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7285125 |
Compression anastomosis device and method
An anastomotic device for use in the joining of a first tubular structure and a second tubular structure is provided. The anastomotic device includes a cylindrical sleeve configured and dimensioned...
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7182771 |
Vascular couplers, techniques, methods, and accessories
A coupler is configured to connect a first tubular vessel to an aperture in a second tubular vessel. The coupler includes one or more radially extending members and a substantially nonmetallic...
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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...
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7100617 |
Bypass grafting method
Minimally invasive techniques utilized in bypass grafting are disclosed. For instance, a method of implanting an end portion of a graft in the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure...
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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...
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7070607 |
Bioabsorbable polymeric implants and a method of using the same to create occlusions
A new embolic agent, bioabsorbable polymeric material (BPM) is incorporated to a Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) to improve long-term anatomic results in the endovascular treatment of intracranial...
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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...
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6949080 |
Left ventricular conduits to coronary arteries and methods for coronary bypass
A stent suitable for implantation in myocardial tissue to enhance perfusion therein may include a tubular member having first and second ends and a lumen. The first end of the stent may be...
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6926724 |
Visceral anastomotic device and method of using same
A temporary biocompatible stent and method for visceral anastomosis. The stent is provided with integral means for maintaining the structural stability of the stent while providing substantial...
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6716957 |
Bioabsorbable materials and medical devices made therefrom
A bioabsorbable material such as a terpolymer of poly-(L-lactide/D-lactide/glycolide). The material may consist of 85 molar percent L-lactide, 5 molar percent D-lactide, and 10 molar percent...
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6712851 |
Resorbable, macro-porous non-collapsing and flexible membrane barrier for skeletal repair and regeneration
A resorbable, flexible implant in the form of a continuous macro-porous sheet is disclosed. The implant is adapted to protect biological tissue defects, especially bone defects in the mammalian...
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6605294 |
Methods of using in situ hydration of hydrogel articles for sealing or augmentation of tissue or vessels
Pharmaceutically acceptable hydrogel polymers of natural, recombinant or synthetic origin, or hybrids thereof, are introduced in a dry, less hydrated, or substantially deswollen state and rehydrate...
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6579978 |
Biomaterials comprising N-sulphated hyaluronic acid compounds or derivatives thereof
The present invention is directed to novel sulphated compounds of hyaluronic acid and derivatives thereof, optionally salified, wherein the glucosamines are partially N-sulphated or partially...
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6551343 |
Bioabsorbable surgical fastener for tissue treatment
The present invention relates to a surgical fastener or device (implant) formed in the shape of an arrow comprising a shaft with a proximal (first) portion having a blunt end and tapered form, such...
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6551277 |
Syringe pumps
A syringe pump has a plunger head retainer with two retainer arms mounted on shafts extending parallel to the syringe axis. Each shaft carries a gear, which is engaged by common gear wheel mounted...
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6503991 |
Copolyesters with minimized hydrolytic instability and crystalline absorbable copolymers thereof
The present invention is directed to crystalline, absorbable block/segmented copolymers which are the reaction product of a linear prepolymer which is a polytrimethylene dicarboxylate of succinic,...
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6503259 |
Expandable anastomotic device
A surgical fastening system includes a fastener having a plurality of individual fastener pairs each having a piercing element with a pin that pierces the tissue to be repaired and a receiver...
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6464709 |
Device for interconnecting vessels in a patient
The present invention provides an implant device and an associated method for interconnecting human vessels rapidly, safely and in a minimally invasive manner. The device comprises a first segment,...
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6458140 |
Devices and methods for interconnecting vessels
The present invention provides implantable devices and associated methods forinterconnecting human vessels in a side-to-side or an end-to-side arrangement rapidly, safely and in a minimally...
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6405090 |
Method and apparatus for tightening skin by controlled contraction of collagen tissue
A method and apparatus for tightening a surface of a skin with an underlying collagen containing tissue applies radiant energy through the skin to underlying collagen tissue without substantially...
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6300773 |
Method and device for testing a brain lesion electrode
A method and a device for testing a brain lesion electrode (1) which is intended for use in treatment of a specified area in the brain, for instance, by controlled coagulation or lessening. The...
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6165185 |
Method for interconnecting vessels in a patient
The present invention provides an implant device and an associated method for interconnecting human vessels rapidly, safely and in a minimally invasive manner. The device comprises a first segment,...
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6113624 |
Absorbable elastomeric polymer
Medical devices or components for medical devices formed from bioabsorbable elastomers comprising a segmented copolymer are disclosed. The segmented copolymer is a copolymer of from about 30 to...
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6090996 |
Implant matrix
An implant which includes a porous matrix sheet made of a biopolymeric material which is biocompatible and bioresorbable. The porous matrix sheet has at least one portion spaced from and...
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6031148 |
Implantable bioabsorbable article
An implantable bioabsorbable article for the separation and regeneration of tissue at a tissue defect site in the form of a fibrous matrix laminarly affixed to both surfaces of a cell-barrier sheet...
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5990378 |
Textile surgical implants
A textile surgical implant includes a base cloth, and an array of fibers provided on the base cloth. The base cloth is removable from the fibers before or after the location of the implant in a...
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RE36370 |
Resorbable vascular wound dressings
The present invention is related to prostheses, their methods of manufacture and methods for repairing vascular lesions using such prostheses. Natural polymers such as collagen are processed and...
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5948020 |
Implantable bioresorbable membrane and method for the preparation thereof
An implantable bioresorbable membrane for the separation and regeneration of tissue in a defect site and augmentation of tissues surrounding other implants comprises: (a) porous bioresorbable...
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5879360 |
Syringe pumps
A syringe pump having a drive head (1) mounted on a lead screw (2) which drives the drive head (1) to cause the plunger (P) of the syringe (S) to be advanced to deliver the contents of the syringe...
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5879359 |
Biodegradable guide channels comprised of esters of hyaluronic acid for use in tissue repair as surgical aids
The present invention is drawn to medical devices comprising biodegradable guide channels for use in the repair and regeneration of nerve tissue. The guide channels of the present invention...
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5868788 |
High-strength, melt-processable, lactade-rich, poly(lactade-co-p-dioxanone) copolymers
Absorbable, segmented copolymers of aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers lactide, and p-dioxanone are described. The segmented copolymers exhibit a broad range of properties, especially...
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5861034 |
Artificial dura mater
The invention provides an artificial dura mater comprising a sheet made of bioabsorbable synthetic polymers formed from copolymers of lactic acid and ε-caprolactone.
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5824015 |
Method for welding biological tissue
A method for joining or reconstructing biological tissue comprises providing a solid filler material in the form of a preformed sheet, where the sheet comprises collagen, gelatin or a mixture...
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5788979 |
Biodegradable coating with inhibitory properties for application to biocompatible materials
A method is disclosed for coating a biomaterial to be placed in contact with a patient's blood flow to inhibit blood coagulation from adhering to the biomaterial that would otherwise result from...
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5749895 |
Method for bonding or fusion of biological tissue and material
Biological materials are joined, repaired or fused by heating the material in proximity to a mechanical support. Preferably, the mechanical support comprises a patch or bridge structure. In the...
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5747637 |
Bioabsorbable polymer and process for preparing the same
A bioabsorbable, ternary block copolymer consisting essentially of (A) polylactic acid segment, (B) poly(ε-caprolactone) segment and (C) polyglycolic acid segment, preparation process of the block...
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5735863 |
Biodegradable and bioabsorbable guide channels for use in nerve treatment and regeneration
The present invention is drawn to medical devices comprised of biodegradable guide channels for use in repair and regeneration of nerve tissue. The guide channels are comprised of threads embedded...
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5674921 |
Radiation-curable, urethane-acrylate prepolymers and crosslinked polymers
A radiation-curable prepolymer of a polyurethane endtipped with an hydroxy (acrylate or methacrylate) is disclosed. The polyurethane is derived from the reaction of a polyfunctional isocyanate with...
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5653760 |
Method and apparatus for managing macromolecular distribution
This invention is designed to help restrain small structural or minor fracture fragments (5), and the macromolecules they produce (8) in specified compartment. The device is composed of a single...
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5653744 |
Device and method for vascular anastomosis
A temporary stent and method for vascular anastomosis are disclosed. The method comprises placing, in a vessel to be anastomosed, a stent comprising a biocompatible material; applying staples to...
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5591206 |
Method and device for closing wounds
A method and a device for holding together a pair of tissue edges defining a wound in a skin layer of a patient, the skin layer having an epidermic top layer and an underlying dermic layer. The...
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5586987 |
Anastomosis cuff
An anastomosis cuff for performing a vascular anastomosis procedure includes a ridge of material that extends in the radial direction. The ridge can be easily grasped with forceps or a hemostat to...
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5562690 |
Apparatus and method for performing compressional anastomoses
A compression device for the anastomosis of a tubular hollow organ, having a first collapsible member movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, said first collapsible...
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5549907 |
Ionomeric suture and its method of manufacture
An ionomer suture exhibits excellent properties. The suture may be monofilament or multifilament, and methods of making and using the suture are disclosed.
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5527324 |
Surgical stent
A surgical stent is provided for use in supporting the walls of a tubular organ during anastomosis. The stent includes a tubular body having a diameter adapted to be about equal to the diameter of...
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5521280 |
Reinforced absorbable polymers
A composition of an absorbable polymer and a filler to increase the stiffness of the polymer is disclosed. The filler is a poly[succinimide], which is a bioabsorbable polymer that degrades into a...
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5512291 |
Method of making resorbable vascular wound dressing
The present invention is related to prostheses, their methods of manufacture and methods for repairing vascular lesions using such prostheses. Natural polymers such as collagen are processed and...
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5466262 |
Malleable fracture stabilization device with micropores for directed drug delivery
The invention and the corresponding method of fracture stabilization provided is a malleable medication-containing device that is capable of both stabilizing fracture fragments and delivering...
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