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7591826 Device implantable in the coronary sinus to provide mitral valve therapy  
A device, system and method provides mitral valve therapy. The device is implantable in the coronary sinus of the heart to partially encircle the mitral valve annulus. The device is elongated, is...
7462162 Antiproliferative devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ  
This is directed to methods and devices suited for maintaining an opening in a wall of a body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed maintaining patency of...
7452364 Surgical marker/connector  
A surgical marker/connector in the form of a ring includes a plurality of small suture attachments that are disposed about the ring. The suture attachments preferably are in the form of loops that...
7322992 Method of removing a fastener  
The present invention relates generally to a surgical instrument. In particular, the present invention relates to a fastener remover for use during the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The...
7300444 Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures  
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system...
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...
7207997 Ligation clip and clip applier  
The ligation clip applicator and ligation clip design are provided which are particularly applicable to placement of a surgical ligation clip during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The clip...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
6984238 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...
6966920 Sutureless closure for connecting a bypass graft to a target vessel  
The anastomosis device according to the present invention is a one piece device for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel without the use of conventional sutures. The anastomosis device...
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...
6913607 Self-closing surgical clip for tissue  
A self-closing fastener is described that comprises a clip passable through a tissue opening. The fastener is adapted for holding by a mechanism in an open configuration for passing through the...
6783499 Anchoring mechanism for implantable telemetric medical sensor  
An implantable medical device comprises a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis. A first set of anchoring members are operatively connected to the proximal end of...
6743243 Support device for endoscopic suturless anastomosis  
A support device for endoscopic suturless anastomosis between tubular organs include at least a first tubular member provided with a longitudinal slit which permits introduction of the organs to be...
6702828 Anastomosis system  
End-side anastomosis fittings are described which may be deployed over a guidewire, in a sheath, or by feeding the fitting through an opening in a host vessel wall. When a fitting as described is...
6699257 Devices and methods for performing a vascular 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...
6648901 Anastomosis systems  
An end-side anastomosis system including a fitting comprising: a base for attachment to a graft, said base be configured to form a seal with an opening in a host vessel wall; a leading petal having...
6616675 Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures  
Anastomotic connectors and apparatus for forming and/or maintaining connections between openings formed in anatomical structures, such as blood vessels. The apparatus is initially deployed in a...
6599302 Aortic aneurysm treatment systems  
A system and components for treating aortic aneurysms includes a reinforcing graft and fittings for securing the graft to a host vessel and to branch vessels, for example the iliac and renal...
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...
RE38146 Method and apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass  
A bilateral intra-aortic bypass graft and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes two tubular grafts which are intraluminally delivered to the aorta and secured to...
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...
6494889 Additional sutureless anastomosis embodiments  
This invention is related to devices and systems for creating sutureless anastomoses. In particular, this invention is related to devices for deploying and securing the ends of bypass grafts...
6488702 Bistable spring construction for a stent and other medical apparatus  
The present invention is directed to bistable cells and their use in devices, particularly medical devices such as stents, clamps and valves. An expandable stent formed of a plurality of bistable...
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,...
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...
6293956 Ligating clips  
A ligating clip includes a first leg and a second leg defining therebetween a tissue clamping zone; and a deformable head portion connecting the first leg and the second leg and deformable from an...
RE37107 Device and method for the surgical anastomasis of tubular structures  
A device for assisting in anastomosis of tubular structures. The basic device has a generally cylindrical shape with a pair of insertion arms and a central depression that provides a space for the...
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,...
6159225 Device for interstitial transvascular intervention and revascularization  
Method and apparatus for utilizing the vascular system as a conduit to reach other vascular and extravascular locations within the body. Included are methods for revascularization wherein the...
6132443 Device and method for the surgical anastomosis of tubular structures  
A device for assisting in anastomosis of tubular structures. The basic device has a generally cylindrical shape with a pair of insertion arms connected by a bridge and two or more depressions that...
6071290 Surgical clip set  
A surgical clip set including an elongated main member, transversely extending stabilizer members at or adjacent each end of the main body. A plurality of surgical clips extending outwardly from...
5957940 Fasteners for use in the surgical repair of aneurysms  
Innovative fasteners are disclosed for use in repairing a vessel having an aneurysm. The fasteners comprise either coiled spring or ring type fasteners. An attachment assembly and repair graft are...
5893886 Vascular prosthesis  
The invention relates to a vascular prosthesis capable of being anastomosed onto a tubular pipe with a side opening or an end opening. The prothesis having, at at least one of its ends, an annular...
5868764 Perfusion and occlusion device and method  
The present invention on embodies a device and method for creating a bloodless field at an incision site in a blood vessel. The invention includes a perfusion tube for allowing perfusion of blood...
5868760 Method and apparatus for endolumenally resectioning tissue  
Surgical method and apparatus for resectioning tissue, preferably lumenal tissue, with a remaining portion of an organ being anastomized with staples or other fastening means, preferably...
5797934 Method, instrument and anastomotic fitting for use when performing an end-to-side anastomosis  
An end-to-side anastomosis between a first vessel (27) and a second vessel (51) is carried out using an anastomosis instrument comprising a tube (20) in which the first vessel (27) is inserted and...
5716370 Means for replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner  
A heart valve can be replaced using minimally invasive methods which include a sutureless sewing cuff that and a fastener delivery tool that holds the cuff against the patient's tissue while...
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...
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...
5425765 Surgical bypass method  
An endovascular bypass graft includes a tubular member, a first expandable mesh stent attached to one end of the tubular member, and a second expandable mesh stent attached to an opposite end of...
5425761 Implant with a through passage  
Implant with through passage (11) and intended to be applied as a through passage in the skin or in a membrane of the human body. The implant comprises a tubular body (10) provided with a radially...
5425739 Anastomosis stent and stent selection system  
A stent or support is disclosed for use in the connection or anastomosis of severed vessels to support and seal the anastomotic site. The stent includes substantially cylindrical sections separated...
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