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5976172 Retractable temporary vena cava filter  
An intravascular catheter filter system which includes more particularly, the intravascular catheter filter system includes an outer cylindrical tubing having an inner lumen, an intermediate...
5976152 Method and system for deploying shape memory prostheses with heated fluid  
A system for delivering shape memory alloy prosthesis includes a catheter, a fluid injector and a controller. The catheter includes a fluid lumen coupled to the fluid injector and one or more...
5976169 Stent with silver coating and method  
A stent comprising a cylindrical member formed of metal and having a wall defining a bore extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis and having an inner surface and an outer surface. The wall...
5976182 Balloon-expandable, crush-resistant locking stent and method of loading the same  
An intraluminal, crush resistant stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The crush resistant stent is made from a base section having a plurality of resilient, parallel, coplanar...
5976178 Medical grafting methods  
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...
5968067 Surgical penile dilator instrument and method for its use  
A tool, for forming a cavity in a corpus cavernosa of a penis, includes a distal end (14), a longitudinally-extending cutting surface (16), and a main body portion (18). The cutting portion may be...
5961548 Bifurcated two-part graft and methods of implantation  
A bifurcated graft comprising two sections is provided that is implanted in two consecutive steps in a bifurcated body lumen. A first section of the graft comprises a main portion having a joining...
5961545 EPTFE graft-stent composite device  
An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface...
5947991 Single balloon device for cervix  
The present invention is an improved balloon catheter for cervical dilation having a shape when inflated that is larger in diameter at the portions of the balloon that extend into the cervix and...
5944733 Controlled detachable vasoocclusive member using mechanical junction and friction-enhancing member  
A vasoocclusive member, such as embolic coil, that mechanically joins an instrument for delivering that vasoocclusive member to a selected site within the vasculature or other lumen of a human body...
5941898 Apparatus and method for moving sealing members of a medical apparatus between a first orientation and a second orientation  
A medical apparatus includes a trocar assembly including a cannula and a trocar, wherein (1) the cannula has a lumen defined therein, (2) the trocar is positionable between a first trocar position...
5934286 Bypass grafting method which uses a number of balloon catheters to inhibit blood flow to an anastomosis site  
A method of securing an end portion of a graft to a blood vessel of a patient's circulatory system during a bypass grafting procedure includes the step of inhibiting blood flow to a region of the...
5935135 Balloon delivery system for deploying stents  
A balloon delivery system for deploying stents including a balloon catheter, and a stent fixedly positioned on the balloon portion of the balloon catheter by at least one protrusion such as annular...
5934284 Method for increasing blood flow in vessels  
A method of enlarging the lumen of a vessel is disclosed, by which an access opening or passageway is provided to the vessel, a head is inserted through the opening and advanced to a constriction...
5928258 Method and apparatus for loading a stent or stent-graft into a delivery sheath  
An apparatus for loading a self-expanding prosthesis into a delivery sheath includes a substantially cylindrical cartridge for receiving the prosthesis and a cartridge un-loading device for...
5925059 Detachable embolic coil assembly  
This invention is a surgical instrument and specifically is a device for delivering embolic coils to a selected site within the vasculature of a human body via use of a catheter. The invention...
5921944 Vibratory device for treating voiding dysfunction  
A vibratory device (20) for treating female voiding dysfunctions, such as urinary stress incontinence, by inserting it into a patient's urinary tract and imparting vibrations to the urethral walls...
5922004 Method for performing optical tissue dissection/retraction  
A method for dissecting tissue includes the steps of providing a surgical device having a scope holder for holding an endoscope therein and a transparent concave head connected to the scope holder....
5915383 Cuffed medico-surgical tubes  
The cuff on the patient end of a tracheal tube is attached at one end to the inside of the tube and at the opposite end to the outside of the tube. The cuff encloses an axial sleeve that is...
5913896 Interwoven dual sinusoidal helix stent  
A method and apparatus for a radially expandable stent for implantation within a body vessel, comprising a first and second wire having a series of alternating peaks and valleys. The valleys of the...
5913872 Magnetic nose clip  
A device for applying a continuous pressure and magnetic field to the septum of a wearer. The device comprises a generally U-shaped member comprising a base and two parallel arms, each of said arms...
5913895 Intravascular stent with enhanced rigidity strut members  
Disclosed herein is a thin-walled cylindrical stent in which one or more of the sets of strut members are more radially rigid after stent expansion as compared to other sets of strut members. Each...
5911731 Anatomically shaped vasoocclusive devices  
This is a vasoocclusive device which, as used, is in the approximate shape of an anatomical cavity. It may be deployed as a sphere, an ovoid, or other distorted spherical shape. The device is a...
5911752 Method for collapsing a stent  
A method for implanting a stent within a body passageway defined by a body wall. The method includes the step of fabricating the stent in an initial orientation in which the stent has an initial...
5906641 Bifurcated stent graft  
A bifurcated stent graft implantable in branched internal passageways includes an open-frame stent latticework formed of helically wound structural strands, and a graft sleeve formed of interwoven...
5902333 Prosthesis delivery system with dilating tip  
This invention provides prosthesis delivery systems with tips constructed to permit both easier advance into the body and easier removal from the body after expanding the prosthesis. The tip...
5897590 Method for forming a tissue pocket to receive an implantable device  
A dissection glove for forming in a patient a tissue pocket to receive an implantable device. The dissection glove is constructed of an absorbent material formed into at least one recess with an...
5891134 System and method for applying thermal energy to tissue  
An apparatus, system, and method for treating body tissue using controlled application of heat includes a control unit providing electrical power to a bipolar electrode positioned within an...
5891058 Coiled embolizing material  
A coiled embolizing material which can surely embolize an application site or dilatation without extending either end portion thereof out of the dilatation. The distal end portion and/or the...
5888201 Titanium alloy self-expanding stent  
A self-expanding stent formed from helically wound and braided filaments of titanium or titanium alloys such as Ti-13Zr-13Nb.
5876448 Esophageal stent  
A radially self-expanding stent particularly suited for treating esophageal strictures, includes a medial region and proximal and distal cuffs having diameters greater than the medial region...
5865826 Device and method for widening a hollow body having an at least partially elastic region  
A device for widening a hollow body at least partially having elastic regions, which device is connected to the hollow body and widens the hollow body to a desired circumference. At least one...
5860999 Stent and method of using same  
A stent, which has an easier and better bendability and higher flexibility than known stents, has several meander paths (2,2a,2b,2c) successively arranged in the axial direction (A) and extending...
5861027 Stent for the transluminal implantation in hollow organs  
A stent for the transluminal implantation in hollow organs, in particular in blood vessels, ureters, oesophagi or gall tracts, is described, having a substantially tubular body which has a...
5861035 Modular prosthetic conduit  
The present invention relates to a modular prosthetic conduit implantable within a mammal and a method of surgically implanting and replacing such a conduit. Specifically, the present invention is...
5860998 Deployment device for tubular expandable prosthesis  
An endoprosthetic implant is formed from a plurality of separate individual components that are inserted sequentially and transluminally into a bifurcated vascular region with each component being...
5853419 Stent  
A stent including a cylindrical member having an outside diameter, a length and having proximal and distal extremities. The stent is formed of a metal and has a wall defining a central bore having...
5846259 Telescoping catheter and method of use  
A catheter wherein the "effective over-the-wire" length is adjustable. The catheter includes an elongated inflation shaft having a longitudinal inflation lumen, an extension shaft disposed distal...
RE35988 Stent construction of rolled configuration  
A stent for reinforcing a damaged wall in a body passage such as a vascular passage. The stent takes the form of a sheet or metal foil wound tightly around a spool in a multiple layer roll and held...
5843118 Fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices  
This is a micro-vaso-occlusive device intended generally for occlusion of small arteries located distally in the vasculature. The invention is made up of a binder portion, often radio-opaque, which...
5843172 Porous medicated stent  
A medicated prosthesis, such as a stent, is deployed in a human vessel. A metallic stent has a plurality of pores in the metal which are loaded with medication. When the stent is implanted into the...
5843161 Endoprosthesis assembly for percutaneous deployment and method of deploying same  
The present invention provides an endoprosthesis assembly having a reduced cross sectional profile for percutaneous deployment and implantation within a body passageway such as a blood vessel. The...
5836962 Endoprosthesis  
A body compatible device including an elongate filament substantially uniform in lateral cross-section over its length and having multiple fibers having high tensile strength embedded in a...
5827289 Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones  
A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone) against the inner cortex of bones whether the bones are fractured or not. The balloon...
5827319 Radially expandable access system having disposable and reusable components  
An access system comprises a radially expandable sleeve, a pneumoperitoneum needle, a cannula assembly, and an obturator. Methods for reconstructing and reusing the access system comprise replacing...
5824056 Implantable medical device formed from a refractory metal having a thin coating disposed thereon  
An implantable medical device formed from a drawn refractory metal and having an improved biocompatible surface is described. The method by which the device is made includes coating a refractory...
5824048 Method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen  
A method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen utilizing an intravascular stent having a coating comprising a polymer and a therapeutic substance in a solid/solid solution with the...
5824054 Coiled sheet graft stent and methods of making and use  
A prosthesis is provided for treatment of aneurysms, occlusive disease of vessels and body organs, and arterio-venous fistulas, comprising an expandable coiled sheet portion having a biocompatible...
5817122 Apparatus having a ureter splint and a guide connectable to the splint via a screw connection, and having an auxiliary splint  
The invention is based on an arrangement of a ureter split, a guide and an auxiliary splint, wherein a releasable connection between the guide and the hollow ureter splint is provided, which...
5817127 Combined dilator-urethrotome  
A combined mechanical dilator-urethrotome comprising a radially-expandable probe (12) consisting of two rods (16 and 18) of a semicircular cross-section which form a complete circle in a closed...