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5814063 Stent for placement in a body tube  
A stent for placement in a body tube includes a flexible support structure which is embedded in a hollow cylindrical casing of a synthetic material which at least at body temperature has limited...
5814058 Method and apparatus employing conformable sleeve for providing percutaneous access  
Methods and systems for introducing articles and surgical instruments to target body cavities utilize conformable sleeves which are percutaneously positioned within the cavity. Articles may then be...
5800454 Catheter deliverable coiled wire thromboginic apparatus and method  
A catheter deliverable thrombogenic device includes a catheter for threading into a body vasculature passageway to a target location, and a resilient wire element coiled and shaped to occupy a...
5800516 Deployable and retrievable shape memory stent/tube and method  
A method for the deployment and retrieval of a tubular member. The method is achieved by first introducing a tubular member having a first diameter to a preselected treatment site, wherein said...
5800526 Multi-anchor stent  
The intravascular multi-anchor stent includes a plurality of cylindrical elements that are independently expandable in the radial direction and that are interconnected so as to be generally aligned...
5797933 Coronary shunt and method of use  
A coronary shunt for occluding both sides of an anastomosis site and providing a blood flow path across the anastomosis site. The shunt includes two occluding members sized and configured to...
5797951 Expandable support member  
An expandable support generally in the form of an annulus. The support has a plurality of segments with sections having cooperating engagement which permit circumferential expansion upon...
5782800 Expandable multifunctional manipulating instruments for various medical procedures and methods therefor  
An expandable multifunctional instrument for performing various diverse operative procedures includes an elongate distensible member having a distal end for being introduced in an anatomical cavity...
5779729 Coated stent  
A coated stent, particularly a biocompatible polymeric material coated stent, and a coating process are herein described.
5776140 Stent delivery system  
An implantable medical device such as a stent may be implanted within a patient by the steps of advancing a catheter having a balloon into the patient, in which the catheter carries the medical...
5776160 Winged biliary stent  
A stent, for example for maintaining the patency of a duct such as a biliary duct, is provided that includes a plurality of radially extending wings. The wings project from a core which has a guide...
5776162 Vessel implantable shape memory appliance with superelastic hinged joint  
A medical appliance of shape memory material is provided for implantation in a vascular passageway for engagement with the walls of the passageway. The appliance includes a body formed of thermal...
5772668 Apparatus for placing an endoprosthesis  
An endoprosthesis or stent comprising a continuous loop of material is disclosed, along with a method and systems for deploying the stent at a desired location within a collapsed vessel. The stent...
5766203 Sheath with expandable distal extremity and balloon catheters and stents for use therewith and method  
A sheath for advancement into a vessel of a patient having a stenosis therein which at least partially occludes the flow of blood in the vessel. A flexible elongate tubular member has proximal and...
5765559 Multi-cuffed endotracheal tube and method of its use  
A plurality of cuff rings for an endotracheal tube for intubation of a trachea. At least one of the cuff rings is inflatable and deflatable independent of the other cuff ring so that at least one...
5766187 Mechanism for guiding surgical instruments  
A mechanism for guiding an instrument to and locating it at a surgical site comprising a flexible, movable, elongated guide having a proximal end constructed to receive a projecting portion of a...
5755772 Radially expansible vascular prosthesis having reversible and other locking structures  
A tubular prosthesis is implanted at a target location within a body lumen by transluminally positioning the prosthesis and thereafter radially expanding the prosthesis to conform to an inner wall...
5746766 Surgical stent  
The present invention relates to a self-expanding stent which may be used to anchor a graft such as a abdominal aortic graft in place. The stent may also be used following procedures such as, for...
5746769 Endoluminal coil delivery system having a mechanical release mechanism  
The invention provides endoluminal coil delivery systems and methods for positioning a coil within a body lumen. In particular, the device uses a mechanical latch in the form of jaws to positively...
5746720 Method and apparatus for insertion of a cannula and trocar  
An adjustable length cannula which may be longitudinally extended or retracted in order to accommodate a range of body cavity wall thicknesses. A method for inserting the cannula is disclosed, in...
5746749 Rectovaginal surgical repair instrument  
A rectovaginal surgical instrument for the repair of rectovaginal tears, incisions and fistulas, especially those associated with childbirth. The instrument includes an elongated generally...
5746763 Device for supporting and positioning medical equipment  
The present invention relates to a support structure for supporting and positioning medical equipment with respect to a patients. The support structure includes a support plate for positioning...
5741292 Punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument with push-button plug release  
A punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument includes a cylindrical body with a first end being a plug inserting tip, and a second end being a punctum dilating tip. An elongated button is...
5735859 Distally attachable and releasable sheath for a stent delivery system  
The present invention is a device and method for securing and releasing the distal end of a thin-walled sheath to and from a distal section of a stent delivery catheter. The invention comprises a...
5728131 Coupling device and method of use  
A coupler is provided for connecting a stent and a vascular graft for repairing aneurysms. An intravascular stent is connected to a vascular graft by a coupler having a high degree of elasticity so...
5728132 Self-sealing vascular access device  
An instrument for achieving rapid hemostasis at the conclusion of a catheterization procedure comprises a device for injecting a fluid hemostatic agent into a puncture wound that is operatively...
5725572 Radiopaque stent  
A radiopaque marker associated with a stent which is adapted to be implanted into a patient's body lumen to maintain the patency thereof and a convenient and accurate method for affixing the...
5725547 Corrugated stent  
The present invention concerns an improved corrugated stent which is designed to maximize expansion ratio, source of expansion, and flexibility, while minimizing the shortening which generally...
5725568 Method and device for recanalizing and grafting arteries  
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for repairing a diseased vessel at the site of an aneurysm, graft or stenosis. A polymeric self-hardening or self-curing material is...
5725546 Detachable microcoil delivery catheter  
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. This instrument uses, and may include,...
5718713 Surgical stent having a streamlined contour  
A surgical stent 10 is provided which is formed of a plurality of stent segments 40 having a streamlined contour. Each stent segment 40 includes an outer surface 42 spaced from an inner surface 44....
5716410 Temporary stent and method of use  
A temporary stent comprises a coil of tubular thermoplastic material and a heating element inside the tubular material, or a film with a metal film resistive heating element coated thereon. A...
5716373 Support member for reduced diameter balloon catheter, and intra-aortic balloon catheter using the same  
A balloon catheter assembly in which the catheter tube terminates at the entrance to the balloon chamber and in which a thin support member connects the distal end of the catheter tube to the tip...
5707386 Stent and method of making a stent  
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...
5707336 Ventricular assist device  
Cardiac ventricular assist apparatus adapted to be placed by insertion through an incision in the wall of the upper abdomen below the rib cage and an incision in the inferior aspect of the...
5702413 Curved bristle atherectomy device and method  
An medical device with hook like bristles suitable for capturing occlusive material. The device is inserted to a patient's vasculature and moved through an area of occlusion in such a way as to...
5700286 Polymer film for wrapping a stent structure  
The drug loaded stent includes an expandable stent structural member, and a planar sheet of polymeric material attached to the outside of the expandable stent structural member. The polymeric...
5697948 Device for delivering and deploying intraluminal devices  
A device for delivering and deploying an intraluminal device such as a stent. The device has a guide sheath with a movable tip element, preferably in the form of an inflatable balloon, at its...
5695515 Mitral valve dilator  
A hydraulically operated surgical tool operated with video assistance through a small incision in a patient's chest for entering and expanding the mitral heart valve, The mitral valve dilator is a...
5690667 Vasoocclusion coil having a polymer tip  
A vasoocclusive helical metal coil having a thermoplastic polymer plug in at least one of its ends that has been melted so that it molds to the coil windings and insulates and blunts the end(s).
5690670 Stents of enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility  
Cardiovascular and other medical implants fabricated from low-modulus Ti-Nb-Zr alloys to provide enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility. The cardiovascular implants may be surface hardened...
5681340 Vaginal dilator  
The adjustable variable length vaginal dilator is assembled from selected parts of parts of various length so as to achieve a selected desired length, and at least two of the parts are threaded....
5674239 Intravaginal balloon for blood leakage prevention  
An intravaginal inflatable member providing sealable closure of the vaginal canal for the prevention of exit of menstrual blood, or other organic fluids from the vaginal orifice. The intravaginal...
5669930 Stent for intracorporeal retention  
A stent for intracorporeal retention is inserted in a human body, for instance, inside an airway, esophagus, or bile duct, and used for preventing a bore of the internal organs described above from...
5669931 Liquid coils with secondary shape  
An occlusive implant includes an elongated member having an end, a portion proximal to that end, and a portion distal to that end. The proximal portion is sufficiently flexible so that it can be...
5669905 Endovascular embolic device detachment detection method and apparatus  
This invention is a method for ensuring for endovascular occlusion through the formation of thrombi in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations, and arteriovenous fistulas. In particular,...
5667522 Urological stent and deployment device therefor  
A stent adapted for placing in the urethra so as to retain the urethra's diameter above a critical level is provided. The stent comprises: a spiral band made of a two-way shape memory alloy...
5665115 Intraluminal stent  
A intraluminal stent and graft includes a stent made of a continuous helix of zig-zag wire and loops which connect adjacent apices of the wire. The stent is compressible and self-expandable...
5658308 Bioactive occlusion coil  
A thrombogenic occlusion coil for occluding a blood vessel comprising a helical metallic coil having a plurality of axially spaced windings and a plurality of strands of a thrombogenic polymer...
5653722 Anterograde/retrograde spiral dissector and method of use in vein grafting  
A surgical instrument for bluntly dissecting connective tissues in a plane around a vein or other anatomic structure in a minimally invasive surgery. An anterograde or retrograde spiral dissector...
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