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5071429 |
Method for inserting a balloon catheter through an endoscope
A balloon catheter with an unreinforced stem collapses compactly. A method of introducing a balloon catheter into the body passage of a patient consists of loading the balloon end of the catheter...
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5047039 |
Method and apparatus for effecting dorsal vein ligation and tubular anastomosis and laparoscopic prostatectomy
A ligator assembly comprising a hollow, two-piece, bullet-shaped case dimensioned to be inserted in and through a body member, a pair of suture needles carried by the case, and a suture affixed to...
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5045051 |
Leak detector
A system for detecting leakage in a device having a fluid-driven membrane inserted in the body, for example, a balloon pump, includes a fluid drive circuit with a moisture remover having a capacity...
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5042985 |
Dilatation catheter suitable for peripheral arteries
A steerable balloon dilatation catheter which is particularly suitable for peripheral arteries having an elongated tubular member with a flexible, inelastic balloon on the distal end. The tubular...
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5042976 |
Balloon catheter and manufacturing method of the same
A balloon catheter is provided, which comprises a catheter body made of a flexible tube provided with at least one inner channel and with an annular groove formed on an outer surface near the...
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5041125 |
Balloon catheter
A balloon catheter in which its inflatable and collapsible balloon is of larger diameter than adjacent portions of the catheter body. The balloon defines transition zones at the respective ends...
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5036868 |
Anastomosis preparation technique
This invention provides a surgical method for minimizing constrictions in a vessel in a joint area at the site of an anastomotic ring placement. The method includes inserting an upper part of a...
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5021046 |
Medical pressure sensing and display system
A fluid pressure monitoring system for a balloon catheter includes a pressure transducer in fluid communication with the interior of the balloon. The pressure transducer includes elements for...
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5007898 |
Balloon dilatation catheter
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for the treatment of the symptoms of obstructive prostatism. The apparatus comprises an expandable dilatation catheter and an axially elongate sheath, adapted...
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5005586 |
Method for exercising a patient's anal canal
A sphincterogram device used with radiographic equipment for measuring a patient's anal canal length, anal canal pressure, anorectal angle, and fatigability of the anal musculature. The...
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5002556 |
Balloon catheter assembly
A balloon catheter assembly including a balloon and a catheter. The catheter has a chuck and a multi-tube unit including at least an inner tube and an outer tube arranged slidably and coaxially...
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5002558 |
Adjustable urethral catheter and method for treating obstructive prostatism
A urethral catheter having an adjustable dilating balloon length for dilating a prostatic urethra and a method for using same. The device includes a catheter to which a Foley balloon is affixed at...
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4994071 |
Bifurcating stent apparatus and method
A bifurcating stent for insertion into a bifurcating vessel such as a blood vessel. The stent can be expanded from an insertion configuration to an implanted configuration by the application of...
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4994070 |
Apparatus for dilating a body cavity
A vaginal speculum has a sheet member of inherently resilient material capable of being rolled into a normal position in which the member forms a narrow generally elongate shape. The sheet member...
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4990139 |
Tandem independently inflatable/deflatable multiple diameter balloon angioplasty catheter systems
Disclosed is a catheter for performing balloon angioplasty having multiple independently inflatable/deflatable balloons thereon, each balloon having a different diameter. The balloons are capable...
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4988356 |
Catheter and guidewire exchange system
A catheter and guidewire exchange system in which the guideware is contained within a guidewire leumen in the indwelling portion of the catheter and with the guidewire and catheter being separated...
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4976725 |
Dilatation catheter and constant pressure syringe and method of using the same
In a dilatation catheter and constant pressure syringe, a pressurized compressible medium is used to maintain pressure on a non-compressible medium. Pressure is applied to a compressible medium in...
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4969890 |
Catheter
There is provided a catheter composed of a main body fitted with a shape memory alloy member and having a liquid injection means to supply warming liquid to have said member recover the original...
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4950227 |
Stent delivery system
A stent delivery system to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, including a catheter having an expansible distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of...
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4946464 |
Method of manufacturing miniature balloon catheter and product thereof
A method of constructing a miniature balloon (96) for use as a catheter in blood vessels (10) involves spraying aerosolized particles to form successive coats of a highly diluted silicone-rubber...
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4934999 |
Closure for a male urethra
A closure device for a male urethra, which is formed by an elongated valve device to be inserted into the urethra and to be releasably fastened therein. The elongated object may be formed by a...
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4932958 |
Prostate balloon dilator
An apparatus for dilation of the prostate urethra comprises a urinary catheter for insertion in the prostate urethra, dilation means mounted on the proximal section of the catheter and in...
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4927412 |
Coronary sinus catheter
A coronary sinus catheter having a flexible elongate member with proximal and distal extremities. The flexible elongate member has at least two lumens extending longitudinally thereof. A balloon is...
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4913701 |
Balloon catheter and method of manufacturing the same
A balloon catheter that includes an elongated cylindrical body having a distal end and a proximal end, a first reduced diameter section and a second further reduced diameter section which, in the...
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4911163 |
Two ballooned catheter device for diagnostic and operative use
A two ballooned catheter device comprising an inner catheter and an outer catheter slidable one with respect to the other, and a coaxial conduit connected to the proximal end of the outer catheter,...
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4908011 |
Method and device for performing a puncturing work on an inflated balloon-like object implanted in a patient
An inflated balloon (5) implanted in a patient (3) is provided with a high-frequency receiver system (7) wherein an electric current is induced upon the generation of a high-frequency,...
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4899747 |
Method and appartus for treating obesity
A stomach insert for treating obesity in humans by reducing the stomach volume comprises a flexible, free floating and unattached, inflatable balloon, the balloon being inflatable to a volume...
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4893623 |
Method and apparatus for treating hypertrophy of the prostate gland
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for treatment of hypertrophy of the prostate gland. The apparatus comprises an expansion catheter having an expandable tubular stent associated therewith,...
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4861337 |
Collapsible urethral catheter
A collapsible and flexible urethral drainage catheter having a flexible tubular body portion containing a drainage lumen and an inflation lumen and having a distal tip portion with a flexibility...
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4848367 |
Method of effecting dorsal vein ligation
A method of effecting dorsal vein ligation comprising the steps of positioning a selectively actuable radially expandable member in the urethra adjacent the dorsal vein, actuating the radially...
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4832691 |
Pneumatic bougie, particularly for treatment of stenoses
The bougie has a balloon dilatator which is slipped over a gastroscope. The balloon dilatator comprises an inflatable balloon whose diameter is limited to a given upper value during inflation. The...
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4832680 |
Apparatus for hypodermically implanting a genitourinary prosthesis
Apparatus and a non-surgical method for hypodermically implanting a genitourinary prosthesis comprising an extensible, inflatable containment membrane to be located between the urethra and the...
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4827925 |
Cuffless adjustable endotracheal tube
An expandable endotracheal tube and the like comprising extended, spaced segments. Actuating members fill the spaces between adjacent segments. The actuating members and the segments have curved...
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4821722 |
Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter and method
Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter having an elongate flexible tubular member having at least one lumen therein extending longitudinally thereof. A balloon is carried by the flexible tubular...
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4802479 |
Hand-held instrument for implanting, dispensing, and inflating an inflatable membrane
A compact, hand-held instrument by which to permit a physician to accurately and controllably implant, dispense, and inflate an inflatable membrane at a predetermined target area within the tissues...
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4800901 |
Balloon-type Tissue expansion device
A balloon-type Tissue expander device is provided that has a main balloon portion for stretching tissue when implanted under the skin. The expander balloon includes an inflation conduit and a...
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4798205 |
Method of using a subperiosteal tissue expander
Disclosed is a subperiosteal tissue expander for reconstruction of the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the mandible or maxilla. The expander includes an inflatable tube curved into a "C"...
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4781189 |
Pneumatic exsanguinator and method for exsanguinating a limb
A device and method for exsanguinating a limb using at least one inflatable bladder which surrounds the extremity of the body to be exsanguinated. The bladder is inflated at the distal end of the...
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4775371 |
Stiffened dilatation catheter and method of manufacture
Stiffened dilation catheter and method of manufacturing the same. The catheter has a relatively stiff proximal end portion formed by bonding a relatively stiff tubular member coaxially within the...
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4771774 |
Motor drive unit
Motor drive unit for use with an atherectomy device having a flexible drive cable and a finger operated member for advancing and retracting the drive cable. The drive unit comprises a motor and a...
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4771778 |
Steerable low profile balloon dilatation catheter
Steerable low profile dilatation catheter having a flexible elongate tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. An adapter is secured to the...
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4740203 |
Refillable injection device
In a refillable injection device for use with a dilation catheter, a large bore syringe is used to refill a small bore syringe without disconnecting the syringe assembly from the catheter. A...
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4719918 |
Subperiosteal tissue expander
Disclosed is a subperiosteal tissue expander for reconstruction of the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the mandible or maxilla. The expander includes an inflatable tube curved into a "C"...
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4694827 |
Inflatable gastric device for treating obesity and method of using the same
A balloon insertable and inflatable in the stomach to deter ingestion of food and having, when inflated, a plurality of smooth-surfaced convex protrusions disposed to permit engagement of the...
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4686985 |
Anal dilator and occluder
An inflatable device is disclosed which is comprised of three chambers which are adapted to be inserted partially into the rectum and inflated. The first chamber would be positioned within the...
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4684363 |
Rapidly inflatable balloon catheter and method
A catheter having first and second lumens and a balloon adjacent the distal end of the catheter, with the first and second lumens extending to the interior of the balloon. Air can be purged from...
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4669478 |
Device for diagnosing and relieving female incontinence
An inflatable elongate pessary fits into and longitudinally distends the patient's vagina and with it the urethra. An indentation near the proximal end of the pessary receives the patient's servix...
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4660560 |
Method for treating obstructive prostatism
The present invention is a method for treating obstructive prostatism in which a urethral catheter having a remotely fixed annular balloon is inserted into the urethra and urged therethrough until...
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4655749 |
Angioplasty pressure controller
An angioplasty pressure controller having a housing with a slidable pressure cylinder in it. A drive screw is connected to a piston in the cylinder and arranged for fine adjustment by turning the...
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4651717 |
Multiple envelope tissue expander device
This invention relates to an implantable, multiple envelope tissue expander and to a method of using the same to produce a flap or section of tissue having a preselected shaped for use in plastic...
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