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7156860 |
Balloon catheter
The invention relates to balloon catheters ( 1 ) and methods of treatment for exerting internal pressure on surrounding tissue of a mammalian duct or cavity in a section thereof having a...
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7156869 |
Drug-eluting stent and delivery system with tapered stent in shoulder region
A drug-eluting stent delivery system for the treatment of edge restenosis in a blood vessel. The drug-eluting stent delivery system has a balloon disposed about at least a portion of a catheter,...
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7144407 |
Cardiovascular intra aortic balloon pump catheter with heat exchange function and methods of use
An intra-aortic balloon pump catheter system (apparatus and method) includes a pumping element for pumping a patient's blood and one or more heat exchange for exchanging heat with the patient's...
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7113821 |
Tissue electroperforation for enhanced drug delivery
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating the membrane...
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7108684 |
Drug delivery balloon catheter
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for delivering a drug to a selected site in the vascular system of a patient. More specifically, the apparatus is a balloon catheter...
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7101387 |
Radio frequency ablation cooling shield
A medical assembly and method are provided to effectively treat abnormal tissue, such as, a tumor. The target tissue is thermally ablated using a suitable source, such as RF or laser energy. A...
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7070613 |
Non-compliant balloon with compliant top-layer to protect coated stents during expansion
In order to minimize the potential for damage to bio-compatible and/or therapeutic-containing stent coatings, there is provided a compliant elastic sheath over layer between a non-compliant stent...
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7070606 |
Methods and apparatus for aspiration and priming of inflatable structures in catheters
An aspiration baffle comprises an outer tube and an inner core wire. Microholes are provided in the outer tubular member to permit passage of gas but inhibit the passage of liquids. The aspiration...
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7056323 |
Stent security balloon/balloon catheter
A medical balloon is constructed with protrusions thereon to prevent unwanted movement of an expandable, implantable medical device such as a stent during delivery and deployment. At least some of...
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7052507 |
Catheter with balloon
A catheter with a balloon for mitral valve formative operation includes a double tube having an inner tube and an outer tube disposed concentrically. A balloon is fastened at one end to the inner...
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7052452 |
System and method for assessing urinary function
A medical system is provided for assessing urinary function. The system includes a control device and at least one test module capable of being removably coupled to the control device such that,...
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7052487 |
Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation
A method for reducing mitral regurgitation includes deploying deforming matter into a selected one of (i) a mitral valve annulus adjacent a posterior leaflet, and (ii) tissue adjacent the mitral...
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7044954 |
Method for treating a vertebral body
A structure adapted to assume an expanded geometry having a desired configuration when used in bone includes material that limits the expanded geometry. The structure undergoes stress when expanded...
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7044921 |
Medical device with changeable tip flexibility
A medical device with a changeable flexibility and a method of using the same. The medical device may include a core member, a tip member, and a tie member. The tip member may be configured to...
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7041079 |
Occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta
An occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta capable of obstructing the blood flow within the ascending aorta without inserting through the femoral artery. The occlusion catheter is provided with...
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7037319 |
Nanotube paper-based medical device
A medical device is disclosed which may include the use of carbon nanotube paper. The medical device may be provided in the form of a balloon catheter wherein the nanotube paper is mounted about an...
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7033373 |
Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices
A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that...
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7022106 |
Catheter having enhanced distal pushability
Apparatus for enhancing pushability and minimizing kinking of a balloon catheter is provided, wherein a catheter comprises inner and outer tubes, and a balloon that is proximally affixed to the...
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7018392 |
Hemostatic system for body cavities
Bleeding is controlled on an inner surface of a body cavity by inserting into the cavity an expandable balloon which is covered by a hemostatic shroud, expanding the balloon, and compressing the...
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7018398 |
System and method for treating urinary tract disorders
A method, device, and system for treatment of urinary tract disorders is provided. The device includes a catheter having multiple lumens for insertion into a urinary bladder and for providing fluid...
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7004963 |
Conformable balloons
An inflatable medical balloon for multiple procedures, including angioplasty procedures, procedures for delivering medical devices, such as stents, and a method of making the catheter systems. The...
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7001404 |
Tissue separation cannula and method
A cannula includes a tubular body having proximal closed end and distal blunt end, at least one lumen extending the length of the body, an endoscope having a lighted, viewing end disposed in the...
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6994095 |
Pyloric valve corking device and method
Pyloric valve corking devices and methods are described herein. The devices generally include an occluding member which expands from a first configuration to a larger second configuration and a...
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6994715 |
Intra-gastric fastening devices
Intra-gastric fastening devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of the patient are maintained within by anchoring or otherwise fixing the expandable...
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6981981 |
Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone
Systems for treating a bone, e.g. a vertebral body, having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone provide a first tool, a second tool, and a third tool. The first tool...
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6981980 |
Self-inflating intragastric volume-occupying device
A self-inflating, intragastric balloon device is activated by addition of an activating liquid into an acid or water soluble vessel located within the balloon. After an approximately pre-determined...
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6979342 |
Catheter with a polyimide distal tip
A catheter having an elongated shaft which has a multilayered distal tip with a first layer formed of a polyimide first material and a second layer formed of a polymeric second material. In one...
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6979341 |
Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions
An expandable structure made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat and pressure. The structure undergoes controlled expansion and further distention in...
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6972026 |
Surgical access device
Surgical device ( 1 ) is for use in minimally invasive surgery using an inflated body cavity ( 2 ) accessible to a surgeon through an access port defined by a sleeve ( 4 ) passing through an...
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6972024 |
Method of treating vulnerable plaque
A method of treating vulnerable plaque comprising intentionally damaging or rupturing the vulnerable plaque using a wingless balloon which is inflated from a wingless unexpanded diameter to a...
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6964658 |
System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge
A system for facilitating hemostasis of a puncture site in a blood vessel delivers an absorbable sponge pledget in a hydrated state to a position at an exterior of the blood vessel puncture to...
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6964669 |
Linear delivery system for deployment of a detachable balloon at a target site in vivo
A linear delivery system and method for deployment of a detachable balloon at a target site in a patient in vivo is disclosed. The system includes a unitary sheath assembly having a retractable...
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6962604 |
Flexible endoluminal stent and process of repairing a body lumen
A generally tubular intraluminal compound stent comprising a plurality of component stents, each component stent having a length and a plurality of individual hoops axially disposed along the...
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6958073 |
Method and system for stent retention using an adhesive
The invention provides a method of manufacturing a system for treating a vascular condition. A catheter including an inflatable balloon is provided. A stent is positioned over the balloon. An...
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6953469 |
Device and method for treating intraluminal tissue
A device and method for treating intraluminal tissue employ an inflatable member having a plurality of heating zones adapted for selective activation, whereby one or more of the heating zones can...
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6951569 |
Surgical balloon having varying wall thickness
A surgical balloon is provided for insertion into a uterus that includes a substantially continuous outer wall defining an exterior surface of the balloon on a first side and an interior hollow of...
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6949125 |
Ureteral stent with end-effector and related methods
A system and related methods for maintaining the patentcy of the ureter comprising a pusher tube having a pusher tube lumen and an inflate lumen disposed within a wall of the pusher tube and a...
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6942679 |
Aneurysm treating instrument
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved balloon catheter for curing aneurysms, and particularly dissecting aortic aneurysms, promptly and without surgical treatment, the...
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6942682 |
Rolling membrane stent delivery system
A medical device delivery system, having a rolling retractable sheath covering a medical device mounting region on the system is disclosed. The rolling retractable sheath comprises an inner wall...
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6932836 |
Catheter and stent delivery system
A catheter and stent delivery system for alleviating a blockage within a vessel of a patient, allowing for the precise placement of a non-sliding balloon catheter assembly in a single step. The...
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6926729 |
Low profile valve and method of making
A low profile inflation valve located inside a balloon catheter that enables a user to inflate the balloon and exchange other medical apparatus over the catheter while the balloon remains inflated....
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6923813 |
Devices for creating voids in interior body regions and related methods
Several embodiments of cutting tips for tools for creating voids in interior body regions are provided. The cutting tips provide for rotational and translational cutting. An actuator mechanism for...
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6916331 |
Skin seal with inflatable membrane
A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable balloon in the shape of a dumbbell, where the balloon may be stored within a cannula for easy placement in an incision and inflated to deploy the...
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6913611 |
Rectosigmoid manipulator apparatus
An apparatus for manipulating the rectosigmoid during surgery, to move the rectosigmoid to a pre-determined position, which includes a cannula portin, having a rounded and flexible tip, an...
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6911038 |
Matched balloon to stent shortening
A catheter for delivery of a prosthesis comprises an expandable member which includes a portion which foreshortens longitudinally upon radial expansion of the expandable member.
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6899719 |
Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies
Systems and methods treat fractured or diseased bone by deploying more than a single therapeutic tool into the bone. In one arrangement, the systems and methods deploy an expandable body in...
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6884257 |
Stent delivery system with adjustable length balloon
A stent delivery system with an adjustable length balloon. The system includes a stent delivery catheter having an expandable member with an inflated length that can be adjusted according to the...
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6881216 |
Balloon catheter with stent securement means
An assembly for delivery and deployment of an inflation expandable stent within a vessel is comprised of a catheter, an inflation expandable stent, an expandable balloon, and a securement means...
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6872215 |
Focalized stent implantation
Disclosed is a focal balloon having at least one reference zone and a focal zone. In one embodiment, the reference zone and focal zone are inflatable to a first generally cylindrical profile at a...
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6837890 |
Expanded UHMWPE for guiding catheter liners and other lubricious coatings
An intraluminal catheter, such as a guiding catheter, employed for intravascular procedures and having an inner liner formed of expanded Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is...
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