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5733260 |
Balloon Catheter
The shaft of a dilation balloon catheter includes three lumens; a dilation balloon lumen, a guidewire lumen, and an inner balloon lumen. A dilation balloon near the distal near the distal end of...
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5733299 |
Two balloon catheter
The catheter comprises: a tube-like basic body having a distal end, a distal end section, a proximal end and two balloons mounted to the distal end section. One of the balloons is a dilatation...
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5728064 |
Balloon catheter with improved pressure source
A balloon catheter having a long shaft with an inflatable balloon connected to its distal end with a pressure source connected to the shaft at an invivo point which operates to inflate and deflate...
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5725545 |
Balloon dissector
A balloon dissector in which an elastic balloon is positioned on an exterior portion of a rigid tube. The tube is inserted into the patient and then a medium, such as saline solution, is inserted...
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5725548 |
Self-locking stent and method for its production
A tubular member is formed from a flat sheet having opposed longitudinal edges. Rows of parallel longitudinal slots are cut in the flat sheet and at least three holes are cut along the opposed...
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5722986 |
Inflatable devices for separating layers of tissue, and methods of using
An apparatus and method for separating tissue layers and providing a working space for performing a medical procedure. A first balloon is inserted between the tissue layers and inflated to dissect...
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5718712 |
Dilatation balloon catheter for endoscopy
A balloon catheter is provided which includes a flexible tube on one end of which a balloon is mounted to be inflated by means of the tube, which balloon has an annular restriction in its middle...
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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...
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5709657 |
Methods for placement of balloon tamponade devices
Balloon tamponade devices for treating bleeding sites within the upper digestive tract (e.g. esophageal or upper gastric bleeding sites, or duodenal, pyloric or distal gastric bleeding sites)...
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5707382 |
Surgical dissector
A surgical instrument having an elongated shaft to which is attached an inflatable balloon, commonly referred to a "balloon dissector", for dissecting a desired layer of internal bodily tissue from...
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5707385 |
Drug loaded elastic membrane and method for delivery
An expandable sheath is provided for delivering a therapeutic drug in a body lumen which comprises an expandable membrane with a therapeutic drug incorporated therein. The expandable membrane is in...
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5704372 |
Endoscopic inflatable retraction devices for separating layers of tissue, and methods of using
An apparatus for separating a first layer of tissue, such as the peritoneum, from a second layer of tissue, such as the properitoneal fascia. The apparatus includes a main envelope that defines a...
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5697942 |
Internal vascular clamp
A vascular clamp for occluding a blood vessel or duct during surgery, comprising a clamping element adapted to be substantially entirely positioned within a body cavity during the surgery and to...
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5697971 |
Multi-cell stent with cells having differing characteristics
The present invention is a multi-cell stent having at least two different types of cells with each type of cell accomplishing a different purpose. For example, a first type of cell is intended to...
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5695468 |
Balloon catheter with improved pressure source
A balloon catheter is disclosed which includes a fluid displacement rod at least partially and slidably disposed in an elongate tubular member with a balloon connected to the distal end of the...
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5695514 |
Method and apparatus for harvesting blood vessels
Apparatus and method of harvesting a vessel of interest use a thin-walled, dark-colored sheath inserted within the vessel with the aid of an inner, slidable support member that is removed following...
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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...
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5687715 |
Nasal positive airway pressure apparatus and method
A nasal positive airway pressure device is provided having a plenum chamber, a pair of nasal delivery members, and a variable orifice venting aperture member. The variable orifice venting aperture...
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5685826 |
Mechanically expandable arthroscopic retractors and method of using the same
A mechanically expandable retractor for use in arthroscopic surgery. The retractor has an expanding portion at its distal end for expanding against sub-surface tissues when the retractor is in use....
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5681342 |
Device and method for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
A laparoscopic surgical separating device (1) for creating a preperitoneal workspace, for use in preperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, comprising a relatively rigid longitudinal...
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5674238 |
Perineometer
A perineometer which indicates the pressure created by vaginal contractions. A probe with a bulbous end is inflated inside the vagina, and a pressure transducer in fluid communication with the...
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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...
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5672169 |
Stent mounting device
A stent mounting device and method of using the device comprising a disposable device for holding a stent, into which a delivery system such as a balloon catheter can be inserted, and the stent...
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5669879 |
Catheter assembly for dilation of constricted blood vessel
A catheter assembly for dilation of constricted blood vessels includes a catheter supporting a radiopaque balloon insertable into a patient blood vessel. The catheter provides a coupling passage...
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5667479 |
Method for resection of an anatomic structure
A surgical instrument and method for facilitating the resection of an anatomic structure in a minimally invasive procedure. The resection instrument includes an inflatable enveloping sleeve member...
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5665117 |
Endovascular prosthesis with improved sealing means for aneurysmal arterial disease and method of use
An intraluminal prosthesis for use in a blood vessel, e.g., the abdominal aorta, at which an aneurysm defining an aneurysmal space is located. The prosthesis basically comprises an expandable...
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5665103 |
Stent locating device
A method of detecting a metallic stent inside a living body wherein the method includes the steps of: (1) providing a stent locator device, (2) providing a metallic stent, (3) inserting the...
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5662608 |
Low profile balloon catheter and method
A low profile catheter comprising a flexible elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities and having a guide wire lumen and at least one balloon inflation lumen extending from the...
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5662674 |
Apparatus for locating a breast mass
A mass localization device includes a catheter and a needle. In one embodiment, the catheter includes inner and outer walls spaced from each other and creating a gap between the walls extending...
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5658309 |
Guidewire/inflation tube locking apparatus and method of use
A locking apparatus for use with a catheter which includes a catheter body, first and second slidable components which are slidable with respect to the catheter body, and a hub disposed at the...
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5658310 |
Balloon compressor for internal fixation of bone fractures
The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus for performing an internal fixation of fractures of tubular bones using a balloon catheter fixation device which is guided and...
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5658311 |
High pressure expander bundle for large diameter stent deployment
A balloon catheter includes an inflatable expander member for deploying a large diameter stent includes a plurality of balloon segments affixed to the distal end of a multi-lumen catheter body, the...
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5658272 |
Surgical instrument support and method of using the same
A support for a surgical instrument, having a base that defines a seat with a concave surface and a flat surface facing in a first direction for placement against tissue and a connector having a...
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5653726 |
Retrograde dissector and method for facilitating a TRAM flap
For surgery, an endoscopic retrograde dissector instrument and less invasive method for bluntly dissecting tissue planes overlying and underlying a rectus abdominus muscle to mobilize the muscle in...
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5643210 |
Angioplasty perfusion catheter
The catheter comprises a perfusion catheter, a balloon connected by its distal end to a conduit and by its proximal end to an inflating tube, a guide wire inside the conduit, a dilator member in...
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5643311 |
Uterine manipulator and manipulator tip assembly
A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a...
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5643178 |
Method for peritoneal retration
A method and apparatus for mechanically lifting the abdominal wall away from underlying abdominal organs for laparoscopic surgery without insufflation. In the method an expansible device is...
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5634883 |
Apparatus for peritoneal retraction
A method and apparatus for mechanically lifting the abdominal wall away from underlying abdominal organs for laparoscopic surgery without insufflation. In the method an expansible device is...
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5632762 |
Ostial stent balloon
Disclosed is a specially tapered balloon such as for sizing an implantable tubular stent that has been positioned within an ostium. In one application of the present invention, a stent is...
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5630830 |
Device and method for mounting stents on delivery systems
A device for mounting a stent on a delivery system such as a balloon catheter and methods of making and using the device. Typically, the device includes an elongated, preferably transparent body...
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5628746 |
Dilatation catheter assembly with cutting element and method of using the same
A dilatation catheter assembly is set forth which permits dilatation and incision of tissue whereby trauma and damage to the tissue due to uncontrolled tearing is reduced or eliminated. The...
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5628754 |
Stent delivery guide catheter
The present invention is for a stent delivery guide catheter to be used in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The stent delivery guide catheter consists of a guide catheter body...
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5628784 |
Endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted in the body of a patient
An endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted by means of a catheter in a patient's body, especially inside a blood vessel or other body cavity. The endoprosthesis is oblong and hollow. It...
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5626604 |
Hand held stent crimping device
A stent loading device is provided for loading a stent on a catheter of the type used in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)...
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5624450 |
Stent removal
The invention relates to an assembly for the removal of a stent from a body vessel without an operation being necessary to gain access to this stent. This assembly has for this purpose an...
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5616149 |
Balloon catheter with cutting edge
An apparatus and method for dilation or recanalization of a diseased vessel by use of a balloon catheter with cutting edges to make longitudinal cuts in the vessel wall is described. The diameter...
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5607443 |
Expansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observation
An expansible laparoscopic tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space. The apparatus provides laparoscopic observation both during tunneling operations, when the apparatus is...
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5601590 |
Expandable cannulas
Cannulas for surgical and medical use expand along their entire lengths. The cannulas are inserted through tissue when in an unexpanded condition and with a small diameter. The cannulas are then...
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5601589 |
Extraluminal balloon dissection apparatus and method
A balloon dissection apparatus for forming an anatomic working space alongside an elongate vessel in a body having a tunneling shaft having proximal and distal extremities. A flexible elongate...
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5591129 |
Perfusion balloon angioplasty catheter
A balloon angioplasty catheter having a balloon head assembly carried at the distal end of an elongated catheter body. The balloon head assembly includes an inflatable balloon envelope and a...
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