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7618432 |
Valvuloplasty devices and methods
The present invention provides an aortic valvuloplasty catheter which, in one preferred embodiment, has a tapered distal balloon segment that anchors within the left ventricle outflow track of the...
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7618430 |
Retractable dilator needle
A dilator having a retractable needle is disclosed. The dilator includes an elongated dilator body having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen longitudinally extending therethrough....
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7615046 |
Apparatus and method for the controlled hydrodistention of the urinary bladder
A urological medical system for performing a controlled hydrodistention of the urinary bladder for treating a bladder dysfunction problem comprised of a programmed CPU with associated computer...
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7611525 |
Retrieval device
A device for retrieval of a foreign body, such as an undeployed stent from a vessel of a patient, has a central shaft for receiving a guidewire therein. A balloon support extends from the central...
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7611482 |
Minimally-invasive smart devices
There is provided a minimally-invasive smart device which can detect environmental conditions in the vicinity of a target site within a patient's body and autonomously determine whether the medical...
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7597702 |
Balloon assembly with a torque
An expandable medical balloon for use in combination with a catheter assembly, the balloon having a torque in a first and second unexpanded state, and to methods of making and using the same.
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7591831 |
Medical devices comprising nanocomposites
The present invention provides medical devices comprising nanocomposite materials. By utilizing nanocomposites in the production thereof, the inventive medical devices can be produced with various...
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7578831 |
Balloon catheter
A catheter arrangement is described that is arranged to permit a guide wire or other structure to be fed laterally from the region of an expandable working element. The catheter includes an...
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7578830 |
Minimally invasive medical device deployment and retrieval system
The present invention provides a medical device retrieval system comprising a working element carried by a flexible, elongate shaft, the working element having a proximal profile and the shaft...
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7575568 |
Catheter distal tip
The present invention is directed to distal tip designs for catheter, wherein distal tip material is positioned about an inner shaft. The distal tip material may also be used as a tie layer for...
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7572270 |
Balloon catheter stent delivery system with ridges
A balloon catheter and stent delivery system for medical treatment of a patient includes a balloon having a pattern of ridges in an initial deflated state. The ridges may cooperate with structural...
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7563270 |
Rotating stent delivery system for side branch access and protection and method of using same
A catheter assembly and method of use comprises advancing a catheter having a rotatably mounted balloon relative to the primary guide wire to a vessel bifurcation along first and second guide wires.
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7556837 |
Method for coating stents
An apparatus for coating implantable medical devices, such as stents, and a method of coating stents using the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a barrier or barriers for...
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7547294 |
Microfabricated surgical device for interventional procedures
An actuator for an interventional surgical procedure is described. The actuator may include an actuator body having a distal end and a proximal end. A central expandable section is located between...
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7544206 |
Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve
A method and apparatus for delivering a device to a given location within a heart, the method and apparatus being adapted for: passing a first catheter through the left atrium of the heart,...
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7544201 |
Rapid exchange balloon dilation catheter having reinforced multi-lumen distal portion
A rapid exchange balloon dilation catheter includes a catheter shaft with a proximal tubular member defining a proximal inflation/deflation lumen for conveying fluids therethrough with a distal...
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7540876 |
Pressure attenuation device
An implantable blood pressure regulator is provided. The blood pressure regulator includes at least one connection zone and an attenuation zone. The connection zone is suitable for connection to a...
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7524322 |
Device for the implantation of occlusion means
The invention relates to a device for the implantation of electrolytically releasable occlusion means in body cavities or blood vessels. The device is intended for use in veterinary or human...
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7524321 |
Multi-lumen catheters and methods for using same
Multi-lumen balloons for use as or in conjunction with balloon dilation catheters, and methods for making such balloons, are disclosed.
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7500982 |
Balloon dilation catheter having transition from coaxial lumens to non-coaxial multiple lumens
A shaft for a balloon dilation catheter comprises a proximal portion wherein a guidewire tubular member is disposed coaxially within an outer tubular member, a shaft transitional portion, wherein...
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7497844 |
System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veins
An improved system and method for placing implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as leads within the coronary sinus and branch veins is disclosed. In one embodiment, a slittable delivery sheath...
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7494612 |
Medical balloon folding method and tooling
A tool for imparting a plurality of folds to a balloon comprises a housing, which defines a passage therethrough. The passage has a longitudinal axis and a first opening at a first end of the...
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7491228 |
Flexible and expandable stent
In one embodiment of the invention, a stent may be provided comprising a first undulating band comprising a series of alternating first peaks and first troughs and a second undulating band...
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7491213 |
Catheter shaft having distal support
A catheter comprising an inflatable balloon having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inflation cavity therebetween, a catheter shaft having the inflatable balloon affixed proximate a distal end...
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7488339 |
Multilayer medical device
Multilayer medical devices, apparatuses for making such devices, and methods of making such devices are disclosed.
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7488338 |
Catheter having an improved torque transmitting shaft
The present invention relates generally to a catheter having a torque transmitting shaft which retains adequate flexibility. The catheter includes an elongate shaft having an outer surface. In a...
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7481821 |
Embolization device and a method of using the same
Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader....
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7468051 |
Occlusion balloon catheter with external inflation lumen
Catheters such as guide catheters can be configured to provide distal occlusion, while still providing sufficient interior lumen space for device delivery. Such catheters can also provide a desired...
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7465311 |
Catheter having an improved distal tip
An elongated balloon catheter having a distal tip member on the distal end of the catheter and having a sleeve surrounding and secured at least to the proximal end of the distal tip member.
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7458980 |
Devices and methods for preventing distal embolization using flow reversal in arteries having collateral blood flow
The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting/occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices,...
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7445598 |
Endoscopic organ retractor and method of using the same
In an organ retractor including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal plane, and at least one organ support assembly operatively coupled to the shaft. The organ support assembly...
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7442200 |
Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices
Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and...
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7427288 |
Mechanically expandable distal protection apparatus and method of use
An embolic protection apparatus having a deflector tube and two expanders each having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally oriented fingers. The fingers of each expander have...
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7425357 |
Surface modification of expanded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene(eUHMWPE) for improved bondability
A balloon catheter and a method of making the balloon catheter, having a balloon which is bonded to an elongated shaft, and which has a first layer and a second layer and an improved bond between...
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7412993 |
Expandable stent
A medical apparatus is fabricated by providing a coil that has a plurality of primary loops along a longitudinal direction, and for each of one or more of the primary loops, forming one or more...
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7410492 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid
Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and...
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7407507 |
Balloon catheter suited to kissing techniques
A balloon catheter which is good in cross ability and is also good in gripping property so as not to cause slipping during kissing technique includes a tubular body having a balloon 3 provided in...
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7399307 |
Apparatus and method for removing occlusive material within blood vessels
An apparatus for treating an occlusive region of a blood vessel includes a catheter including a first lumen extending from an end port to a first side port, and a second lumen extending from a...
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7396582 |
Medical device chemically modified by plasma polymerization
Medical devices, and particularly intracorporeal devices for therapeutic or diagnostic uses, having a component chemically modified by plasma polymerization. The medical device comprises a...
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7390323 |
Catheter
A catheter includes a main body; a first and a second lumen provided in the main body, wherein a first and a second guide wire are insertable in the first and second lumens, respectively; a first...
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7381198 |
Steerable distal support system
A steerable distal support system for accessing stenosis, partial occlusions, or complete occlusions within a body lumen. The steerable distal support system generally includes an elongate member...
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7374568 |
Methods for embolizing aneurysmal sites with a high viscosity embolizing composition
Novel methods for embolizing blood vessels which are particularly suited for treating aneurysms are provided. The presently disclosed methods provide for the embolization of aneurysms wherein...
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7367989 |
Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery
A medical device comprises a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon. An outer balloon or sheath is disposed about the catheter balloon and is freely rotatable about the catheter balloon.
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7361183 |
Locator and delivery device and method of use
This invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in sealing a vascular puncture site and to apparatus and methods for properly locating and deploying a sealing device. The locating apparatus...
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7351301 |
Catheter and method for making the same
The invention is generally directed to an intraluminal catheter with an improved transition between a proximal shaft portion and a more flexible distal shaft portion and a method for making the...
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7351247 |
Devices and methods for interconnecting body conduits
The present invention provides devices and associated methods for delivering side-to-side and end-to-side anastomotic connectors to join any two (or more) vessels together such that fluid...
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7344515 |
Guiding catheter with embolic protection by proximal occlusion
A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a central lumen and a mechanically expandable sealing membrane mounted about the distal end of the shaft. An expansion wire is slidably disposed...
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7331985 |
Apparatus and method for deployment of an endoluminal device
An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the...
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7331975 |
Basket forceps
When a guide wire is inserted into a guide wire insertion hole formed in a tip member made of a resin tube, firstly, it is inserted into the guide wire insertion hole substantially from the center...
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7329269 |
Intravascular filtering devices and methods
A thrombus filter configured for placement within a blood vessel lumen defined by a blood vessel wall. Methods and devices for selectively reshaping the thrombus filter so that the lumen of the...
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