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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7488339 Multilayer medical device  
Multilayer medical devices, apparatuses for making such devices, and methods of making such devices are disclosed.
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...
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....
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...