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7608099 Medical appliance delivery apparatus and method of use  
The present invention, in an exemplary embodiment, provides a stent deployment apparatus comprising excellent safety and stent placement and deployment features. An exemplary stent deployment...
7604648 Direct vision port site dissector  
A direct vision dissecting port for providing safe entry into a body cavity, as well as being operative to serve as a standard port for use in laparoscopic, endoscopic or thoracic surgery. The...
7597703 Mechanically expandable occluder  
An occluder catheter having an outer tube, an inner shaft extending slidably through the outer tube, and two expanders attached, respectively, to the distal ends of the inner shaft and the outer...
7572274 Self-tensioning vascular occlusion device and method for its use  
The present invention advantageously provides self-tensioning occlusion devices, systems, and methods for percutaneous access and closure of vascular puncture sites. One device comprises a catheter...
7556642 Balloon catheter with stiffening wire transition  
A balloon dilatation catheter has a relatively strong proximal tube made of a material such as for example metal hypotubing. The distal end of the catheter includes an inflatable medical device or...
7537599 Anastomosis occlusion device  
An anastomosis occlusion device having a low-profile shaft assembly configured for insertion into the lumen of a vessel. The device includes an expandable region at the shaft assembly distal end...
7534256 Intraluminal stent and graft  
An intraluminal stent and graft includes a stent made of a continuous helix of zig-zag wire and loops which connect adjacent apices of the wire. The stent is compressible and self-expandable...
7534250 Introducer sheath  
An apparatus and method for inserting an article into a body opening. A radially expandable introducer sheath is delivered in a non-expanded condition into a body opening. A release mechanism...
7507247 Urethral catheter stent delivery system  
A stent delivery system for the placement of non-expandable stents in the urethra is described. The delivery system is generally composed of a catheter with a stent mounted near the distal end of...
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...
7485130 Variable expansion force stent  
A stent having varying outward radial force along its length. In use, the stent can provide greater force in vessel regions requiring greater force and less force in regions requiring less. In...
7485129 Device for compressing tubular endoprostheses and for inserting a compressed endoprosthesis into an application tube  
The invention relates to a device for compressing tubular endoprostheses and for inserting a compressed endoprosthesis into an application tube. A device that is simple to handle and can be used to...
7481822 Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature  
A graft provided with a flexible sealing member to substantially prevent blood from leaking between the graft a lumen into which the graft is placed. In one embodiment, the flexible sealing member...
7479150 Trocar insertion apparatus  
Apparatus for forming and enlarging a percutaneous penetration are disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate dilation member including a radially expandable member having a first...
7449011 Apparatus and method for providing percutaneous access and medicament to a target surgical site  
Access system for forming and enlarging a percutaneous penetration are disclosed. The apparatus includes a radically expandable dilation assembly having a radically expandable sleeve body and a...
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...
7427264 Instruments and methods for selective tissue retraction through a retractor sleeve  
Methods and instruments for performing surgery in a patient are provided that minimize tissue dissection and retraction to access locations within the patient. One specific application concerns...
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...
7390298 Expandable surgical retractor for internal body spaces approached with minimally invasive incisions or through existing orifices  
An expandable surgical retractor for use in minimal incision surgery is disclosed. The retractor consists of a fiber optic central rod surrounded by flexible wires designed to create an open space...
7367984 Methods and apparatus for sizing fresh donor heart valves  
A fresh donor tissue valve isolation annulus size comprising a handle and trigger or crank knob manipulated by the user moves a movable probe into proximity with a stationary probe so that the...
7361170 Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual  
The present invention relates to a device, method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device, method,...
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...
7347868 Medical device delivery catheter  
Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the...
7347866 Medical stent and related methods  
A stent includes a conduit defining a lumen; a first malecot adjacent the conduit, where the first malecot includes at least two members having at least one slit therebetween and where the at least...
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...
7329268 Expandable percutaneous sheath  
Disclosed is an expandable percutaneous sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion to a second, enlarged...
7326230 Vascular sealing device and method of use  
An improved device for closing an opening in a blood vessel includes a cannula holding a first wire group, a second wire group, and a wire fixation device. The positions of the first wire group and...
7322957 Angioplasty device and method of making same  
An angioplasty device and particle trap for use in removal of a particle from a small diameter vessel or vessel-like structure is disclosed. One embodiment includes a catheter for insertion into a...
7316685 Distraction instrument for use in anterior cervical fixation surgery  
An intervertebral distraction tool has a clamshell head with upper and lower halves, each having a curvate outer surface and a flat inner surface. The distal side of the head is hinged so that the...
7314477 Removable embolus blood clot filter and filter delivery unit  
A blood clot filter which is collapsible toward a central longitudinal axis into a collapsed configuration for insertion into a blood vessel and which is radially expandable outwardly from the...
7311720 Closure device for a puncture channel and applicator device  
In a closure device for an opening in a layer of tissue comprising a plurality of wings which provide and/or hold bearing areas on tissue surrounding the opening, the wings are held by means of...
7309341 Single lumen anastomosis applier for self-deploying fastener  
A surgical tool or applier facilitates laparoscopic or endoscopic implantation through a single bodily tissue lumen of an anastomotic ring device for forming a hollow rivet type of attachment...
7306617 Spiral centering catheter  
A catheter with proximal and distal ends having a spiral centering device attached near the catheter distal end. The spiral centering device has at least one spiral strut having a proximal end and...
7300449 Methods and devices for the treatment of neurological and physiological disorders  
Novel devices and methods that affect the neurologic and biological electrical conduction systems for the treatment various neurological and physiological disorders. Localized mechanical forces...
7288065 Access platform for internal mammary dissection  
An access platform having a first and a second blade interconnected to a spreader member that laterally drives the blades apart or together and a sternal pad interconnected to a blade. The superior...
7276075 Endoscopic surgical access port and method  
A sliding gas-tight seal on an access port promotes insufflation of an anatomical space formed in tissue at a surgical site only during insertion of an endoscopic instrument through the access port...
7263996 Anion emission and anti-dust nose mask  
The present invention relates to an anion emission and anti-dust nose mask capable of enhancing a compatibility so that it is well adapted to various sizes and types of nose based on its...
7250058 Radiopaque intraluminal stent  
The present invention includes a radiopaque stent comprising a cylindrical main body. The tubular main body comprises a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium and one or more...
7247166 Intravascular stent with extendible end rings  
An expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen includes cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high...
7229461 Removable occlusion system for aneurysm neck  
A system for treating an aneurysm in a vessel includes a delivery device having a delivery portion suitable for delivery of embolic material. The delivery device is placed in a neck of the aneurysm...
7217255 Embolic protection devices  
An embolic protection device for use in a blood vessel when an interventional procedure is being performed in a stenosed or occluded region to capture any embolic material which may be created and...
7211107 Intravascular platforms and associated devices  
An intravascular platform for supporting an intravascular device includes two loops of wire each configured to assume a shape lying generally on a virtual cylinder of given diameter. The two loops...
7211098 Dilator for bone tunnels  
A tool for dilating tunnels in bone, in order to compact the cancellous bone around the tunnel and providing better holding for interference screws and the like, comprises a plurality of elongated...
7208008 Balloonless direct stenting device  
A delivery system for a stent includes a catheter having an elongated inner member and at least one flexible, longitudinally oriented outer member that is operably attached to the distal portion of...
7208002 Expansion-assisting delivery system for self-expanding stent  
A delivery system for a self-expanding stent includes a catheter having a distal end and being configured to retain a self-expanding stent proximate the distal end. The delivery system also...
7201768 Method and device for retrieving embolic coils  
A method and device are disclosed for retrieving embolic coils used for treating an aneurysm of a patient. The method comprises the steps of providing a wire device that is pushable through a...
7198636 Deployment system for an endoluminal device  
The present invention is directed to a deployment system for an endoluminal device. The deployment system includes a confining sheath placed around a compacted endoluminal device. A deployment line...
7144393 Structure for receiving surgical instruments  
A structure for receiving surgical instruments for performing a surgical procedure on a body includes a passage through which the surgical instruments are inserted into the body. The passage has a...
7141062 Longitudinally flexible stent  
An intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portions. The stent retains longitudinal flexibility after expansion. The stent is formed of intertwined meander patterns...