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7387640 Medical device delivery system  
A medical device delivery system comprises an inner tube, a medical device disposed about a portion of the distal region of the inner tube, a medical device sheath disposed about the medical...
7387639 Short sleeve stent delivery catheter and methods  
A stent delivery catheter comprises a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a guidewire lumen extending from the distal end to at least part way between the proximal end and the...
7381216 Method for locking handle deployment mechanism with medical device  
Methods for delivering at least one medical device to a desired location for treatment, and then selectively deploy it in position, include an improved handle. One of the possible features of the...
7377936 Retrievable septal defect closure device  
The present invention provides a septal defect closure device ( 10 ) having a first occluding disk ( 30 ) having a first flexible membrane ( 32 ) attached to a first frame ( 34 ) and a second...
7371251 Stretch resistant embolic coil delivery system with mechanical release mechanism  
A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member having a lumen therethrough and being...
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.
7367987 Stretch resistant embolic coil delivery system with mechanical release mechanism  
A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member slidably disposed within the lumen of...
7358232 Method for the antibiotic coating of bodies with interconnecting microcavities as well as coated bodies and their usage  
The invention relates to a method for the antibiotic coating of bodies with interconnecting microcavities as well as bodies coated this way and their usage. The invented method is characterized in...
7357812 Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses  
Blood vessels and other body lumens are expanded using an evertible braided prosthesis. The braided prosthesis is delivered to the blood vessel in a radially collapsed configuration. A leading edge...
7356903 Stent delivery system  
The present invention is a device for delivering a self-expanding stent. The device has an inner shaft and an outer shaft moveable with respect to the inner shaft. The self expanding stent is...
7351255 Stent delivery apparatus and method  
Apparatus and methods for stent delivery provide for dilatation at a treatment site as well as stent delivery, using the same stent delivery apparatus. Apparatus generally include a catheter having...
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...
7347867 Designs for left ventricular conduit  
A conduit is provided to provide a bypass around a blockage in the coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium or heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow...
7344558 Embolic device delivery system  
A vascular occlusion device deployment system for deploying an occlusion device at a preselected site within the vasculature of a patient. The deployment system includes a pusher which has a...
7344557 Catheter balloon systems and methods  
Apparatus and method are provided for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen. The apparatus includes an elongated catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. A balloon is associated...
7344556 Noncylindrical drug eluting stent for treating vascular bifurcations  
A device and method for treating pathological narrowing of fluid-carrying conduits of the human body (such as blood vessels) in an area of a bifurcation is disclosed. In particular, a stent...
7338518 Delivery system and method for expandable intracorporeal device  
A catheter for delivery of an expandable intracorporeal device and method of using the catheter. The catheter may have an elongate shaft with a proximal section, distal section, proximal end and...
7335224 Stent graft retention system  
A retention system for retaining a stent graft ( 13 ) onto a deployment device ( 1 ) in which the stent graft has an exposed stent ( 11 ) at at least one end. The deployment device has a capsule (...
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...
7331984 Glaucoma stent for treating glaucoma and methods of use  
Surgical methods and related medical devices for treating glaucoma are disclosed. The method comprises trabecular bypass surgery, which involves bypassing diseased trabecular meshwork with the use...
7329275 Low profile delivery system for stent and graft deployment  
A delivery system for endoluminal deployment of a stent inside of a biocompatible graft cover minimizes obstruction of endoluminal fluid flow during deployment. The delivery system includes a stent...
7326236 Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element  
Devices and methods are provided for controlling and indicating the deployed length of an interventional element on an interventional catheter. The interventional element may be a stent or series...
7323006 Rapid exchange interventional devices and methods  
Wire-guided interventional devices and methods are provided which enable faster and easier catheter exchanges. The interventional devices include a catheter shaft and a guidewire tube wherein the...
7322959 Balloon catheter with radioopaque marker  
In order to enhance the flexibility and trackability of a catheter ( 1 ) that is particularly adapted for use in delivering a stent ( 5 ), the catheter ( 1 ) comprises a marker arrangement ( 7, 8 )...
7320702 Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)  
Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire...
7316709 Balloon catheter having a textured member for enhancing balloon or stent retention  
This invention is directed to a balloon catheter having at least one advancement wire with a distal end section secured to a distal tip section of the catheter, and with a textured section...
7316708 Medical device delivery system  
A system for selectively deploying a medical device includes a cartridge that is engageable with a proximal end of a delivery catheter that is routed to a desired location in a patient's body. An...
7314481 Stent introducer apparatus  
A stent introducer apparatus includes a handle with a proximal end and a distal end and having a portion that is coaxially slidable from the distal end to the proximal end and vice versa. A...
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...
7309350 Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses  
Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire...
7309349 Friction reducing lubricant for stent loading and stent delivery systems  
A system for loading self-expanding stents into a stent delivery system that comprises a lubricious coating on one or more components to substantially reduce the frictional forces associated with...
7309345 Method and system for delivering an implant utilizing a lumen reducing member  
A method and system for inserting an implant, such as vaso-occlusive device, an embolic containment device, or a stent into a vascular space to a vascular site in a body utilizing a lumen-reducing...
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...
7303580 Stent delivery system allowing controlled release of a stent  
A stent delivery system includes a stent having at least one eyelet and at least one rivet and a holder supporting the stent, wherein the holder includes a first section having a first diameter and...
7300455 Intravascular device for axially stretching blood vessels  
Intravascular devices are provided for forming a vascular graft by axially distending a blood vessel to induce growth. These devices advantageously can be implanted via a catheter, thereby...
7300454 Catheter apparatus for percutaneous coronary intervention capable of accurately positioning stent and balloon in a desired position  
A catheter apparatus for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capable of accurately positioning the balloon and stent in a desired position includes an introducer set fixed to an opening of the...
7296577 Transluminal mitral annuloplasty with active anchoring  
A medical apparatus and method for remodeling a mitral valve annulus adjacent to the coronary sinus includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate body is movable...
7294145 Stent with differently coated inside and outside surfaces  
A medical device, e.g., a stent, is provided with different coatings on different surfaces, or with a coating on only one of the inside or outside surface. In accordance with certain embodiments,...
7294115 Methods of providing direct blood flow between a heart chamber and a coronary vessel  
Methodology and related medical devices for effectively bypassing a blocked or partially blocked coronary artery and providing oxygenated blood to the myocardium. A coronary artery bypass method...
7285287 Carbon dioxide-assisted methods of providing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses  
Methods of producing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses are provided and include immersing polymeric material of an intraluminal prosthesis in a densified carbon dioxide composition under...
7285130 Stent delivery system  
A medical device for delivery of a self-expanding stent comprises a catheter assembly having a catheter shaft and a self-expanding stent disposed thereabout. A retractable sheath is disposed about...
7279002 Cutting stent and balloon  
A stent or sheath having one or more cutting blades may be constructed for implantation in the body. A balloon having one or more cutting blades may be used with a stent or a sheath.
7278998 Actuating device for catheters  
An actuating device for a catheter comprising at least one first part and one second part, which are able to more relative to each other, the actuating device comprising: (i) a slide which can be...
7273495 Intravascular stent and method of use  
An expandable stent is implanted in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen for treating an area of vulnerable plaque. The invention provides for a an...
7273492 Stent for treating vulnerable plaque  
An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. The stent...
7273491 Means and method for treating an intimal dissection after stent implantation  
The present invention is a “rescue” catheter that is designed to be placed over a fixed wire stent delivery catheter after angiography reveals that an intimal dissection has occurred typically...
7268134 Medical devices employing triazine compounds and compositions thereof  
The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising compounds that treat pathophysiological conditions arising from inflammatory responses. In particular, the present invention is...
7264632 Controlled deployment delivery system  
A controlled stent-graft deployment delivery system ( 10 50 or 900 ) includes a stent-graft ( 30 or 63 ), a retractable primary sheath ( 40 ) containing the stent-graft in a first constrained...
7264631 Devices and methods for AAA management  
A device is provided for endoluminal delivery of a luminary graft. As applied in the vascular system, the device comprises a catheter configured to be advanced endovascularly to a graft location. A...
7258696 Apparatus for delivering, repositioning and/or retrieving self-expanding stents  
Apparatus for delivering and deploying a stent formed of a shape memory alloy to a desired position in a tubular area of the body, and/or for repositioning and/or retrieving a stent formed of a...