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7622146 Rate limiting barriers for implantable devices and methods for fabrication thereof  
A method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The method includes applying a formulation on a first polymer layer containing a therapeutic substance to form a...
7611532 Coated implantable medical device  
Disclosed in one embodiment is a medical device including an expandable metal vascular stent including at least one surface. A coating layer including parylene or a parylene derivative is...
7611533 Coated implantable medical device  
A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract, and at least one...
7597924 Surface modification of ePTFE and implants using the same  
A method for modifying an ePTFE surface by plasma immersion ion implantation includes the steps of providing an ePTFE material in a chamber suitable for plasma treatment; providing a continuous low...
7591844 Medical devices, drug coatings and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon  
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
7563279 Stent having an ultrasonic emitter  
A system and method that minimizes plaque accumulation on a stent and thereby restenosis that could require a subsequent invasive medical procedure following stent implantation. The stent,...
7563278 Drug-eluting intravascular prostheses and methods of use  
The present invention provides intravascular prostheses and methods of production and use. An implantable device for treating a vascular disease or disorder includes an intravascular prosthesis...
7452373 Stent coated with magnesium-based compound for reducing thrombosis  
Treatment with magnesium produces a inhibition of acute stent thrombosis under high-shear flow conditions without any hemostatic or significant hemodynamic complications.
7364585 Medical devices comprising drug-loaded capsules for localized drug delivery  
A medical device comprising a plurality of capsules, and a method of administering therapeutic agent to a patient using the same. The capsules further comprise a therapeutic agent and a multilayer...
7311980 Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device  
A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided.
7279183 Method of reducing thrombosis and complications after arterial angioplasty using stent coated with magnesium-based compound  
Treatment with magnesium produces a inhibition of acute stent thrombosis under high-shear flow conditions without any hemostatic or significant hemodynamic complications.
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...
7175658 Artificial vascular grafts, their construction and use  
The present invention relates to artificial vascular grafts, methods for manufacturing and uses for them. The grafts are coated on their lumen with UP50. The grafts comprise an inner surface on...
7169179 Drug delivery device and method for bi-directional drug delivery  
A drug delivery device is provided with openings for directional delivery of a plurality of therapeutic agents to blood vessels or other lumens or organs. In particular, the invention relates to...
7077860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation  
An implantable stent is coated with a material that attracts heparin and with which heparin forms a bond. The stent is exposed to a heparin containing solution just prior to implantation or is...
7060022 Decellularized vascular prostheses resistant to thrombus occlusion and immunological rejection  
The present invention relates to decellularized vascular prostheses that are resistant to thrombus occlusion and have a low level of immunogenicity. The vascular prostheses are denuded of cells,...
7014913 Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent  
A membrane that reduces the rate at which a therapeutic substance is released from an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed.
6979347 Implantable drug delivery prosthesis  
An apparatus and associated method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a vascular lumen, using an implantable prosthesis, such as a stent, which has grooves or trenches formed thereon. The...
6939375 Apparatus and methods for controlled substance delivery from implanted prostheses  
The present invention provides improved devices and methods for inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention provides luminal...
6926735 Multi-lumen vascular grafts having improved self-sealing properties  
The present invention provides an implantable graft, including a primary tubular body having a first outer wall surface and a first inner wall surface defining a primary blood contacting lumen, and...
6908624 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same  
Coatings for implantable devices or endoluminal prosthesis, such as stents, are provided, including a method of forming the coatings. The coatings can be used for the delivery of an active...
6833004 Stent  
A stent wherein a biologically/physiologically active substance is loaded on the stent main body is provided. The active substance is gradually released for a prolonged period without being rapidly...
6776792 Coated endovascular stent  
An implantable stent is coated with a material that attracts heparin and with which heparin forms a bond. The stent is exposed to a heparin containing solution just prior to implantation or is...
6746773 Coatings for medical devices  
The present invention includes biocompatible coatings and films for use on implantable medical devices and medical devices containing such coatings and films applied to a surface thereof, which...
6730120 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor  
A device useful for localized delivery of a therapeutic material is provided. The device includes a structure including a porous material; and a water-insoluble salt of a therapeutic material...
6713119 Biocompatible coating for a prosthesis and a method of forming the same  
A coating for a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a composition for forming the coating is disclosed. The coating can serve as a primer, allowing substances, such as polymers, to be effectively...
6702850 Multi-coated drug-eluting stent for antithrombosis and antirestenosis  
A stent having a multi-layered coating adhered to its surface which can prevent restenosis and thrombosis at the implant site. The stent coating is comprised of two layers. The first layer is a...
6692772 Prevention of in-stent thrombosis and complications after arterial angioplasty with stent placement using magnesium  
Treatment with magnesium produces a inhibition of acute stent thrombosis under high-shear flow conditions without any hemostatic or significant hemodynamic complications.
6689161 Decellularized vascular prostheses resistant to thrombus occlusion and immunologic rejection  
Decellularized vascular prostheses that are resistant to thrombus occlusion and have a low level of immunogenicity and methods of making same are disclosed. The prostheses have high mechanical...
6663880 Permeabilizing reagents to increase drug delivery and a method of local delivery  
A composition and a method for increasing the permeability of membrane junctions or cell membranes for delivery of a drug to target tissues are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and devices for...
6656217 Medical device coated with a polymer containing a nitric oxide releasing organometallic nitrosyl compound useful for the prevention of platelet aggregation  
The aggregation of platelets on the surface of a foreign body exposed to the flowing blood of a living being (such as plastic tubing, a balloon or the end of a catheter surgically inserted in a...
6627209 Surgical stent and method for preventing occlusion of stented vessels and conduits after implantation of stents  
The invention is of the design for, and a method of use of, an improved surgical stent. The stent is coated with a slow-release calcium channel blocker agent which interrupts the accumulation or...
6620194 Drug coating with topcoat  
A coating and method for a coating an implantable device or prostheses are disclosed. The coating includes an undercoat of polymeric material containing an amount of biologically active material,...
6605114 Heparin delivery method  
A method for delivering heparin, wherein an implantable stent is coated with a material that attracts heparin and with which heparin forms a bond. The stent is exposed to a heparin containing...
6602287 Stent with anti-thrombogenic coating  
A glycocalyx-like material is applied to a stent in order to mimic the outer surface of the cells lining arteries and veins to prevent thrombogenesis. The glycocalyx material is applied over a base...
6579313 Methods for implanting cells  
A method for implanting cells onto a prosthesis includes the steps of: (a) providing a prosthesis including a porous tube, where at least 25% of the pores on the inner surface of the tube have...
6562898 Resin composition and manufacturing method therefor  
The present invention relates to resin composition with superior antioxidant properties, mechanical strength and insulating properties. A mixture of a thermoplastic resin in pellet or granular form...
6547812 Radiation therapy using a radioactive implantable device and a radiosensitizer agent  
A method and apparatus for inhibiting vascular restenosis using a radioactive implantable medical device and a radiosensitizer agent. In one embodiment, the method of the invention includes...
6471979 Apparatus and method for delivering compounds to a living organism  
A method of treating or preventing vascular disease in a living organism. The method includes delivering an effective amount of a composition including a sex hormone, anti-hormone, sex-hormone...
6461665 Process for preparing surface modification substances  
The present invention relates to a process for preparing surface modifications having an improved antithrombogenic activity, whereby the improvement is achieved by treating heparin at a temperature...
6440166 Multilayer and multifunction vascular graft  
A multi-zone, multifinctional graft with two or more zones that have different chemical and biological characteristics is provided. The vascular conduit that has of an inner zone that is...
6406488 Healing transmyocardial implant  
A transmyocardial implant establishes a blood flow path through a myocardium between a heart chamber and a lumen of a coronary vessel residing on an exterior of the heart. The implant includes a...
6407067 Salts of thrombin inhibitors  
Compounds having thrombin inhibiting activity of the general formula I or II where n is 0.5, 1, 2 and HX is and HX is optionally substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl or hydroxyl, and the...
6398806 Monolayer modification to gold coated stents to reduce adsorption of protein  
A stent has a body and a surface with at least a portion of the surface comprising metal with a coating thereon. The coating is selected from the group consisting of thiols and disulfides and...
6379381 Porous prosthesis and a method of depositing substances into the pores  
An implantable prosthesis, for example a stent, is provided that is capable of being loaded with substances. In one example, the prosthesis is a cylindrical-shaped body having depots or pores...
6338904 Polymer coatings grafted with polyethylene oxide chains containing covalently bonded bio-active agents  
Disclosed are bio-active coating compositions for polymeric substrates. In particular, a bio-active coating is described which is the reaction product formed by providing a polymer backbone with at...
6306165 ePTFE small caliber vascular grafts with significant patency enhancement via a surface coating which contains covalently bonded heparin  
Disclosed are implantable medical devices with enhanced patency. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene small caliber vascular grafts coated with polymer bound bio-active agents that exhibit enhanced...
6273908 Stents  
A stent having cavities has been developed that can be quickly and easily used in a wide variety of situations, that keeps vessels open with a minimum degree of recoil and shortening lengthwise,...
6231600 Stents with hybrid coating for medical devices  
A device such as a stent is provided with a hybrid coating including a time released, restenosis inhibiting coating and a non-thrombogenic coating to prevent clotting on the device. One first coat...
6187038 Small bore biologic graft with therapeutic delivery system  
A composite graft for a fluid-carrying vessel in a living body, comprising: an inner vessel comprising a biologic collagenic material that has been stabilized, an outer member surrounding at least...
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