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7131553 Cellular reservoir flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same  
A cellular reservoir flexible pressure vessel is formed as a series of closely packed tubes fitted into a pair of opposing end caps. The end caps have individual receptacles sized and shaped to...
7124908 Ovoid flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same  
An ovoid flexible pressure vessel is described. At least one hollow pressure cell, formed of resilient material, a passageway, a valving means, a capillary tube, hoop winding, high-strength...
6454785 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity  
The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety and...
6352551 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve  
A method for installing a stent in a vessel utilizes a single balloon catheter for both low pressure predilation at a relatively small diameter to open the lesion sufficiently to allow insertion...
6221063 Method of administering cardioplegia solution  
An improved balloon catheter has a catheter body with an expandable member, such as a balloon, mounted to the exterior surface thereof. Preferably, means for preventing sticking of the expandable...
EP0589566B1 Surgical device permitting the modification in vivo of its mechanical properties  
Abstract of EP0589566 The mechanical properties of various angioplastic surgical devices are altered in order to enhance their transportability through the vascular system by changing their...
6033379 Balloon catheter  
An improved balloon catheter has a catheter body with an expandable member, such as a balloon, mounted to the exterior surface thereof. Preferably, means for preventing sticking of the expandable...
5951513 Balloon catheter having non-bonded integral balloon and methods for its manufacture  
A method for manufacturing balloon catheters, and the catheters manufactured thereby. In accordance with the method, a workpiece comprising a tube-within-a-tube is placed within a mold, and a first...
5853408 In-vivo modification of the mechanical properties of surgical devices  
The mechanical properties of various angioplastic surgical devices are altered in order to enhance their transportability through the vascular system by changing their operating temperature while...
5779730 Balloon catheter and inflation method  
A balloon catheter defines a balloon having a cylindrical outer surface of a diameter essentially no greater than the diameter of the tubular shaft. Additionally, a method is disclosed in which one...
5681343 Balloon catheter and inflation method  
A balloon catheter defines a balloon having a cylindrical outer surface of a diameter essentially no greater than the diameter of the tubular shaft. Additionally, a method is disclosed in which one...
5522961 Method of construction of a balloon catheter  
The method of manufacturing a polyurethane balloon catheter from a length of tubing of such material wherein the tubing is placed in a mold of the desired final expanded shape, the mold and tubing...
5490838 Method of inserting a balloon catheter  
A balloon catheter defines a balloon having a cylindrical outer surface of a diameter essentially no greater than the diameter of the tubular shaft. Additionally, a method is disclosed in which one...
EP0589566A2 Surgical device permitting the modification in vivo of its mechanical properties.  
The mechanical properties of various angioplastic surgical devices are altered in order to enhance their transportability through the vascular system by changing their operating temperature while...
5234454 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter and method for controlling body weight therewith  
A method for controlling the body weight of a patient employs a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter (10). The method comprises the first steps of inserting a percutaneous intragastric...
5125895 Steerable catheter  
This invention relates to steerable catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to steerable catheters comprising a flexible catheter comprising a spring coil body defining a lumen, the...
5098378 Method of jejunal feeding  
A replacement gastrostomy tube device is provided comprising a catheter shaft having an outer surface wall, with the shaft enclosing a feeding lumen of substantially circular cross-section and a...
5071405 Gastrostomy tube  
A replacement gastrostomy tube device is provided comprising a catheter shaft having an outer surface wall, with the shaft enclosing a feeding lumen of substantially circular cross-section and a...
5041089 Vascular dilation catheter construction  
An improved vascular dilation catheter comprises an involuted tubular structure including outer and inner tubular walls which extend the entire length of the catheter. The outer tubular wall is...
5000743 Catheter assembly and method of performing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty  
A catheter assembly and a method of performing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The catheter assembly has a dilating catheter and a guiding catheter. The guiding catheter has an...
4944740 Outer exchange catheter system  
This invention relates to corporeal catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to an outer exchange catheter system comprising an outer catheter sheath and at least one steerable inner...
4913701 Balloon catheter and method of manufacturing the same  
A balloon catheter that includes an elongated cylindrical body having a distal end and a proximal end, a first reduced diameter section and a second further reduced diameter section which, in the...
4787892 Nephrostomy catheter with formed tip  
A nephrostomy catheter comprising, an elongated shaft having a drainage lumen extending along the shaft and a distal end, and a formed tip bonded to the distal end of the shaft and having a distal...
4723936 Steerable catheter  
This invention relates to steerable catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to steerable catheters comprising a flexible catheter comprising a spring coil body defining a lumen, the...
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