| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE35176 |
Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter and method |
March 12, 1996 |
| Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter having a flexible tubular member with first and second lumens extending therethrough. An inflatable balloon is carried by the distal extremity of the tubular member in such a manner so that the first lumen extends through the balloon and is out of |
| RE34695 |
Torsionally stabilized guide wire with outer jacket |
August 16, 1994 |
| Torsionally stabilized guide wire for use in larger vessels of the vascular system. A relatively flexible helical coil is positioned over the distal end portion of an elongated shaft which increases in flexibility toward its distal end. The coil is affixed to the shaft at the proximal an |
| RE34564 |
Liquid filled low profile dilatation catheter |
March 15, 1994 |
| Low profile dilatation catheter having an elongate flexible tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. An inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal extremity of the elongate flexible tubular member so that the balloon has its int |
| RE34466 |
Extendable guidewire for cardiovascular procedures |
December 7, 1993 |
| An extendable guidewire system for introducing a dilatation catheter into the cardiovascular system. The guidewire has guidewire and extension sections with a connection therebetween which permits the two sections to be joined together and separated simply by pushing the two sections |
| RE33911 |
Catheter guide wire with short spring tip and method of using the same |
May 5, 1992 |
| Guide wire and method for insertion and use of a catheter. The guide wire has a shaft of substantially smaller diameter than the luminal opening, with a flexible coil at one end of the shaft. The guide wire is inserted into the cardiovascular system, and the catheter is advanced along th |
| RE33166 |
Steerable dilatation catheter |
February 20, 1990 |
| Low profile dilation catheter and method of manufacturing the same for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The catheter has an inflatable balloon for dilating stenotic lesions, and an integral guide wire by which the catheter can be steered into the artery system. |
| D381417 |
Remote controller |
July 22, 1997 |
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| D372087 |
Syringe and sensor assembly |
July 23, 1996 |
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| D370641 |
Inflation control system |
June 11, 1996 |
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| D303010 |
Injector for introducing contrast agents into blood vessels |
August 22, 1989 |
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| D289434 |
Injector for introducing contrast agents into blood vessels |
April 21, 1987 |
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| D274470 |
Inflating and deflating device for vascular dilating catheter assembly |
June 26, 1984 |
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| 7604831 |
Stent spin coating method |
October 20, 2009 |
| A method is disclosed for spin coating a stent. The method comprises applying a coating substance to the stent; rotating the stent about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the stent; and rotating the stent about the longitudinal ax |
| 7604818 |
Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers |
October 20, 2009 |
| A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer or polymer blend described herein and optionally a |
| 7604700 |
Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent |
October 20, 2009 |
| A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. A method supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is also provided. |
| 7604699 |
Stent coating apparatus |
October 20, 2009 |
| A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent is provided. |
| 7601384 |
Method of coating implantable medical devices |
October 13, 2009 |
| A method of coating a medical device, such as a stent is provided. The method can include forming a polymer layer containing a drug on the device, applying a polymer melt free from any solvents to the polymer layer to form a topcoat layer, wherein the during the application of the po |
| 7601383 |
Coating construct containing poly (vinyl alcohol) |
October 13, 2009 |
| A method of forming a surface layer that includes a hydroxyl polymer on a substrate coating on a medical device is provided. |
| 7591841 |
Implantable devices for accelerated healing |
September 22, 2009 |
| Implantable devices (e.g., stent) having a protein patterning or bioactive patterning for accelerated healing and method of forming and using the same are provided. |
| 7588794 |
Coatings for drug delivery devices based on poly (orthoesters) |
September 15, 2009 |
| A polymer coating for implantable medical devices based on polyorthoesters and methods for fabricating the coating are disclosed. The implantable medical devices made of polyorthoesters and methods for fabricating thereof are also disclosed. |
| 7588642 |
Abluminal stent coating apparatus and method using a brush assembly |
September 15, 2009 |
| The apparatus and method use an optical feedback system to align a brush assembly with a stent strut. Once alignment is achieved, a coating is dispensed onto the stent strut via the brush assembly and the brush assembly is moved along the stent strut to coat the stent strut. |
| 7585516 |
Coatings for drug delivery devices |
September 8, 2009 |
| A polymer coating for medical devices based on a polyolefin derivative. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly, for drug delivery stents. The polymers include homo-, co-, and terpolymers having at least one olefin-derived unit and at least |
| 7574308 |
System and computer-based method for tracking an implantable medical device characteristic durin |
August 11, 2009 |
| A system, method and computer product track a stent characteristic during a coating process. For example, a method comprises receiving an implantable medical device from a coating apparatus, after the coating apparatus has applied a coating to the implantable medical device; measurin |
| 7572336 |
Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects |
August 11, 2009 |
| A mounting assembly for supporting a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent is disclosed. |
| 7572286 |
Stent assembly for the treatment of vulnerable plaque |
August 11, 2009 |
| 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. A polymeric sleeve having first and second ends interconnects a first metallic stent and a second metall |
| 7572272 |
Embolic filtering devices for bifurcated vessels |
August 11, 2009 |
| An embolic filtering device for use in a bifurcated vessel includes delivery device having a first guide wire and a second guide wire. The second guide wire diverges from the distal-end region of the first guide wire. The filter device also includes a filter support having a first de |
| 7563780 |
Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom |
July 21, 2009 |
| A prodrug comprising a heparin and a drug is provided. The prodrug can be used to form a coating on a medical device. The prodrug can also be used with a polymeric material to form a coating on a medical device. The polymeric material can be a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer, |
| 7563483 |
Methods for fabricating a coating for implantable medical devices |
July 21, 2009 |
| Methods for fabricating coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. The coatings include hydrophilic and hydrophobic components. The methods provide for treatment of the coatings to cause enrichment a region close to, at or on the outer surface of the coating with the hyd |
| 7563454 |
Coatings for implantable medical devices |
July 21, 2009 |
| Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising non-fouling moieties or polymers chemically bonded to the surface of the device via chelating structures, and methods of fabricating the coatings are disclosed. |
| 7563400 |
Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery |
July 21, 2009 |
| A method of mounting a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method securely mounts the drug delivery stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises positioning a drug delivery stent |
| 7563324 |
System and method for coating an implantable medical device |
July 21, 2009 |
| A system and method for coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, are provided. |
| 7560492 |
Polysulfone block copolymers as drug-eluting coating material |
July 14, 2009 |
| A polymeric composition comprising a polysulfone polymer and an elastomeric polymer for use as a coating composition for coating an implantable device, such as a DES, and methods of making and using the implantable device are provided. |
| 7556837 |
Method for coating stents |
July 7, 2009 |
| 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 isolating an area of the stent on which a composition for coating a stent is applied. Two coating |
| 7556634 |
Catheter with a multilayered shaft section having a polyimide layer |
July 7, 2009 |
| A catheter having an multilayered shaft section with a first layer formed of a polyimide first material and a second layer formed of a second material. In a presently preferred embodiment, the polyimide material is a thermoset polyimide. However, in alternative embodiments, a thermop |
| 7553377 |
Apparatus and method for electrostatic coating of an abluminal stent surface |
June 30, 2009 |
| A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the electrostatic application of a coating substance is provided. |
| 7553292 |
Device for treating vulnerable plaque |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method of treating vulnerable plaque comprising intentionally damaging or rupturing the vulnerable plaque using a wingless balloon which is inflated from a wingless unexpanded diameter to a limited expanded diameter. This process produces significant increase in ECM synthesis at th |
| 7538180 |
Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods |
May 26, 2009 |
| Coatings for an implantable medical devices such as stents and methods of fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings comprise a biologically absorbable poly(ester amide), which is a polymeric product of a reaction between a diol-diamine and a dicarboxylic acid. |
| 7537610 |
Method and system for creating a textured surface on an implantable medical device |
May 26, 2009 |
| A method for forming an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided, in which electric discharges are applied to a metal surface of the implantable medical device. The electric discharges pit the surface. The pitted surface improves retention of a coating on the device and |
| 7537601 |
Apparatus for capturing objects beyond an operative site utilizing a capture device delivered on |
May 26, 2009 |
| An apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel includes a coil of wire configured to slidably receive a guide wire and a sack having a mouth and a closed bottom opposite the snack. A resilient frame is connected between the coil of wire and the sack for biasing the |
| 7537598 |
Embolic protection guide wire |
May 26, 2009 |
| A sheath attached to a guide wire, a tubular shaft member slidable on the guide wire and a filtering assembly constricted within the sheath are movable in a vessel to a position distal to a lesion in the direction of fluid flow. The filtering assembly may be formed from a plurality of |
| 7536221 |
Coatings comprising self-assembled molecular structures |
May 19, 2009 |
| A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed, the coating including a self-assembled molecular structure. The coating can be used for altering the release rate of a therapeutic substance from the implantable device. |
| 7534464 |
Apparatus and method for coating and drying multiple stents |
May 19, 2009 |
| A coating and drying apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent and drying the stent is provided. |
| 7534258 |
Intravascular stent |
May 19, 2009 |
| The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a hig |
| 7532920 |
Guidewire with optical fiber |
May 12, 2009 |
| Apparatus and method to perform therapeutic treatment and diagnosis of a patient's vasculature through the use of an intravascular device having an optical fiber disposed therein. In an embodiment of this invention, the apparatus includes a therapeutic guidewire and at least one optical |
| 7531202 |
Nozzle and method for use in coating a stent |
May 12, 2009 |
| A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent is provided. |
| 7520892 |
Low profile stent with flexible link |
April 21, 2009 |
| The invention provides an improved stent design for repairing vasculature, the stent having rings including struts defining first peaks and second peaks, selected second peaks of adjacent rings being connected by links. The stent design incorporates non-linear links with undulating porti |
| 7520891 |
Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers |
April 21, 2009 |
| Provided herein is a poly(ester amide) (PEA) polymer blend and a polymeric coating containing the PEA polymer blend. The PEA polymer blend has a T.sub.g above the T.sub.g of poly(ester amide benzyl ester) (PEA-Bz) or the T.sub.g of poly(ester amide TEMPO). The PEA polymer blend can form |
| 7514122 |
Method and apparatus for spray processing of porous medical devices |
April 7, 2009 |
| Thermal spray processing and cold spray processing are utilized to manufacture porous starting materials (such as tube stock, wire and substrate sheets) from biocompatible metals, metal alloys, ceramics and polymers that may be further processed into porous medical devices, such as s |
| 7513907 |
Expandable stents and method for making same |
April 7, 2009 |
| The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interc |
| 7511103 |
Poly(ester amide) block copolymers |
March 31, 2009 |
| Provided herein is a copolymer that includes a soft block (A) and a hard block (B) comprising a tyrosine di-peptide. The copolymer can be any of AB, ABA or BAB type block copolymers. The soft block can include a PEA polymer. |
