| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE34056 |
Tissue sampling device |
September 8, 1992 |
| A device for tissue sampling by thick needle punctuation including a needle assembly including a hollow first needle and second needle extending through the hollow first needle. The needle assembly is contained in a housing having an opening through which the needles extend. Compressed |
| D581529 |
Catheter tip |
November 25, 2008 |
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| D574950 |
Implantable port device |
August 12, 2008 |
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| D569507 |
Luer hub connector |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D562456 |
Ultrasound case |
February 19, 2008 |
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| D556153 |
Injectable power port |
November 27, 2007 |
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| D550839 |
Split-tip catheter |
September 11, 2007 |
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| D546440 |
Injectable power port |
July 10, 2007 |
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| D545433 |
Ultrasound probe |
June 26, 2007 |
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| D541936 |
Catheter apparatus |
May 1, 2007 |
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| D498844 |
Dual lumen catheter winged bifurcation |
November 23, 2004 |
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| D480807 |
Control handle for a medical device used with an endoscope |
October 14, 2003 |
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| D433503 |
Proximal end catheter coupling hub |
November 7, 2000 |
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| D408530 |
Proximal end catheter coupling hub |
April 20, 1999 |
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| D385889 |
Pump housing |
November 4, 1997 |
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| D378129 |
Disposable urine collection container |
February 18, 1997 |
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| D309014 |
Needle head for biopsy stylet |
July 3, 1990 |
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| D306070 |
Needle head for biopsy cannula |
February 13, 1990 |
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| D303571 |
Tissue sampler |
September 19, 1989 |
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| D279669 |
Terminal connector |
July 16, 1985 |
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| D270372 |
Electro-surgical scalpel |
August 30, 1983 |
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| D267815 |
Chest drainage bottle |
February 1, 1983 |
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| D267433 |
Chest drainage bottle |
December 28, 1982 |
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| D255149 |
Dual terminal electrode for medical monitoring |
May 27, 1980 |
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| D255148 |
Electrosurgical current suppressor |
May 27, 1980 |
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| 7628784 |
Balloon catheter with improved resistance to non-deflation |
December 8, 2009 |
| Balloon catheters are disclosed that comprise a material that confers improved resistance to non-deflation. Balloon catheters are also disclosed that comprise a reduced drainage lumen diameter. In some embodiments the catheters achieve these characteristics without rendering the cath |
| 7615034 |
Multi-lumen catheter with protective sheath |
November 10, 2009 |
| A catheter apparatus for delivery of fluids to and/or withdrawal of fluids from a blood vessel in a body includes a catheter having at least two lumens and a sheath attached to the proximal end of the catheter. The sheath is positionable over an entire length of the catheter while the |
| 7614258 |
Prosthetic repair fabric |
November 10, 2009 |
| The repair fabric includes a dual bar warp knit mesh for use in repairing soft tissue and muscle wall defects, including hernia repair and chest wall reconstruction.The repair fabric may be produced according to a first bar pattern chain of 4/2 4/6 4/2 6/8 6/4 6/8 and a second bar pa |
| 7611485 |
Safety shield for medical needles |
November 3, 2009 |
| A medical needle shield apparatus is provided which is slidably movable along a medical needle from a proximal position where a distal end of the needle is exposed, to a distal position where the shield protects the distal end of the needle. The medical needle shield apparatus includes a |
| 7604611 |
Handle thumb wheel mechanism which maintains holding forces when sterilized and when engaged |
October 20, 2009 |
| A thumb wheel mechanism includes a thumb wheel with upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface including a bore with a ball connected to it, and an handle half with upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface including a divot, the thumb wheel lower surface being aligned with the ha |
| 7594911 |
Connector system for a proximally trimmable catheter |
September 29, 2009 |
| A catheter connector system for a subcutaneously placed catheter. The catheter connector system permits proximal trimming of the placed catheter, which is a procedure that provides numerous advantages over traditional methods of trimming catheter distal ends prior to implantation. Th |
| 7594910 |
Catheter connector |
September 29, 2009 |
| A catheter connector for a subcutaneously placed catheter. The catheter connector can be configured for a single lumen catheter or a multiple lumen catheter. The connector facilitates precise positioning of both distal and proximal ends of a catheter, providing enhanced functionabili |
| 7588528 |
Brachytherapy apparatus for dispensing medication |
September 15, 2009 |
| An applicator system for interstitial radiation therapy that uses a brachytherapy needle assembly for simultaneously dispensing an effective amount of medicine, such as anti-inflammatory agents, along with radioactive seeds. A medicine cartridge or a modified seed cartridge, having a |
| 7578899 |
Methods for making a supported graft |
August 25, 2009 |
| A method for forming a self-expanding stent-graft. The method includes coupling a shape memory member to a polymer cladding to form a polymer clad member, winding a length of the polymer clad member about a mandrel so that the polymer cladding has overlapping regions that form seams, and |
| 7578803 |
Multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter |
August 25, 2009 |
| A multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter that allows placement of the catheter while minimizing the risk of air embolism or blood loss through the open (proximal) end of the catheter body. In one variation, the design allows passage of a standard guidewire for "over-the-gui |
| 7569044 |
Safety needle with positive flush |
August 4, 2009 |
| A needle assembly including a positive flush mechanism for use with a vascular access port. The needle assembly is configured to supply fluid to the port and to provide a positive flush to overcome negative pressures in the port that can potentially occur during withdrawal of the nee |
| 7553322 |
Luer connector portion, and stent delivery system including a connector portion |
June 30, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to a connector which comprises the male portion of a Luer connector, wherein the male portion is extended axially into a pressure pad having a pressure surface. |
| 7550001 |
Stent delivery device and method for stent delivery |
June 23, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to a method and device for releasing into the body from a delivery system a medical prosthesis mounted on the delivery system and held by a constraint in a constrained delivery disposition. The device comprises a first hub for the delivery system, a seco |
| 7524301 |
Active counterforce handle for use in bidirectional deflectable tip instruments |
April 28, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to an active handle assembly for use in a bidirectional steerable surgical instrument having a deflectable distal end. Typically, the surgical instrument includes a handle component which the user manipulates to cause a distal end of the instrument to de |
| 7517321 |
Quick cycle biopsy system |
April 14, 2009 |
| A method for extracting a tissue sample includes altering the pressure inside the lumen of a cannula to facilitate extraction of a tissue sample from the cannula. One aspect of the invention includes a biopsy apparatus comprising a valve for controlling the pressure inside the lumen of t |
| 7503596 |
Locking luer fitting |
March 17, 2009 |
| A fluid line connector to establish fluid communication with a conventional male luer fitting. The fluid line connector includes a housing with a hub member having a proximal opening adapted to receive a distal portion of the male luer fitting, a threaded profile circumscribing the p |
| 7491192 |
Cardiovascular access catheter with slit valve |
February 17, 2009 |
| Two-way, three-position and one-way, two-position slit valves in cardiovascular access catheters with closed distal ends have slit geometries configured to overcome adhesion between opposed abutting slit faces, when pressure differentials are applied between the interior and the exte |
| 7490604 |
Endotracheal surfactant distribution system |
February 17, 2009 |
| Apparatus for delivering a medicament through an artificial airway connected to a patient ventilation/aspiration system without breaking the ventilation circuit comprises a manifold with an interior chamber communicating with first, second and third ports. The manifold is structured |
| 7485107 |
Bolus tip design for a multi-lumen catheter |
February 3, 2009 |
| A bolus tip for a multi-lumen catheter includes a first channel terminating distally in a first opening, and a second channel terminating distally in a second opening. The first opening may be positioned proximal the second opening along a longitudinal axis of the bolus tip and may b |
| 7476246 |
Implantable medical devices with fluorinated polymer coatings, and methods of coating thereof |
January 13, 2009 |
| The present invention generally relates to implantable medical devices having a fluorinated coating, and methods of coating the same. More particularly, the present invention provides implantable metallic medical devices coated with a corrosion resistant coating comprising an amorphous |
| 7468071 |
Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof |
December 23, 2008 |
| An implantable intraluminal device having a self-expanding stent encapsulated between a first and second seamless ePTFE tube. The implantable intraluminal device has a reduced first diametric dimension and an expanded second diametric dimension, and is adapted to be modeled to the in |
| 7465483 |
Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene |
December 16, 2008 |
| Extruded, stretched, sintered tubular PTFE materials are produced which are suited for use in the medical field as liners and covers for expandable stents. The PTFE materials have an unusually low REC (Radial Expansion Coefficient) and RER (Radial Expansion Ratio). |
| 7465286 |
Loop-tip catheter |
December 16, 2008 |
| A multi-lumen catheter comprising a loop-like structure at the distal portion of the catheter is disclosed herein. In one variation, the loop-tip catheter comprises a dual lumen catheter and a loop-like structure at the distal end of the catheter. The loop-like structure includes at |
| 7404819 |
Implantable prosthesis |
July 29, 2008 |
| An implantable prosthesis and a method of repairing an anatomical defect, such as a tissue or muscle wall defect, by promoting tissue growth thereto, while limiting the incidence of postoperative adhesions between a portion of the prosthesis and tissue or organs. The prosthesis is fo |
| 7399304 |
Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports |
July 15, 2008 |
| An improved endoscopic tissue apposition device (50) having multiple suction ports (86) permits multiple folds of tissue to be captured in the suction ports (86) with a single positioning of the device (50) and attached together by a tissue securement mechanism such as a suture (14), |
