| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7229431 |
Rapid exchange catheter with stent deployment, therapeutic infusion, and lesion sampling feature |
June 12, 2007 |
| A catheter is insertable into a vessel within a mammalian body. The catheter includes a tubular body, at least one channel extending along the tubular body, and a central lumen. The tubular body includes an exterior surface, a first end and a second end, and defines a length between |
| 7182771 |
Vascular couplers, techniques, methods, and accessories |
February 27, 2007 |
| A coupler is configured to connect a first tubular vessel to an aperture in a second tubular vessel. The coupler includes one or more radially extending members and a substantially nonmetallic tubular member. The substantially nonmetallic tubular member include an outer wall, an inner |
| 7178218 |
Method of fabricating, artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supports |
February 20, 2007 |
| The invention is directed to a method of fabricating an artificial limb. The method includes the steps of: cutting one or more superelastic materials to a desired length, forming the superelastic material into a desired resting configuration of an artificial limb using a fixture that |
| 7172590 |
Tissue heating device and RF heating method with tissue attachment feature |
February 6, 2007 |
| A tissue cutting device includes a catheter with a window at its distal tip for admitting tissue into a catheter compartment. A cylindrical cartridge in the compartment has a cutting edge that supports an electrically conductive cutting element, e.g. a band or wire. The cutting eleme |
| 6936024 |
Percutaneous transmyocardial revascularization (PTMR) system |
August 30, 2005 |
| Percutaneous transmyocardial revascularizaton systems are disclosed for creating thin, linear incisions through the endocardium and partially into the myocardium. The systems mitigate the deficiencies of current approaches that position a distal tip channeling mechanism against the e |
| 6916035 |
Athletic devices and other devices with superelastic components |
July 12, 2005 |
| A racket includes a handle section, a head section, and a connecting section positioned between the handle section and the head section. One or more of the handle section, the head section, and the connecting section include a superelastic metal. The racket, other athletic devices and ot |
| 6852132 |
Artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supports |
February 8, 2005 |
| A method of using an artificial limb includes mounting an artificial limb to a body part, applying a force to the artificial limb to deflect the artificial limb from a first position in a first direction, and removing the force, whereby the artificial limb moves to the first position. Th |
| 6632196 |
Dual balloon catheter and method of use |
October 14, 2003 |
| A balloon catheter includes an elongate pliable catheter tubing with a dilatation balloon fixed to the catheter tubing near its distal end. The dilatation balloon includes a first wall for dividing the balloon into a plurality of dilatation compartments adjacent one another and arranged |
