| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7621870 |
Everted filter device |
November 24, 2009 |
| Everting filter devices and methods for using the devices, including using the devices as intra-vascular filters to filter thrombus, emboli, and plaque fragments from blood vessels. The filter devices include a filter body nominally tubular in shape and having a large proximal opening. T |
| 7572273 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
August 11, 2009 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7572271 |
Back-loading catheter |
August 11, 2009 |
| A catheter provided with a collapsible inner lumen within a main body. The catheter can deploy a distal protection device using a guidewire which is threaded through the inner lumen, the inner lumen collapsing upon retrieval of the device into the catheter main body. |
| 7566338 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
July 28, 2009 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7556636 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
July 7, 2009 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7556635 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
July 7, 2009 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7442200 |
Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices |
October 28, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7413622 |
Method of training nitinol wire |
August 19, 2008 |
| A method of coating a pre-formed trainable material, such as nitinol wire, with a heat resistant substance, heat treating, and cooling to form a desired shape. The substance can be removed by various methods after heat treatment, depending upon the composition of the substance. The metho |
| 7410492 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
August 12, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7404820 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
July 29, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7384424 |
Distal protection devices having controllable wire motion |
June 10, 2008 |
| A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filter or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be |
| 7377936 |
Retrievable septal defect closure device |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a septal defect closure device (10) having a first occluding disk (30) having a first flexible membrane (32) attached to a first frame (34) and a second occluding disk (20) having a second flexible membrane (22) attached to a separate second frame (24). |
| 7371250 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
May 13, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7367986 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
May 6, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7367985 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
May 6, 2008 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7323001 |
Embolic filters with controlled pore size |
January 29, 2008 |
| The invention provides a device for filtering emboli from blood flowing through a lumen defined by the walls of a vessel in a patient's body comprising a filter element. The filter is expandable from a collapsed configuration when the filter element is restrained to an expanded confi |
| 7232452 |
Device to create proximal stasis |
June 19, 2007 |
| A method and system of performing an intravascular procedure at a treatment site in a vessel of a patient. A device creates a seal to prevent the flow of blood during the treatment of vascular disease. A seal may be formed between the distal inside diameter of a sheath or catheter su |
| 7220271 |
Embolic filters having multiple layers and controlled pore size |
May 22, 2007 |
| The invention provides a device for filtering emboli from blood flowing through a lumen defined by the walls of a vessel in a patient's body comprising a filter element. The filter element is expandable from a collapsed configuration when the filter element is restrained to an expand |
| 7192434 |
Vascular protection devices and methods of use |
March 20, 2007 |
| An embolic protection device or system for use in a lumen of a vessel in a patient's vascular system. The device filters debris and blood clots in a body lumen and/or prevents them from moving distally from a treatment site in a vessel and causing emboli. The device may include a filter |
| 7166120 |
Catheter with occluding cuff |
January 23, 2007 |
| A device, method, and system of deploying an embolic protection device at a location distal to a treatment site in a vessel of a patient. A delivery catheter is encircled by a sealing member which is expandable from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration. The device cre |
| 7166080 |
Wire convertible from over-the-wire length to rapid exchange length |
January 23, 2007 |
| Apparatus for use in deploying medical devices. The apparatus includes a wire having a diameter such that the wire can appropriately be used with either a corresponding over-the-wire configured catheter or a rapid-exchange configured catheter. The wire has a location at which it can |
| 7048752 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
May 23, 2006 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 7033375 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
April 25, 2006 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 6989019 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
January 24, 2006 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 6979343 |
Rolled tip recovery catheter |
December 27, 2005 |
| A distal tip for use with a medical catheter. The tip includes a member having a wall which defines a lumen therewithin. The wall has a portion at a distal end thereof, the portion curving inwardly toward an axis of the lumen. The lumen is provided with a diameter adaptable to accommodat |
| 6949103 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
September 27, 2005 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 6911037 |
Retrievable septal defect closure device |
June 28, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a septal defect closure device (10) having a first occluding disk (30) having a first flexible membrane (32) attached to a first frame (34) and a second occluding disk (20) having a second flexible membrane (22) attached to a separate second frame (24). The |
| 6866679 |
Everting stent and stent delivery system |
March 15, 2005 |
| Devices and methods for delivering stents to target vessel regions, including stent delivery through microcatheters to narrow cerebral arteries. One stent delivery device includes a stent having the distal region everted over the distal end of a delivery tube, having the everted sten |
| 6843798 |
Slideable vascular filter |
January 18, 2005 |
| A collapsible medical device for use, e.g., as a vascular filter. The device includes a mandrel having a distal end and a stop spaced proximally of the distal end. A proximal length of the mandrel extends proximally of the stop and a distal length of the mandrel extends distally of the s |
| 6797083 |
Method of training nitinol wire |
September 28, 2004 |
| A method of coating a pre-formed trainable material, such as nitinol wire, with a heat resistant substance, heat treating, and cooling to form a desired shape. The substance can be removed by various methods after heat treatment, depending upon the composition of the substance. The metho |
| 6793648 |
Back-loading catheter |
September 21, 2004 |
| A catheter provided with a collapsible inner lumen within a main body. The catheter can deploy a distal protection device using a guidewire which is threaded through the inner lumen, the inner lumen collapsing upon retrieval of the device into the catheter main body. |
| 6773448 |
Distal protection devices having controllable wire motion |
August 10, 2004 |
| A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filter or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be |
| 6740061 |
Distal protection device |
May 25, 2004 |
| A distal protection device provided with a filter basket having a self-expanding radial loop designed to position the filter basket within human vasculature and to hold the filter basket open during deployment. |
| 6712835 |
Method and device for filtering body fluid |
March 30, 2004 |
| Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. |
| 6706054 |
Body vessel filter |
March 16, 2004 |
| A catheter-deliverable filter assembly deployable in a vessel of the body in alternatively a temporary configuration enabling the filter to be removed from the vessel or a permanent configuration, and a method for its use. The filter assembly comprises an elongated support carrying space |
| 6605102 |
Intravascular trap and method of trapping particles in bodily fluids |
August 12, 2003 |
| The present invention provides a method of forming a medical device and medical devices which can be formed in accordance with the method. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of a) providing a metal fabric formed of a plurality of strands formed of a metal which can be heat |
| 6561969 |
Method of reducing the volume of the heart |
May 13, 2003 |
| Disclosed is a closure catheter, and methods for reducing the volume of a body cavity such as a vessel, or a portion of the heart. The closure catheter includes a plurality of deployable tissue anchors, which may be laterally deployed into surrounding tissue. The anchors may thereafter b |
| 6551344 |
Septal defect occluder |
April 22, 2003 |
| A septal defect occluder is provided having first and second occluder panels. Each occluder panel includes a fabric support structure and fabric suspended therefrom. The occluder panels are conjoined at a plurality of discrete points which are located within an area bounded by each perim |
| 6527746 |
Back-loading catheter |
March 4, 2003 |
| A catheter provided with a collapsible inner lumen within a main body. The catheter can deploy a distal protection device using a guidewire which is threaded through the inner lumen, the inner lumen collapsing upon retrieval of the device into the catheter main body. |
