| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7351247 |
Devices and methods for interconnecting body conduits |
April 1, 2008 |
| The present invention provides devices and associated methods for delivering side-to-side and end-to-side anastomotic connectors to join any two (or more) vessels together such that fluid communication is established between the lumens of the two or more joined vessels. The systems o |
| 7229440 |
Bendable cutting device |
June 12, 2007 |
| Devices and methods for a minimally invasive procedure for cutting tissue are disclosed. The device generally includes a probe with a distal exit at an exit angle relative to the probe, a cutting loop with shape memory having a preconfigured shape, and a loop securing mechanism to secure |
| 7207980 |
Composite ophthalmic microcannula |
April 24, 2007 |
| Microcannulae are constructed with multiple components in a composite design, allowing the microcannulae to have varying mechanical and delivery properties that will enable ophthalmic treatments by minimally invasive means. The microcannula includes at least one flexible, tubular com |
| 6896659 |
Method for ultrasound triggered drug delivery using hollow microbubbles with controlled fragilit |
May 24, 2005 |
| A method is provided for site specific delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents to a region in a fluid-filled cavity, vessel or tissue using an agent-loaded microbubble population. The population has controlled fragility characterized by a uniform wall thickness to diameter ratio |
| 6524608 |
Intravesical drug delivery system |
February 25, 2003 |
| Bioerodible, sustained release preparations are provided for placement into the bladder through the urethra which provided sustained release of drugs. Configurations are provided which are insertable through a catheter, such as a coiled filament, patch or a flowable gel. The device is bi |
| 6458140 |
Devices and methods for interconnecting vessels |
October 1, 2002 |
| The present invention provides implantable devices and associated methods forinterconnecting human vessels in a side-to-side or an end-to-side arrangement rapidly, safely and in a minimally invasive manner. The devices comprises at least a first segment, a second component, and a flow |
| 6371904 |
Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method |
April 16, 2002 |
| This is a subcutaneous cavity marking devices and methods. More particularly, upon insertion into a body, the cavity marking device and method enable one to determine the center, orientation, and periphery of the cavity by radiographic, mammographic, echogenic, or other non-invasive |
| 6224554 |
Method to measure ambient fluid pressure |
May 1, 2001 |
| A method is provided for measuring real time ambient pressure at a region of interest in a fluid-filled body cavity by introducing into the cavity a composition of gas-containing microbubbles having a predetermined fragility threshold correlating to the rupture response of their capsules |
| 6207180 |
Intravesical drug delivery |
March 27, 2001 |
| Bioerodible, sustained release preparations are provided for placement into the bladder through the urethra which provide sustained release of drugs. Configurations are provided which are insertable through a catheter, such as a coiled filament, patch or a flowable gel. The device is bio |
| 6039967 |
Intravesical drug delivery system |
March 21, 2000 |
| Bioerodible, sustained release preparations are provided for placement into the bladder through the urethra which provide sustained release of drugs. Configurations are provided which are insertable through a catheter, such as a coiled filament, patch or a flowable gel. The device is bio |
| 5968018 |
Cell separation device and in-line orifice mixer system |
October 19, 1999 |
| A fluid separation device and in-line orifice mixer system is disclosed. The fluid separation device utilizes a syringe, which is used for obtaining a fluid sample such as blood, in a centrifugation device, and further utilizes the syringe as a source of a separated fluid portion for |
| 5456693 |
Embolization plugs for blood vessels |
October 10, 1995 |
| A bioresorbable and hemostatic plug for embolization made from a collagen piece is compressed so as to be longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel such as a blood vessel to be occluded. The collagen piece is capable of expanding radially inside the vessel by absorbing |
| 5332626 |
Pores of controlled geometry on a thermoplastic polymer |
July 26, 1994 |
| A process is provided for manufacturing nonwoven, nonbiodegradable tissue ingrowth-inducing, tissue-interfacing substrates with predetermined oriented uniform pore diameter, pore density and pore depth. Pins are inserted to a predetermined depth into a softened thermoplastic substrate |
| 5213742 |
Method of producing pores of controlled geometry on a thermoplastic polymer |
May 25, 1993 |
| A process is provided for manufacturing nonwoven, nonbiodegradable tissue ingrowth-inducing, tissue-interfacing substrates with predetermined oriented uniform pore diameter, pore density and pore depth. The substrates have pores which have advantageous tissue ingrowth-inducing proper |
| 5059186 |
Percutaneous access device |
October 22, 1991 |
| A percutaneous access device for aseptically introducing catheters or other tubes into the body, is disclosed. In one aspect, the device comprises a valve housing having a tapered inner bore; a tapered tubular valve means which is inserted into the valve housing bore and comprises one or |
