| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6966889 |
Multi-lumen catheters and methods for using same |
November 22, 2005 |
| Very thin-walled, multi-lumen catheters wherein each of at least three of the catheter lumens shares a common, integrally-formed wall portion with at least one adjacent catheter lumen are disclosed together with methods for using such catheters in medical treatment applications. |
| 6905510 |
Heat transfer catheters and methods of making and using same |
June 14, 2005 |
| Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein a fluid connection is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled deliv |
| 6702840 |
Heat exchange catheter with discrete heat exchange elements |
March 9, 2004 |
| A catheter for exchanging heat with a body fluid is disclosed. The catheter includes a main shaft and a heat exchange region having a plurality of heat exchange elements each having a length and opposed ends. Each of the elements is attached on at least one of its ends to the shaft and d |
| 6623516 |
Method for changing the temperature of a selected body region |
September 23, 2003 |
| Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein a fluid connection is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled deliv |
| 6440158 |
Heat transfer catheter apparatus and method of making and using same |
August 27, 2002 |
| Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein a fluid connection is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled deliv |
| 6264679 |
Heat exchange catheter with discrete heat exchange elements |
July 24, 2001 |
| A catheter for exchanging heat with a body fluid is disclosed. The catheter includes a main shaft and a heat exchange region having a plurality of heat exchange elements each having a length and opposed ends. Each of the elements is attached on at least one of its ends to the shaft and d |
| 6004289 |
Multiple layer high strength balloon for dilatation catheter |
December 21, 1999 |
| A multilayer high strength balloon for a dilatation catheter is provided. The balloon comprises a plurality of balloon layers, including an inner layer which has a cylindrical midportion, a cone at each end, and necks at the ends of the cones, and at least one additional layer which has |
| 5902268 |
Heat transfer catheter apparatus and method of making and using same |
May 11, 1999 |
| Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein a fluid connection is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled deliv |
| 5755690 |
Multiple layer high strength balloon for dilatation catheter |
May 26, 1998 |
| A multilayer high strength balloon for a dilation catheter is provided. The balloon comprises a plurality of balloon layers, including an inner layer which has a cylindrical midportion, a cone at each end, and necks at the ends of the cones, and at least one additional layers which have |
| 5624392 |
Heat transfer catheters and methods of making and using same |
April 29, 1997 |
| Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein fluid connection means is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled d |
| 5569195 |
Medical balloon and method of making same |
October 29, 1996 |
| Multi-lumen balloons for use as or in conjunction with balloon dilation catheters, and methods for making such balloons, are disclosed. |
| 5499973 |
Variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheters |
March 19, 1996 |
| A variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheter is disclosed in which one or more polymeric sleeves are heat-shrunk around portions of an inner tubular element so as to form stiffening bands that provide variable stiffness longitudinally along the catheter. |
| 5443781 |
Method of preparing disposable sheath with optically transparent windows formed continuously int |
August 22, 1995 |
| Sterile disposable coverings for endoscopes and similar optical medical instruments are disclosed together with a method for preparing such coverings. By forming a heated polymeric film with a mandrel of appropriate shape and dimensions, relatively long-length, very small diameter, c |
| 5411477 |
High-strength, thin-walled single piece catheters |
May 2, 1995 |
| An integral, single-piece, high-strength, thin-walled, inflatable catheter is disclosed. The catheter has one end partially or entirely closed, and is at least uniaxially oriented along its entire length. The method and apparatus for making the catheter is also disclosed. The catheters o |
| 5358486 |
Multiple layer high strength balloon for dilatation catheter |
October 25, 1994 |
| A balloon for a dilatation catheter is formed to define relatively thin cone and neck segments at the opposite ends of the balloon by forming the balloon in a plurality of separate very thin layers. The balloon is built up from a plurality of layers including an inner layer which defines |
| 5342301 |
Multi-lumen balloons and catheters made therewith |
August 30, 1994 |
| Multi-lumen balloons for use as or in conjunction with balloon dilation catheters, and methods for making such balloons, are disclosed. |
| 5337734 |
Disposable sheath with optically transparent window formed continuously integral therewith |
August 16, 1994 |
| Sterile disposable coverings for endoscopes and similar optical medical instruments are disclosed together with a method for preparing such coverings. By forming a heated polymeric film with a mandrel of appropriate shape and dimensions, relatively long-length, very small diameter, c |
| 5264260 |
Dilatation balloon fabricated from low molecular weight polymers |
November 23, 1993 |
| A low molecular weight, flexible, biaxially oriented, dilatation catheter balloon comprising oriented polyethylene terephthalate, and having a calculated radial tensile strength of greater than about 25,000 psi. |
| 5246421 |
Method of treating obstructed regions of bodily passages |
September 21, 1993 |
| An adjustable-length balloon dilatation catheter apparatus and a method for using the same are disclosed wherein an adjustable sheath is externally manipulated to partially surround and contain the dilatation balloon segment of the catheter while the catheter and balloon segment are in s |
| 4820349 |
Dilatation catheter with collapsible outer diameter |
April 11, 1989 |
| A balloon dilatation catheter having a balloon at its distal end includes a distal segment having a collapsible outer diameter. The distal segment includes an inner shaft and a generally coaxial outer surrounding sleeve formed from a very flexible, thin wall, high-strength polymeric mate |
