US Patent No: 4,732,152

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Device for implantation and a method of implantation in a vessel using such device

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Abstract

A device and method for implantation of a prosthesis provides for insertion of the prosthesis in a location which is difficult to access. The prosthesis is held in a radially contracted state by the device. An expandable chamber within the device permits relative movements between elements of the devices as to permit the prosthesis to be inserted and radially expanded in the location.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AMS MEDINVENT S.A.1023 CRISSIER16

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imbert, Christian Versoix, CH 16 1886
Wallsten, Hans I Denens, CH 27 4449

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,665,918 Prosthesis system and method 364 1986
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
4,681,110 Catheter arrangement having a blood vessel liner, and method of using it 473 1985
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
4,560,374 Method for repairing stenotic vessels 212 1983

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7,757,692 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods 6 2009
8,079,368 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction method 0 2010
8,414,655 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods 0 2010
8,257,381 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung 0 2010
8,177,805 Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methods 0 2011
 
MICRUS CORPORATION (17)
6,293,960 Catheter with shape memory polymer distal tip for deployment of therapeutic devices 45 1998
6,296,622 Endoluminal device delivery system using axially recovering shape memory material 122 1998
6,241,691 Coated superelastic stent 69 1999
6,168,570 Micro-strand cable with enhanced radiopacity 68 1999
6,478,773 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 78 2000
6,319,267 Intravascular device push wire delivery system 13 2000
6,475,169 Micro-strand cable with enhanced radiopacity 15 2001
6,500,149 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 35 2001
6,497,671 Coated superelastic stent 37 2001
6,679,903 Intravascular device push wire delivery system 68 2001
6,966,892 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 17 2002
7,575,582 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 10 2006
7,578,826 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 10 2007
7,776,054 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 4 2009
7,780,680 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 4 2009
8,100,918 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 2 2010
7,972,342 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 0 2010
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (14)
6,582,458 Intraluminal graft 43 1998
6,613,073 Intraluminal graft 33 1998
6,110,191 Endovascular delivery system 57 1998
6,099,558 Intraluminal grafting of a bifuricated artery 67 1999
6,565,596 Intraluminal graft 34 1999
6,344,056 Vascular grafts for bridging a vessel side branch 38 1999
6,689,158 Intraluminal graft 39 2000
6,685,736 Intraluminal graft 40 2000
7,198,636 Deployment system for an endoluminal device 5 2003
8,016,752 Puncturable catheter 0 2003
7,753,945 Deployment system for an endoluminal device 1 2003
7,556,641 Deployment system for an expandable device 1 2004
8,052,742 Intraluminal graft 0 2006
8,435,282 Tube with reverse necking properties 0 2009
 
SYNECTIC VENTURES I LLC (13)
5,571,169 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 62 1993
5,934,284 Method for increasing blood flow in vessels 91 1995
5,662,701 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 33 1995
5,622,188 Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity in an artery 44 1995
5,865,844 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 34 1995
5,782,847 Anti-stenotic method for occluded and partially occluded arteries 6 1996
5,842,479 Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity 14 1996
5,836,316 Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity 14 1996
5,843,165 Method for increasing blood flow in vessels 7 1996
5,873,905 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 6 1997
5,824,057 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 5 1997
5,904,146 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 4 1998
6,090,135 Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries 25 1998
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (9)
5,902,333 Prosthesis delivery system with dilating tip 40 1995
5,603,698 Prosthesis delivery system 98 1995
5,702,418 Stent delivery system 171 1995
5,984,964 Prothesis delivery system 61 1996
RE38091 Device with a prosthesis implantable in the body of a patient 9 1997
6,077,250 Apparatus and method for percutaneously placing gastrostomy tubes 21 1997
5,941,855 Gastrostomy device package and method of assembly 17 1997
6,136,006 Apparatus for deliver and deployment of a stent 108 1998
6,485,515 Device with a prosthesis implantable in the body of a patient 44 2001
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (9)
5,100,429 Endovascular stent and delivery system 435 1989
5,108,416 Stent introducer system 357 1990
5,984,963 Endovascular stents 70 1996
6,004,261 Formed-in-place endovascular stent and delivery system 36 1997
6,200,305 Catheter having a variable length shaft segment and method of use 16 1998
6,099,496 Catheter having a variable length shaft segment and method of use 5 1998
6,027,474 Hydraulic exchange catheter 3 1998
6,589,274 Stent delivery catheter and method of making same 25 2001
6,547,813 Stent delivery catheter with folded sleeve and method of making same 21 2001
 
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. (8)
5,405,380 Catheter with a vascular support 88 1993
5,484,444 Device for the implantation of self-expanding endoprostheses 241 1993
5,919,204 Apparatus for releasing a self-expanding endoprosthesis 36 1994
5,534,287 Methods for applying an elastic coating layer on stents 75 1994
5,626,602 Catheter with a vascular support 31 1995
6,375,787 Methods for applying a covering layer to a stent 26 1996
5,810,837 Device for the implantation of a self-expanding endoprosthesis 34 1996
5,709,703 Stent delivery device and method for manufacturing same 139 1996
 
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. (7)
8,016,869 Guidewire-less stent delivery methods 0 2003
7,785,361 Implant delivery technologies 9 2004
7,651,521 Corewire actuated delivery system with fixed distal stent-carrying extension 4 2004
7,771,463 Twist-down implant delivery technologies 7 2005
7,862,602 Indirect-release electrolytic implant delivery systems 6 2005
7,699,884 Method of stenting with minimal diameter guided delivery systems 0 2006
8,273,116 Indirect-release electrolytic implant delivery systems 0 2010
 
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION (5)
5,846,261 Percutaneous catheter directed occlusion devices 173 1997
6,168,622 Method and apparatus for occluding aneurysms 62 1998
6,368,339 Method of forming medical devices: intra-vascular occlusion devices 75 2000
6,599,308 Intravascular occlusion devices 84 2002
6,682,546 Intravascular occlusion devices 89 2002
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (5)
5,860,998 Deployment device for tubular expandable prosthesis 96 1996
5,843,167 Method and apparatus for recapture of hooked endoprosthesis 169 1997
5,935,161 Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor 125 1997
5,902,334 Method and apparatus for recapture of hooked endoprosthesis 83 1997
6,077,297 Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor 184 1998
 
QUIESCENCE MEDICAL, INC. (5)
7,992,566 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea 0 2003
8,104,478 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea 0 2003
7,363,926 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea 7 2005
8,146,600 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea 0 2007
7,647,931 Stent for maintaining patency of a body region 0 2008
 
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION (4)
5,078,720 Stent placement instrument and method 243 1990
5,026,377 Stent placement instrument and method 663 1990
5,499,994 Dilation device for the urethra 67 1994
5,588,965 Device for slowly dilating the prostatic urethra 42 1995
 
ENDOSONICS CORPORATION (4)
5,645,789 Distensible pet balloon and method of manufacture 46 1995
5,643,314 Self-expanding stent 58 1995
5,735,872 Stent 20 1996
5,876,419 Stent and method for making a stent 102 1997
 
ENDOSYSTEMS LLC (4)
5,827,321 Non-Foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis 201 1997
6,106,548 Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis 170 1998
6,475,236 Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis 62 2000
6,764,506 Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis 27 2002
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (4)
5,192,297 Apparatus and method for placement and implantation of a stent 324 1991
6,533,807 Radially-expandable stent and delivery system 40 1998
6,063,092 Heat set and crimping process to optimize stent retention 78 1998
6,613,079 Radially-expandable stent with controllable force profile 28 1999
 
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION (4)
7,147,618 Intravascular device push wire delivery system 10 2003
7,198,613 Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter 18 2004
7,740,637 Apparatus and method for deployment of a therapeutic device using a catheter 4 2007
8,298,256 Apparatus and method for deployment of a therapeutic device using a catheter 0 2010
 
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. (4)
8,070,799 Instrument and method for in situ deployment of cardiac valve prostheses 2 2006
8,057,539 System for in situ positioning of cardiac valve prostheses without occluding blood flow 2 2006
8,114,154 Fluid-filled delivery system for in situ deployment of cardiac valve prostheses 2 2007
7,993,392 Instrument and method for in situ deployment of cardiac valve prostheses 2 2008
 
VASCULAR CONCEPTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (4)
6,475,235 Encapsulated stent preform 23 1999
6,652,574 Product and process for manufacturing a wire stent coated with a biocompatible fluoropolymer 14 2000
6,746,478 Stent formed from encapsulated stent preforms 5 2002
7,000,305 Method for manufacturing a wire stent coated with a biocompatible fluoropolymer 6 2003
 
AMS MEDINVENT S.A. (3)
4,990,151 Device for transluminal implantation or extraction 211 1989
5,591,172 Transluminal implantation device 76 1994
5,759,186 Transluminal Implantation device 55 1996
 
CYBERSONICS, INC. (3)
7,494,468 Ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode 22 2003
7,503,895 Ultrasonic device for tissue ablation and sheath for use therewith 10 2003
7,794,414 Apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device operating in torsional and transverse modes 0 2004
 
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. (3)
6,248,122 Catheter with controlled release endoluminal prosthesis 43 1999
6,238,430 Catheter assembly with controlled release endoluminal prosthesis and method for placing 82 1999
6,488,700 Endoluminal prosthesis placing method 57 2001
 
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (3)
6,254,628 Intracranial stent 142 1996
6,669,719 Intracranial stent and method of use 37 2001
7,384,426 Intracranial stent and method of use 1 2003
 
PULMONX CORPORATION (3)
8,136,520 Occlusion device 0 2010
8,388,682 Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use 0 2010
8,251,067 Bronchial flow control devices with membrane seal 0 2010
 
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (3)
5,817,102 Apparatus for delivering and deploying a stent 164 1997
5,954,729 Transluminal implantation device 53 1997
5,993,483 Stent and method of manufacturing same 46 1997
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED (2)
6,696,121 Balloon for a dilation catheter and method for manufacturing a balloon 15 2001
6,645,422 Method for manufacturing a balloon for a dilation catheter 29 2001
 
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. (2)
5,643,278 Stent delivery system 108 1995
5,690,643 Stent delivery system 118 1996
 
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. (2)
5,895,410 Introducer for an expandable vascular occlusion device 89 1997
5,984,944 Introducer for an expandable vascular occlusion device 47 1998
 
CATHETER RESEARCH, INC. (2)
5,167,624 Embolus delivery system and method 92 1990
5,133,731 Embolus supply system and method 110 1990
 
FOGARTY, M.D., THOMAS J. (2)
6,645,237 Expandable coiled endoluminal prosthesis 17 1999
6,660,032 Expandable coil endoluminal prosthesis 26 2001
 
MEDINVENT S.A., A COMPANY OF SWITZERLAND (2)
4,875,480 Device for transluminal implantation 166 1987
4,848,343 Device for transluminal implantation 330 1987
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (2)
8,206,427 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement 0 1995
8,317,854 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement 0 1996
 
MEMORY MEDICAL SYSTEMS (2)
8,052,670 Medical device with slotted memory metal tube 0 2006
8,377,037 Medical device with slotted memory metal tube 0 2011
 
NITINOL DEVICES AND COMPONENTS, INC. (2)
8,409,239 Medical device anchor and delivery system 0 2009
8,398,672 Method for anchoring a medical device 0 2010
 
SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG (2)
6,165,167 Rapid exchange catheter system 62 1997
7,331,990 Stents with proximal and distal end elevations 0 2003
 
SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L. (2)
8,403,982 Device for the in situ delivery of heart valves 0 2009
8,353,953 Device for the in situ delivery of heart valves 0 2009
 
THE FOUNDRY (2)
6,679,264 Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures 113 2000
8,357,139 Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures 0 2008
 
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (2)
7,947,060 Method and device for filtering body fluid 1 2007
7,922,732 Method and device for filtering body fluid 2 2007
 
ADVANCED SURGICAL INTERVENTION, INC. (1)
5,160,341 Resorbable urethral stent and apparatus for its insertion 212 1990
 
AHN, SAMUEL S. (1)
5,458,573 Everting toposcopic dilation catheter 59 1992
 
ALVEOLUS (1)
5,674,277 Stent for placement in a body tube 142 1995
 
APPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. (1)
6,364,858 Collapsible internal bolster for gastrostomy device 11 1998
 
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (1)
5,522,882 Method and apparatus for balloon expandable stent-graft delivery 127 1994
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. (1)
5,928,246 Stent securing catheter 6 1997
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6,010,530 Self-expanding endoluminal prosthesis 269 1998
 
CABOT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
5,167,614 Prostatic stent 178 1991
 
COGENT LIMITED (1)
5,496,365 Autoexpandable vascular endoprosthesis 196 1994
 
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (1)
6,699,273 Sleeve welding collar 8 2002
 
EBARA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7,971,333 Manufacturing process for polymetric stents 3 2006
 
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (1)
6,663,667 Towel graft means for enhancing tissue ingrowth in vascular grafts 43 2001
 
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,647,857 Protective intraluminal sheath 98 1995
 
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7,235,083 Methods and devices for aiding in situ assembly of repair devices 0 2003
 
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (1)
6,843,802 Delivery apparatus for a self expanding retractable stent 63 2000
 
HAMMOND MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC (1)
7,044,980 Facilitating drainage 1 2000
 
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (1)
6,656,215 Stent graft having an improved means for attaching a stent to a graft 27 2000
 
LOCALMED, INC. (1)
5,797,952 System and method for delivering helical stents 158 1996
 
NOVATECH (1)
5,236,446 Tubular endoprosthesis for anatomical conduits 66 1990
 
QUEISCENCE MEDICAL, INC. (1)
7,381,222 Stent for maintaining patency of a body region 4 2003
 
QUERALS & FINE, INC. (1)
5,290,295 Insertion tool for an intraluminal graft procedure 201 1992
 
TERAMED, INC. (1)
6,575,994 Method and apparatus concerning bypass grafts 28 2000
 
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
6,013,854 Indwelling stent and the method for manufacturing the same 100 1995
 
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (1)
5,480,434 Method and device for connecting biological duct to a prosthesis 9 1993
 
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (1)
6,572,649 Compliant intraluminal stents 22 2001
 
WILL, ALLAN (1)
6,712,842 Methods and devices for lining a blood vessel and opening a narrowed region of a blood vessel 35 2000
 
X TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
6,004,328 Radially expandable intraluminal stent and delivery catheter therefore and method of using the same 65 1997
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (21)
5,868,753 Stent retrieval catheter 25 1995
5,741,293 Locking stent 56 1995
5,785,715 Retrieval shuttle 38 1995
5,707,387 Flexible stent 49 1996
RE35988 Stent construction of rolled configuration 26 1996
5,634,928 Integrated dual-function catheter system and method for balloon angioplasty and stent delivery 118 1996
6,193,746 Endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted in the patient's body 62 1996
6,203,569 Flexible stent 151 1997
5,824,059 Flexible stent 86 1997
6,221,100 Endoprosthesis percutaneously inplantable in the body of a patient 27 1997
6,053,940 Vascular stent 96 1997
5,897,561 Coring device 7 1997
6,106,531 Retrieval shuttle 2 1998
6,340,366 Stent with nested or overlapping rings 86 1998
6,287,335 Intravascular folded tubular endoprosthesis 74 1999
6,478,813 Method for joining grafts in a common body passageway 11 1999
6,645,241 Endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted in the patient's body 17 2001
6,547,819 Endoprosthesis percutaneously implantable in the body of a patient 6 2001
7,979,108 Automated vessel repair system, devices and methods 0 2007
8,343,207 Composite medical textile material and implantable devices made therefrom 0 2010
8,444,690 Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung 0 2011