US Patent No: 4,886,062

Intravascular radially expandable stent and method of implant

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Dec 12, 1989
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Oct 19, 1987
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07/109,686
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Abstract

A device to be used as a vascular stent comprising a cylindrical open-ended wire component made of a low memory metal such as copper alloy, titanium, or gold, providing a radial support from within a blood vessel after implantation therein. The coronary stent is characterized by its ability to be expanded radially to a larger diameter after initial implantation and means for causing said stent to expand to a larger diameter and a method for transporting, positioning and implantation of such coronary stent transluminarely to have said stent act as a permanent prosthesis to assure vascular patency. And method for simultaneous angioplasty and stent implant procedure.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
MEDTRONIC, INC.	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	4903

International Classification(s)

A61M:DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE B....

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Wiktor, Dominik M	Cranford, NJ	20	3498

Cited Art

Patent Info	# Cites	Year
COOK INCORPORATED (2)
4,580,568 Percutaneous endovascular stent and method for insertion thereof	1068	1984
4,800,882 Endovascular stent and delivery system	1131	1987
AMS MEDINVENT S.A. (1)
4,553,545 Device for application in blood vessels or other difficultly accessible locations and its use	576	1983
CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
4,739,762 Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft	963	1986
DOTTER, PAMELA, B. (1)
4,503,569 Transluminally placed expandable graft prosthesis	827	1983
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,665,918 Prosthesis system and method	363	1986
EXPANDABLE GRAFTS PARTNERSHIP, 8000 I.H. 10 WEST, STE. 1265, SAN ANTONIO, TX A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP OF TX. (1)
4,733,665 Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft	1938	1985
MEDINNOVATIONS, INC. (1)
4,768,507 Intravascular stent and percutaneous insertion catheter system for the dilation of an arterial stenosis and the prevention of arterial restenosis	559	1987
MEDINVENT S.A., A COMPANY OF SWITZERLAND (1)
4,760,849 Planar blank and a coil spring manufactured therefrom	173	1986
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
4,830,003 Compressive stent and delivery system	679	1988
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
4,649,922 Catheter arrangement having a variable diameter tip and spring prosthesis	308	1986

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info	# Cites	Year
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (360)
5,242,399 Method and system for stent delivery	298	1992
5,360,401 Catheter for stent delivery	150	1993
5,344,426 Method and system for stent delivery	354	1993
5,441,515 Ratcheting stent	446	1993
5,456,667 Temporary stenting catheter with one-piece expandable segment	340	1993
5,556,413 Coiled stent with locking ends	252	1994
5,421,955 Expandable stents and method for making same	562	1994
5,569,295 Expandable stents and method for making same	328	1995
5,618,299 Ratcheting stent	236	1995
5,649,952 Expandable stents and method for making same	185	1996
6,077,295 Self-expanding stent delivery system	121	1996
5,725,549 Coiled stent with locking ends	208	1996
5,766,238 Expandable stents and method for making same	95	1997
6,019,777 Catheter and method for a stent delivery system	38	1997
5,916,234 Expandable stents and method for making same	68	1997
5,725,572 Radiopaque stent	241	1997
6,066,168 Expandable stents and method for making same	137	1998
6,066,167 Expandable stents	71	1998
6,171,334 Expandable stent and method of use	94	1998
6,136,011 Stent delivery system and method of use	18	1998
6,113,607 Method of delivering a stent	46	1998
6,325,824 Crush resistant stent	31	1998
6,461,380 Stent configuration	42	1998
6,117,104 Stent deployment system and method of use	16	1998
6,464,723 Radiopaque stents	4	1999
6,488,694 Stent delivery system	104	1999
6,629,991 Expandable stents and method for making same	5	1999
6,626,933 Expandable stents and method for making same stent delivery system	23	1999
6,217,586 Catheter and method for a stent delivery system	32	1999
6,540,774 Stent design with end rings having enhanced strength and radiopacity	45	1999
6,585,757 Endovascular stent with radiopaque spine	7	1999
6,443,979 Expandable stent delivery sheath and method of use	112	1999
6,713,119 Biocompatible coating for a prosthesis and a method of forming the same	155	1999
6,537,311 Stent designs for use in peripheral vessels	6	1999
6,471,721 Vascular stent having increased radiopacity and method for making same	83	1999
6,355,058 Stent with radiopaque coating consisting of particles in a binder	52	1999
6,280,465 Apparatus and method for delivering a self-expanding stent on a guide wire	29	1999
6,436,132 Composite intraluminal prostheses	53	2000
6,309,412 Expandable stents and method for making same	43	2000
6,302,893 Self-expanding stent delivery system	88	2000
6,652,579 Radiopaque stent	50	2000
6,503,954 Biocompatible carrier containing actinomycin D and a method of forming the same	189	2000
6,451,373 Method of forming a therapeutic coating onto a surface of an implantable prosthesis	216	2000
6,579,310 Stent having overlapping struts	19	2000
6,569,192 System for removably securing a stent on a catheter assembly and method of use	13	2000
6,805,898 Surface features of an implantable medical device	136	2000
6,254,632 Implantable medical device having protruding surface structures for drug delivery and cover attachment	391	2000
6,506,437 Methods of coating an implantable device having depots formed in a surface thereof	289	2000
6,432,133 Expandable stents and method for making same	68	2000
6,790,228 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same	165	2000
6,759,054 Ethylene vinyl alcohol composition and coating	113	2000
6,663,662 Diffusion barrier layer for implantable devices	210	2000
6,540,776 Sheath for a prosthesis and methods of forming the same	191	2000
6,503,556 Methods of forming a coating for a prosthesis	195	2000
6,544,582 Method and apparatus for coating an implantable device	205	2001
6,596,022 Expandable stents and method for making same	36	2001
7,008,642 Compositions for achieving a therapeutic effect in an anatomical structure and methods of using the same	4	2001
6,764,505 Variable surface area stent	246	2001
6,712,845 Coating for a stent and a method of forming the same	208	2001
6,818,247 Ethylene vinyl alcohol-dimethyl acetamide composition and a method of coating a stent	25	2001
6,773,455 Stent with reinforced struts and bimodal deployment	15	2001
7,862,495 Radiation or drug delivery source with activity gradient to minimize edge effects	1	2001
6,605,154 Stent mounting device	172	2001
7,201,940 Method and apparatus for thermal spray processing of medical devices	4	2001
6,824,560 Double-butted superelastic nitinol tubing	6	2001
6,485,511 Expandable stents and method for making same	38	2001
6,695,920 Mandrel for supporting a stent and a method of using the mandrel to coat a stent	185	2001
6,572,644 Stent mounting device and a method of using the same to coat a stent	178	2001
6,673,154 Stent mounting device to coat a stent	142	2001
6,565,659 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent	189	2001
6,527,863 Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent	201	2001
7,682,669 Methods for covalently immobilizing anti-thrombogenic material into a coating on a medical device	1	2001
6,860,898 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system	38	2001
6,576,006 Self-expanding stent delivery system	31	2001
8,303,651 Polymeric coating for reducing the rate of release of a therapeutic substance from a stent	0	2001
7,223,282 Remote activation of an implantable device	4	2001
6,753,071 Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent	203	2001
6,770,089 Hybrid stent fabrication using metal rings and polymeric links	22	2001
6,616,765 Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis	180	2002
6,511,505 Variable strength stent	72	2002
7,232,490 Apparatus and method for coating stents	5	2002
7,919,075 Coatings for implantable medical devices	1	2002
7,396,539 Stent coatings with engineered drug release rate	22	2002
7,247,313 Polyacrylates coatings for implantable medical devices	32	2002
7,217,426 Coatings containing polycationic peptides for cardiovascular therapy	18	2002
7,070,798 Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine	14	2002
7,056,523 Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine	6	2002
7,033,602 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices	10	2002
7,011,842 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same	7	2002
7,005,137 Coating for implantable medical devices	25	2002
6,994,867 Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine	34	2002
6,733,768 Composition for coating an implantable prosthesis	109	2002
7,294,329 Poly(vinyl acetal) coatings for implantable medical devices	16	2002
7,491,233 Purified polymers for coatings of implantable medical devices	6	2002
6,818,063 Stent mandrel fixture and method for minimizing coating defects	112	2002
7,232,573 Stent coatings containing self-assembled monolayers	19	2002
7,404,979 Spin coating apparatus and a method for coating implantable devices	16	2002
7,335,265 Apparatus and method for coating stents	5	2002
7,087,263 Rare limiting barriers for implantable medical devices	11	2002
7,169,178 Stent with drug coating	51	2002
7,022,372 Compositions for coating implantable medical devices	2	2002
7,402,329 Method of using support device to coat a stent	20	2002
7,416,609 Support assembly for a stent	9	2002
6,982,004 Electrostatic loading of drugs on implantable medical devices	2	2002
7,211,150 Apparatus and method for coating and drying multiple stents	9	2002
7,776,926 Biocompatible coating for implantable medical devices	19	2002
7,074,276 Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects	7	2002
7,094,256 Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides	22	2002
6,908,624 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same	84	2002
7,338,557 Nozzle for use in coating a stent	10	2002
6,899,729 Stent for treating vulnerable plaque	37	2002
7,628,859 Mounting assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent	2	2002
7,316,710 Flexible stent	9	2002
7,163,715 Spray processing of porous medical devices	52	2002
6,896,697 Intravascular stent	56	2002
6,814,749 Stent designs for use in peripheral vessels	13	2003
6,875,229 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations	9	2003
7,087,115 Nozzle and method for use in coating a stent	1	2003
6,991,681 Method and apparatus for coating an implantable device	7	2003
7,354,480 Stent mandrel fixture and system for reducing coating defects	9	2003
6,926,919 Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device	31	2003
7,288,609 Coatings for drug delivery devices based on poly (orthoesters)	7	2003
6,805,705 Hybrid stent	19	2003
7,258,891 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent	13	2003
6,887,510 Method of using a stent mounting device to coat a stent	34	2003
7,563,454 Coatings for implantable medical devices	14	2003
6,908,479 Expandable stents and method for making same	6	2003
6,689,159 Expandable stents and method for making same	34	2003
7,279,174 Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives	45	2003
7,323,209 Apparatus and method for coating stents	5	2003
6,846,323 Intravascular stent	133	2003
6,893,458 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system	5	2003
7,323,210 Method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis	12	2003
7,682,647 Thermal treatment of a drug eluting implantable medical device	4	2003
7,285,304 Fluid treatment of a polymeric coating on an implantable medical device	17	2003
7,645,504 Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers	2	2003
7,341,630 Stent coating system	3	2003
7,875,285 Medicated coatings for implantable medical devices having controlled rate of release	0	2003
6,955,688 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations	50	2003
7,169,404 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same	6	2003
7,056,591 Hydrophobic biologically absorbable coatings for drug delivery devices and methods for fabricating the same	45	2003
7,645,474 Method and system of purifying polymers for use with implantable medical devices	7	2003
7,431,959 Method and system for irradiation of a drug eluting implantable medical device	8	2003
6,986,899 Composition for coating an implantable prosthesis	24	2003
7,390,523 Method of forming a diffusion barrier layer for implantable devices	7	2003
7,485,333 Method of using a stent mounting device to coat a stent	2	2003
8,361,539 Methods of forming microparticle coated medical device	0	2003
7,169,173 Composite stent with regioselective material and a method of forming the same	19	2003
7,441,513 Plasma-generated coating apparatus for medical devices and a method of coating deposition	3	2003
7,318,932 Coatings for drug delivery devices comprising hydrolitically stable adducts of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) and methods for fabricating the same	2	2003
7,198,675 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent	46	2003
6,955,723 Mandrel for supporting a stent and method of using the mandrel to coat a stent	33	2003
6,953,560 Barriers for polymer-coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same	47	2003
7,704,544 System and method for coating a tubular implantable medical device	0	2003
6,896,699 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations	53	2003
7,682,648 Methods for forming polymeric coatings on stents	1	2003
7,329,413 Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration and methods for fabricating thereof	8	2003
7,678,143 Ethylene-carboxyl copolymers as drug delivery matrices	0	2003
7,261,946 Block copolymers of acrylates and methacrylates with fluoroalkenes	7	2003
8,192,752 Coatings for implantable devices including biologically erodable polyesters and methods for fabricating the same	0	2003
7,560,492 Polysulfone block copolymers as drug-eluting coating material	13	2003
7,807,722 Biobeneficial coating compositions and methods of making and using thereof	0	2003
7,335,391 Method for coating implantable devices	8	2003
7,220,816 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same	32	2003
7,435,788 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents	5	2003
7,258,697 Stent with anchors to prevent vulnerable plaque rupture during deployment	8	2003
8,309,112 Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising hydrophilic substances and methods for fabricating the same	0	2003
7,563,324 System and method for coating an implantable medical device	19	2003
7,491,224 Radiopaque catheter tip for enhanced delivery precision of a stent using a guidewire	10	2003
8,042,485 Stent mandrel fixture and method for coating stents	2	2003
7,820,190 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same	4	2004
7,014,913 Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent	7	2004
7,699,890 Medicated porous metal prosthesis and a method of making the same	1	2004
7,115,300 Method of coating implantable medical devices	5	2004
8,349,388 Method of coating a stent	0	2004
7,758,880 Biocompatible polyacrylate compositions for medical applications	0	2004
7,364,748 Controlled morphologies in polymer drug for release of drugs from polymer films	2	2004
7,485,334 Stent mandrel fixture and method for minimizing coating defects	3	2004
6,972,054 Coupling device for a stent support fixture	19	2004
7,807,210 Hemocompatible polymers on hydrophobic porous polymers	0	2004
7,674,493 Method of making a variable surface area stent	1	2004
7,553,377 Apparatus and method for electrostatic coating of an abluminal stent surface	5	2004
8,293,890 Hyaluronic acid based copolymers	0	2004
7,820,732 Methods for modulating thermal and mechanical properties of coatings on implantable devices	0	2004
7,785,512 Method and system of controlled temperature mixing and molding of polymers with active agents for implantable medical devices	6	2004
7,807,211 Thermal treatment of an implantable medical device	4	2004
7,563,780 Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom	3	2004
7,329,366 Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability	5	2004
7,077,860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation	13	2004
8,172,897 Polymer and metal composite implantable medical devices	0	2004
7,297,159 Selective coating of medical devices	3	2004
8,357,391 Coatings for implantable devices comprising poly (hydroxy-alkanoates) and diacid linkages	0	2004
7,494,665 Polymers containing siloxane monomers	2	2004
7,311,980 Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device	8	2004
7,335,314 Method of making an implantable medical device	9	2004
7,648,727 Methods for manufacturing a coated stent-balloon assembly	0	2004
7,244,443 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers	6	2004
7,229,471 Compositions containing fast-leaching plasticizers for improved performance of medical devices	55	2004
7,018,403 Inclined stent pattern for vulnerable plaque	7	2004
8,110,211 Medicated coatings for implantable medical devices including polyacrylates	0	2004
8,173,062 Controlled deformation of a polymer tube in fabricating a medical article	0	2004
8,043,553 Controlled deformation of a polymer tube with a restraining surface in fabricating a medical article	1	2004
8,052,912 Temperature controlled crimping	0	2004
7,166,680 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers	14	2004
7,481,835 Encapsulated covered stent	4	2004
7,485,335 Stent mounting device and a method of using the same to coat a stent	0	2004
7,214,759 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same	8	2004
7,588,642 Abluminal stent coating apparatus and method using a brush assembly	1	2004
7,892,592 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices	0	2004
7,763,308 Method of regulating temperature of a composition for coating implantable medical devices	2	2004
7,632,307 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents	3	2004
7,604,818 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers	0	2004
7,419,504 Poly(ester amide) block copolymers	3	2004
8,007,775 Polymers containing poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and agents for use with medical articles and methods of fabricating the same	2	2004
7,202,325 Poly(hydroxyalkanoate-co-ester amides) and agents for use with medical articles	16	2005
7,387,810 Method of forming rate limiting barriers for implantable devices	6	2005
7,563,483 Methods for fabricating a coating for implantable medical devices	1	2005
7,063,884 Stent coating	16	2005
7,247,364 Coating for implantable medical devices	7	2005
7,732,535 Coating for controlled release of drugs from implantable medical devices	0	2005
7,758,881 Anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent combination for treatment of vascular disorders with an implantable medical device	1	2005
7,381,048 Stents with profiles for gripping a balloon catheter and molds for fabricating stents	2	2005
7,513,907 Expandable stents and method for making same	1	2005
7,795,467 Bioabsorbable, biobeneficial polyurethanes for use in medical devices	2	2005
7,637,941 Endothelial cell binding coatings for rapid encapsulation of bioerodable stents	17	2005
7,691,401 Poly(butylmethacrylate) and rapamycin coated stent	20	2005
7,291,166 Polymeric stent patterns	10	2005
7,622,070 Method of manufacturing an implantable polymeric medical device	5	2005
7,823,533 Stent fixture and method for reducing coating defects	0	2005
8,021,676 Functionalized chemically inert polymers for coatings	3	2005
8,067,023 Implantable medical devices incorporating plasma polymerized film layers and charged amino acids	0	2005
7,875,233 Method of fabricating a biaxially oriented implantable medical device	3	2005
7,785,647 Methods of providing antioxidants to a drug containing product	0	2005
7,735,449 Stent fixture having rounded support structures and method for use thereof	6	2005
8,377,462 PEA-TEMPO/PEA-BZ coatings for controlled delivery of drug from implantable medical devices	0	2005
7,658,880 Polymeric stent polishing method and apparatus	1	2005
7,297,758 Method for extending shelf-life of constructs of semi-crystallizable polymers	1	2005
7,449,210 Electrostatic loading of drugs on implantable medical devices	4	2005
7,476,245 Polymeric stent patterns	3	2005
7,875,286 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices	0	2005
7,803,406 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices	0	2005
7,794,743 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same	0	2005
7,985,440 Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent	1	2005
7,396,541 Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom	2	2005
7,976,891 Abluminal stent coating apparatus and method of using focused acoustic energy	1	2005
7,591,841 Implantable devices for accelerated healing	0	2005
7,867,547 Selectively coating luminal surfaces of stents	0	2005
7,638,156 Apparatus and method for selectively coating a medical article	19	2005
7,951,185 Delivery of a stent at an elevated temperature	2	2006
7,601,383 Coating construct containing poly (vinyl alcohol)	1	2006
7,713,637 Coating containing PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid polymer	1	2006
7,989,018 Fluid treatment of a polymeric coating on an implantable medical device	1	2006
7,455,907 Hydrophobic biologically absorbable coatings for drug delivery devices and methods for fabricating the same	3	2006
8,304,012 Method for drying a stent	0	2006
8,069,814 Stent support devices	1	2006
8,003,156 Rotatable support elements for stents	1	2006
7,648,725 Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects	1	2006
7,572,336 Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects	2	2006
7,761,968 Method of crimping a polymeric stent	4	2006
7,775,178 Stent coating apparatus and method	0	2006
7,959,940 Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices	1	2006
8,114,150 RGD peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents	1	2006
7,731,890 Methods of fabricating stents with enhanced fracture toughness	0	2006
7,531,202 Nozzle and method for use in coating a stent	0	2006
8,333,000 Methods for improving stent retention on a balloon catheter	0	2006
8,246,973 Freeze-thaw method for modifying stent coating	0	2006
7,794,776 Modification of polymer stents with radiation	2	2006
7,740,791 Method of fabricating a stent with features by blow molding	0	2006
8,030,436 Poly(ester-amide) elastomers and their use with implantable medical devices	3	2006
7,998,404 Reduced temperature sterilization of stents	0	2006
7,757,543 Radio frequency identification monitoring of stents	1	2006
7,731,987 Implantable medical device comprising a pro-healing poly(ester-amide)	3	2006
7,794,495 Controlled degradation of stents	3	2006
7,886,419 Stent crimping apparatus and method	0	2006
7,357,793 Polymers of fluorinated and hydrophilic monomers	17	2006
7,601,384 Method of coating implantable medical devices	1	2006
7,923,022 Degradable polymeric implantable medical devices with continuous phase and discrete phase	1	2006
8,173,199 40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent	0	2006
7,842,737 Polymer blend-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices	1	2006
7,824,440 Stent with drug coating	2	2006
7,514,122 Method and apparatus for spray processing of porous medical devices	4	2006
7,824,441 Stent with drug coating	2	2006
7,820,229 Method of coating a stent	2	2006
7,666,223 Stent with drug coating	3	2006
7,803,394 Polycationic peptide hydrogel coatings for cardiovascular therapy	0	2006
7,875,073 Block copolymers of acrylates and methacrylates with fluoroalkenes	0	2006
7,365,133 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers	0	2006
7,378,106 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same	3	2006
8,034,361 Stent coatings incorporating nanoparticles	1	2006
8,197,879 Method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent	0	2007
7,604,700 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent	1	2007
7,361,726 Poly(hydroxyalkanoate-co-ester amides) and agents for use with medical articles	2	2007
8,067,025 Nitric oxide generating medical devices	0	2007
8,109,230 Apparatus and method for coating and drying multiple stents	0	2007
7,538,180 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same	0	2007
7,534,464 Apparatus and method for coating and drying multiple stents	0	2007
7,901,703 Polycationic peptides for cardiovascular therapy	0	2007
7,662,326 Compositions containing fast-leaching plasticizers for improved performance of medical devices	1	2007
7,413,746 Stent coatings containing self-assembled monolayers	4	2007
8,017,140 Drug-delivery stent formulations for restenosis and vulnerable plaque	0	2007
7,766,884 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers	0	2007
7,955,381 Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical device with different types of bioceramic particles	0	2007
7,455,876 Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis	4	2007
7,753,950 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations	1	2007
7,588,794 Coatings for drug delivery devices based on poly (orthoesters)	0	2007
7,967,998 Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability	0	2008
7,749,554 Method for coating stents	0	2008
8,042,487 System for coating stents	0	2008
7,556,837 Method for coating stents	0	2008
8,282,980 Stent coating method	0	2008
8,277,926 Methods for fabricating coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration	0	2008
8,231,962 Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration	0	2008
8,052,988 Methods for fabricating coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration	0	2008
7,604,699 Stent coating apparatus	1	2008
7,794,777 Method for reducing stent coating defects	1	2008
8,282,024 Stent coating nozzle assembly	0	2008
7,871,658 Stent coating method	0	2008
7,824,729 Methods for coating an implantable device	0	2008
7,879,386 Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent	0	2008
7,520,891 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers	1	2008
7,507,251 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers	0	2008
7,708,548 Molds for fabricating stents with profiles for gripping a balloon catheter	1	2008
7,770,536 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices	0	2008
7,699,889 Poly(ester amide) block copolymers	0	2008
8,003,123 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same	0	2008
8,110,243 Coating for a stent and a method of forming the same	0	2008
8,042,486 Stent spin coating apparatus	1	2008
7,604,831 Stent spin coating method	1	2008
8,312,837 Support assembly for stent coating	0	2008
8,007,529 Medicated porous metal prosthesis	2	2008
8,187,661 Stent support assembly and coating method	0	2008
8,057,824 Compositions for achieving a therapeutic effect in an anatomical structure and methods of using the same	0	2008
7,887,871 Method and system for irradiation of a drug eluting implantable medical device	0	2008
7,786,249 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents	0	2008
7,772,359 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents	0	2008
7,632,914 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents	0	2008
8,263,169 Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects	0	2008
7,918,181 Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects	1	2008
7,833,566 Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects	0	2008
8,007,858 System and method for coating implantable devices	2	2009
8,017,142 Polysulfone block copolymers as drug-eluting coating material	0	2009
8,367,091 Coatings for implantable medical devices	0	2009
8,097,268 Coatings for implantable medical devices	0	2009
8,382,815 modified surface for an implantable device and a method of producing the same	0	2009
8,119,184 Method of making a variable surface area stent	0	2010
8,051,798 Mounting assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent	0	2010
8,383,142 Implantable devices comprising cyanoacrylate primer coatings	0	2010
8,337,874 Primer coating of inorganic material for implantable devices	0	2010
8,211,457 Isocyanate coatings for implantable devices and a method of forming the same	1	2010
8,206,733 High amine content polymer coatings for implantable devices and a method of forming the same	0	2010
8,349,389 Stent fixture having rounded support structures and method for use thereof	0	2010
8,387,553 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices	0	2010
8,312,838 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices	0	2010
8,117,984 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices	2	2010
8,389,044 Poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems with controlled release rate and morphology	0	2011
8,377,107 Poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems with controlled release rate and morphology	0	2011
8,318,236 Stent coating method	0	2011
8,329,157 Polymers containing poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and agents for use with medical articles and methods of fabricating the same	0	2011
8,329,158 Polymers containing poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and agents for use with medical articles and methods of fabricating the same	0	2011
8,293,367 Nanoshells on polymers	0	2011
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (138)
5,071,407 Radially expandable fixation member	694	1990
5,064,435 Self-expanding prosthesis having stable axial length	892	1990
5,221,261 Radially expandable fixation member	208	1992
5,443,495 Polymerization angioplasty balloon implant device	121	1993
5,645,559 Multiple layer stent	239	1993
5,478,349 Placement of endoprostheses and stents	83	1994
5,575,816 High strength and high density intraluminal wire stent	98	1994
5,749,851 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve	38	1995
6,136,258 Method of forming a co-extruded balloon for medical purposes	51	1995
5,824,077 Clad composite stent	111	1995
6,818,014 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	44	1995
5,749,848 Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and method of use for guided stent deployment	188	1995
5,716,410 Temporary stent and method of use	83	1995
5,876,448 Esophageal stent	197	1996
5,797,877 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers	163	1996
6,120,536 Medical devices with long term non-thrombogenic coatings	457	1996
5,837,313 Drug release stent coating process	558	1996
5,658,311 High pressure expander bundle for large diameter stent deployment	27	1996
5,906,639 High strength and high density intraluminal wire stent	19	1996
5,824,046 Covered stent	139	1996
6,027,508 Stent retrieval device	57	1996
5,843,090 Stent delivery device	39	1996
5,735,897 Intravascular stent pump	290	1997
6,497,709 Metal medical device	35	1997
6,277,084 Ultrasonic medical device	19	1997
5,888,201 Titanium alloy self-expanding stent	136	1997
6,074,362 Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and methods of use for guided stent deployment	8	1997
6,132,824 Multilayer catheter balloon	42	1997
5,980,532 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve	44	1997
5,980,972 Method of applying drug-release coatings	405	1997
6,527,802 Clad composite stent	47	1997
6,027,509 Stent retrieval device	38	1997
6,290,721 Tubular medical endoprostheses	174	1997
6,602,279 Placement of endoprostheses and stents	0	1997
6,099,562 Drug coating with topcoat	450	1997
6,358,556 Drug release stent coating	308	1998
6,287,331 Tubular medical prosthesis	66	1998
6,652,581 Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same	61	1998
6,348,065 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	161	1998
6,086,556 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers	43	1998
6,451,052 Tissue supporting devices	77	1998
6,042,597 Helical stent design	175	1998
7,204,848 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	16	1998
6,290,485 Mold for forming a balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve	36	1999
8,221,491 Tissue supporting devices	0	1999
6,482,348 Method of forming a co-extruded balloon for medical purposes	25	2000
6,896,842 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers	13	2000
6,770,088 Intravascular stent	31	2000
6,284,305 Drug coating with topcoat	220	2000
6,962,603 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	24	2000
6,981,986 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	27	2000
6,352,551 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve	19	2000
6,730,117 Intraluminal stent	65	2000
6,517,888 Method for manufacturing a medical device having a coated portion by laser ablation	127	2000
6,764,504 Combined shaped balloon and stent protector	19	2001
6,752,829 Stent with channel(s) for containing and delivering a biologically active material and method for manufacturing the same	75	2001
6,402,778 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve	21	2001
8,067,022 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells	0	2001
7,101,392 Tubular medical endoprostheses	16	2001
7,326,241 Intravascular stent	8	2001
8,348,992 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	0	2001
6,620,194 Drug coating with topcoat	51	2001
6,981,985 Stent bumper struts	18	2002
7,060,089 Multi-layer stent	15	2002
8,070,792 Stent	0	2002
7,081,130 Intravascular Stent	11	2002
6,913,619 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	28	2002
8,021,414 Intravascular stent	0	2002
6,949,120 Helical stent design	11	2002
7,044,964 Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and method of use for guided stent deployment	2	2002
7,294,214 Medical devices	4	2003
6,989,071 Stent with channel(s) for containing and delivering biologically active material and method for manufacturing the same	23	2003
7,713,297 Drug-releasing stent with ceramic-containing layer	34	2003
7,988,717 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	0	2003
7,766,956 Intravascular stent and assembly	3	2003
8,118,858 Intraluminal stent	0	2003
8,092,512 Nested stent	0	2004
8,114,146 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	1	2004
7,682,381 Composite medical textile material and implantable devices made therefrom	2	2004
7,655,039 Stents with attached looped ends	5	2004
7,781,038 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers	1	2004
7,727,271 Implantable prosthesis having reinforced attachment sites	1	2004
7,955,373 Two-stage stent-graft and method of delivering same	0	2004
7,326,245 Medical device for delivering biologically active material	16	2004
7,806,925 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	0	2005
7,740,654 Helical stent design	2	2005
7,585,289 Co-extruded medical balloon	0	2005
7,963,988 ePTFE lamination—resizing ePTFE tubing	0	2005
7,655,035 Variable lamination of vascular graft	1	2005
7,625,410 Stent device and method	0	2006
8,089,029 Bioabsorbable metal medical device and method of manufacture	0	2006
8,187,620 Medical devices comprising a porous metal oxide or metal material and a polymer coating for delivering therapeutic agents	0	2006
8,048,150 Endoprosthesis having a fiber meshwork disposed thereon	1	2006
7,572,625 Medical devices coated with drug carrier macromolecules	4	2006
8,105,392 Pyloric obesity valve	0	2006
8,158,670 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells	0	2007
8,097,642 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells	0	2007
8,067,054 Stents with ceramic drug reservoir layer and methods of making and using the same	0	2007
7,976,915 Endoprosthesis with select ceramic morphology	0	2007
8,002,823 Endoprosthesis coating	0	2007
7,942,926 Endoprosthesis coating	0	2007
7,988,720 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent	0	2007
7,931,683 Articles having ceramic coated surfaces	5	2007
8,052,743 Endoprosthesis with three-dimensional disintegration control	0	2007
7,785,363 Skewed nodal-fibril ePTFE structure	0	2007
7,758,909 Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same	0	2007
8,353,949 Medical devices with drug-eluting coating	0	2007
8,052,744 Medical devices and methods of making the same	0	2007
8,052,745 Endoprosthesis	0	2007
8,002,821 Bioerodible metallic ENDOPROSTHESES	3	2007
8,128,689 Bioerodible endoprosthesis with biostable inorganic layers	0	2007
8,057,534 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same	2	2007
7,981,150 Endoprosthesis with coatings	1	2007
7,601,230 Medical devices	1	2007
8,216,632 Endoprosthesis coating	0	2007
8,029,554 Stent with embedded material	1	2007
7,938,855 Deformable underlayer for stent	1	2007
8,080,055 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same	0	2007
8,431,149 Coated medical devices for abluminal drug delivery	0	2008
8,070,797 Medical device with a porous surface for delivery of a therapeutic agent	1	2008
7,998,192 Endoprostheses	0	2008
7,938,853 Braided endoluminal device having tapered filaments	0	2008
8,236,046 Bioerodible endoprosthesis	0	2008
8,221,822 Medical device coating by laser cladding	0	2008
7,985,252 Bioerodible endoprosthesis	0	2008
8,142,489 Flexible and expandable stent	0	2008
8,382,824 Medical implant having NANO-crystal grains with barrier layers of metal nitrides or fluorides	0	2008
8,062,346 Flexible stent-graft device having patterned polymeric coverings	0	2008
8,071,156 Endoprostheses	0	2009
8,287,937 Endoprosthese	0	2009
8,002,909 Medical devices	1	2009
8,231,980 Medical implants including iridium oxide	0	2009
8,109,988 Stents with attached looped ends	0	2009
8,221,490 Helical stent design	0	2010
8,109,989 Helical stent design	0	2010
8,267,992 Self-buffering medical implants	0	2010
8,066,763 Drug-releasing stent with ceramic-containing layer	0	2010
8,123,884 Implantable prosthesis having reinforced attachment sites	0	2010
MEDTRONIC, INC. (70)
5,133,732 Intravascular stent	654	1989
5,170,802 Implantable electrode for location within a blood vessel	173	1991
5,192,297 Apparatus and method for placement and implantation of a stent	324	1991
5,282,823 Intravascular radially expandable stent	432	1992
6,113,621 Intravascular stent	12	1992
5,484,449 Temporary support for a body lumen and method	89	1993
5,545,208 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	260	1993
5,599,352 Method of making a drug eluting stent	157	1994
5,591,224 Bioelastomeric stent	227	1994
5,571,166 Method of making an intraluminal stent	161	1994
5,510,077 Method of making an intraluminal stent	90	1994
5,782,903 Intravascular stent and method	22	1994
5,613,981 Bidirectional dual sinusoidal helix stent	98	1995
6,004,346 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	46	1995
5,871,535 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	52	1995
5,851,217 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	77	1995
5,837,008 Intravascular stent and method	301	1995
5,725,567 Method of making a intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	90	1995
5,697,967 Drug eluting stent	240	1995
5,628,785 Bioelastomeric stent	103	1995
5,591,198 Multiple sinusoidal wave configuration stent	61	1995
5,591,227 Drug eluting stent	215	1995
5,554,182 Method for preventing restenosis	148	1995
5,820,917 Blood-contacting medical device and method	216	1995
5,679,400 Intravascular stent and method	392	1995
5,624,411 Intravascular stent and method	457	1995
5,628,754 Stent delivery guide catheter	66	1995
5,607,475 Biocompatible medical article and method	113	1995
5,653,727 Intravascular stent	162	1996
5,893,840 Releasable microcapsules on balloon catheters	112	1996
5,653,691 Thickened inner lumen for uniform stent expansion and method of making	164	1996
5,913,871 Balloon modification for improved stent fixation and deployment	47	1996
5,824,048 Method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen	363	1996
5,776,184 Intravasoular stent and method	322	1996
5,833,651 Therapeutic intraluminal stents	174	1996
5,782,908 Biocompatible medical article and method	92	1996
5,851,231 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	71	1996
5,899,934 Dual stent	9	1997
5,759,474 Method of making thickened inner lumen for uniform stent expansion	41	1997
5,843,168 Double wave stent with strut	52	1997
5,779,732 Method and apparatus for implanting a film with an exandable stent	48	1997
5,810,871 Stent delivery system	147	1997
6,203,536 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	57	1997
6,106,454 Medical device for delivering localized radiation	76	1997
5,913,896 Interwoven dual sinusoidal helix stent	45	1997
5,997,468 Intraluminal drug eluting prosthesis method	152	1997
5,865,814 Blood contacting medical device and method	359	1997
6,056,906 Method of making an intervascular catheter system for implanting a radially expandable stent within a body vessel	42	1997
6,533,807 Radially-expandable stent and delivery system	40	1998
6,258,371 Method for making biocompatible medical article	133	1998
6,063,092 Heat set and crimping process to optimize stent retention	78	1998
6,080,190 Intraluminal stent	106	1998
6,013,099 Medical device for delivering a water-insoluble therapeutic salt or substance	93	1998
5,951,569 Stent delivery system	42	1998
6,136,023 Welded sinusoidal wave stent	36	1998
6,206,914 Implantable system with drug-eluting cells for on-demand local drug delivery	165	1998
5,951,540 Device and method for mounting stents	25	1998
6,340,368 Implantable device with radiopaque ends	22	1998
6,613,079 Radially-expandable stent with controllable force profile	28	1999
6,161,029 Apparatus and method for fixing electrodes in a blood vessel	157	1999
6,174,316 Stent delivery system	40	1999
6,331,189 Flexible medical stent	78	1999
6,923,828 Intravascular stent	10	2000
6,824,561 Implantable system with drug-eluting cells for on-demand local drug delivery	63	2000
6,730,120 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	49	2001
6,399,144 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	40	2001
6,997,949 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent and method of preparation	17	2002
7,442,205 Stents and methods for preparing stents from wires having hydrogel coating layers thereon	1	2005
7,419,696 Medical devices for delivering a therapeutic agent and method of preparation	1	2005
7,811,317 Medical devices for delivering a therapeutic agent and method of preparation	0	2007
CORDIS CORPORATION (51)
5,116,318 Dilatation balloon within an elastic sleeve	294	1989
5,163,958 Carbon coated tubular endoprosthesis	363	1991
5,304,200 Welded radially expandable endoprosthesis and the like	286	1993
5,549,663 Endoprosthesis having graft member and exposed welded end junctions, method and procedure	204	1994
5,476,476 Dilatation balloon assembly	54	1994
5,716,396 Endoprosthesis having multiple laser welded junctions method and procedure	84	1995
5,824,043 Endoprosthesis having graft member and exposed welded end junctions, method and procedure	139	1996
5,980,553 Axially flexible stent	56	1997
5,938,682 Axially flexible stent	131	1997
5,913,897 Endoprosthesis having multiple bridging junctions and procedure	86	1997
6,190,403 Low profile radiopaque stent with increased longitudinal flexibility and radial rigidity	170	1998
6,162,243 Axially flexible stent	63	1999
6,258,116 Bifurcated axially flexible stent	143	1999
6,325,825 Stent with variable wall thickness	115	1999
6,746,476 Bifurcated axially flexible stent	17	1999
6,547,817 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals	45	2000
7,060,088 Stent with improved flexible connecting links	14	2000
6,540,775 Ultraflexible open cell stent	61	2000
7,500,988 Stent for use in a stent graft	17	2000
6,626,938 Stent graft having a pleated graft member	21	2000
6,482,227 Stent graft having improved attachment within a body vessel	47	2000
6,565,600 Articulated expandable intraluminal stent	9	2001
6,955,686 Flexible stent	36	2001
6,942,689 Flexible stent	31	2001
6,790,227 Flexible stent	62	2001
6,740,114 Flexible stent	49	2001
6,679,911 Flexible stent	57	2001
7,105,019 Bifurcated axially flexible stent	12	2001
6,699,278 Stent with optimal strength and radiopacity characteristics	40	2001
6,669,722 Stent with optimal strength and radiopacity characteristics	48	2001
7,252,679 Stent with angulated struts	5	2001
6,776,022 Stent with variable wall thickness	45	2001
7,326,237 Supra-renal anchoring prosthesis	13	2002
7,314,483 Stent graft with branch leg	11	2002
7,267,685 Bilateral extension prosthesis and method of delivery	5	2002
7,229,472 Thoracic aneurysm repair prosthesis and system	3	2002
6,942,692 Supra-renal prosthesis and renal artery bypass	6	2002
6,887,268 Extension prosthesis for an arterial repair	17	2002
7,029,493 Stent with enhanced crossability	36	2002
6,716,240 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals	44	2003
7,862,609 Stent graft having a pleated graft member	12	2003
7,338,519 Stent with optimal strength and radiopacity characteristics	0	2003
7,169,174 Hybrid stent	14	2004
7,357,813 Flexible stent	2	2004
7,842,077 Bifurcated axially flexible stent	1	2004
7,070,617 Stent with variable wall thickness	1	2004
7,223,286 Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent	14	2004
7,594,927 Flexible stent	4	2005
7,229,473 Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent	15	2006
7,217,286 Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent	8	2006
7,939,095 Crosslinked silane coating for medical devices	0	2006
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (49)
6,709,454 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system	36	2000
7,504,125 System and method for coating implantable devices	8	2001
7,910,152 Poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems with controlled release rate and morphology	6	2006
7,964,210 Degradable polymeric implantable medical devices with a continuous phase and discrete phase	0	2006
7,985,441 Purification of polymers for coating applications	1	2006
8,048,448 Nanoshells for drug delivery	0	2006
7,763,198 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter	2	2006
8,017,237 Nanoshells on polymers	0	2006
7,947,207 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter	1	2006
8,099,849 Optimizing fracture toughness of polymeric stent	0	2006
8,025,916 Methods for forming a composite stent with regioselective material	0	2006
8,343,530 Polymer-and polymer blend-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices	0	2006
7,569,655 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same	1	2007
8,262,723 Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer blends with star-block copolymers	0	2007
7,858,143 Apparatus and method for coating stents	0	2007
8,029,816 Medical device coated with a coating containing elastin pentapeptide VGVPG	7	2007
8,034,287 Radiation sterilization of medical devices	3	2007
8,147,769 Stent and delivery system with reduced chemical degradation	0	2007
7,951,194 Bioabsorbable stent with radiopaque coating	0	2007
7,829,008 Fabricating a stent from a blow molded tube	2	2007
8,216,209 Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to a kidney	0	2007
7,959,857 Radiation sterilization of medical devices	2	2007
8,293,260 Elastomeric copolymer coatings containing poly (tetramethyl carbonate) for implantable medical devices	0	2007
8,202,528 Implantable medical devices with elastomeric block copolymer coatings	4	2007
8,425,591 Methods of forming polymer-bioceramic composite medical devices with bioceramic particles	0	2007
8,128,688 Carbon coating on an implantable device	0	2007
8,109,904 Drug delivery medical devices	0	2007
8,048,441 Nanobead releasing medical devices	0	2007
7,927,621 Thioester-ester-amide copolymers	0	2007
8,016,879 Drug delivery after biodegradation of the stent scaffolding	1	2007
7,901,452 Method to fabricate a stent having selected morphology to reduce restenosis	8	2007
7,771,739 Implantable medical devices comprising semi-crystalline poly(ester-amide)	0	2007
7,823,263 Method of removing stent islands from a stent	0	2007
8,241,653 Piezoelectricity modulated release rate of drug from a coating	0	2007
7,955,379 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations	1	2007
8,252,361 Implantable medical devices for local and regional treatment	0	2007
7,749,263 Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties	0	2008
8,118,863 RGD peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents	0	2008
8,062,350 RGD peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents	0	2008
8,128,983 Coating comprising poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactide-glycolide-caprolactone) interpenetrating network	0	2008
8,337,937 Stent spin coating method	0	2008
8,323,676 Poly(ester-amide) and poly(amide) coatings for implantable medical devices for controlled release of a protein or peptide and a hydrophobic drug	0	2008
8,435,550 Anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent combination for treatment of vascular disorders with an implantable medical device	0	2008
8,057,529 Stent delivery system	0	2008
8,211,489 Methods for applying an application material to an implantable device	0	2008
8,429,831 Drug-eluting coatings applied to medical devices by spraying and drying to remove solvent	0	2009
8,313,791 Mandrels supporting medical devices during processing of the medical devices	0	2010
8,377,499 Methods of forming Poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems with controlled release rate and morphology	0	2011
8,221,112 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter	0	2011
J.W. MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. (34)
7,147,655 Balloon catheter for multiple adjustable stent deployment	23	2002
7,270,668 Apparatus and methods for delivering coiled prostheses	17	2002
7,147,656 Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses	26	2002
7,137,993 Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents	26	2003
7,241,308 Stent deployment systems and methods	20	2003
7,294,146 Apparatus and methods for delivery of variable length stents	27	2003
7,309,350 Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses	13	2003
7,553,324 Fixed stent delivery devices and methods	7	2003
7,326,236 Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element	33	2003
7,351,255 Stent delivery apparatus and method	12	2004
8,080,048 Stent delivery for bifurcated vessels	0	2004
7,182,779 Apparatus and methods for positioning prostheses for deployment from a catheter	22	2004
7,300,456 Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems with stent bumpers	21	2004
7,357,812 Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses	3	2004
7,402,168 Custom-length stent delivery system with independently operable expansion elements	4	2005
8,157,851 Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses	0	2005
7,938,851 Devices and methods for operating and controlling interventional apparatus	1	2005
7,320,702 Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)	25	2005
7,892,273 Custom length stent apparatus	0	2006
7,922,755 Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents	1	2006
7,918,881 Stent deployment systems and methods	4	2006
7,892,274 Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses	0	2006
8,083,788 Apparatus and methods for positioning prostheses for deployment from a catheter	0	2006
7,905,913 Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents	0	2006
8,317,859 Devices and methods for controlling expandable prostheses during deployment	0	2007
8,016,870 Apparatus and methods for delivery of variable length stents	1	2007
8,177,831 Stent delivery apparatus and method	0	2008
7,938,852 Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses	0	2008
8,070,789 Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses	0	2008
8,257,427 Expandable stent	0	2009
8,016,871 Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents	0	2009
8,282,680 Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deployment	0	2009
8,147,536 Balloon catheter for multiple adjustable stent deployment	0	2009
8,142,487 Balloon catheter for multiple adjustable stent deployment	0	2009
MEDINOL LTD. (28)
5,449,373 Articulated stent	625	1994
5,733,303 Flexible expandable stent	292	1995
5,980,552 Articulated stent	174	1996
5,843,120 Flexible-expandable stent	205	1997
5,972,018 Flexible expandable stent	126	1998
6,059,811 Articulated stent	74	1998
6,355,059 Serpentine coiled ladder stent	37	1998
6,315,794 Multilayered metal stent	131	1999
6,461,381 Flexible expandable stent	44	1999
6,508,834 Articulated stent	61	2000
6,443,982 Flexible expandable stent	51	2000
7,141,062 Longitudinally flexible stent	23	2000
6,503,270 Serpentine coiled ladder stent	15	2000
6,464,722 Flexible expandable stent	54	2000
6,709,453 Longitudinally flexible stent	19	2001
7,828,835 Longitudinally flexible stent	0	2001
6,723,119 Longitudinally flexible stent	39	2001
6,635,084 Flexible expandable stent	24	2001
6,796,999 Self articulating stent	30	2002
7,621,947 Longitudinally flexible stent	2	2002
6,589,276 Articulated stent	48	2002
6,875,228 Articulated stent	28	2003
7,722,658 Longitudinally flexible stent	1	2003
7,758,627 Longitudinally flexible stent	0	2004
7,763,064 Stent having struts with reverse direction curvature	0	2004
8,317,851 Longitudinally flexible stent	0	2006
8,202,312 Longitudinally flexible stent	0	2008
8,382,821 Helical hybrid stent	0	2009
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (27)
5,464,450 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	245	1994
5,609,627 Method for delivering a bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	411	1994
5,551,954 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	253	1994
5,800,508 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	252	1995
5,776,180 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	110	1995
5,718,724 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	189	1995
5,716,365 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	179	1995
5,693,086 Apparatus for delivering an endoluminal stent or prosthesis	192	1995
5,683,450 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	183	1995
5,916,263 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	160	1996
6,051,020 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	207	1997
5,938,696 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	178	1997
6,117,167 Endoluminal prosthesis and system for joining	116	1998
6,302,906 System for delivering a prosthesis	190	1999
6,165,213 System and method for assembling an endoluminal prosthesis	55	1999
7,510,570 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	4	1999
6,387,124 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	93	1999
6,699,276 Support structure/membrane composite medical device	21	2000
8,192,482 Endoluminal stent	0	2001
6,869,443 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	98	2002
7,780,720 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	4	2003
7,435,254 Braided endoluminal device having tapered filaments	16	2003
7,942,919 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	1	2004
7,905,914 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	0	2004
8,337,543 Prosthesis anchoring and deploying device	0	2004
7,445,629 Medical device for delivering biologically active material	5	2004
7,901,449 Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis	2	2007
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (27)
6,165,210 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft	137	1994
5,876,432 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft	179	1995
6,015,429 Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts	75	1996
6,001,123 Folding self-expandable intravascular stent-graft	107	1996
6,551,350 Kink resistant bifurcated prosthesis	70	1996
5,925,061 Low profile vascular stent	122	1997
6,017,362 Folding self-expandable intravascular stent	92	1997
6,331,188 Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft	47	1997
5,919,225 Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts	129	1997
6,613,072 Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts	96	1997
6,352,553 Stent-graft deployment apparatus and method	130	1997
6,042,605 Kink resistant stent-graft	136	1997
6,517,570 Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft	66	1997
5,873,906 Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts	120	1997
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
6,361,637 Method of making a kink resistant stent-graft	92	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
6,520,986 Kink resistant stent-graft	51	2001
7,682,380 Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis	0	2002
8,323,328 Kink resistant stent-graft	0	2002
8,052,742 Intraluminal graft	0	2006
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (25)
8,206,427 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement	0	1995
5,891,190 Endovascular support device and method	45	1995
8,317,854 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement	0	1996
5,879,382 Endovascular support device and method	52	1997
6,344,053 Endovascular support device and method	43	1999
6,663,661 Endovascular support device and method	19	2001
6,827,733 Endovascular support device and method	4	2003
7,323,008 Flexible stent	2	2004
7,318,837 Customized alloys for stents	3	2006
7,955,383 Laminated implantable medical device having a metallic coating	2	2006
7,691,400 Medical device having coating with zeolite drug reservoirs	0	2006
8,016,880 Stent having spiral channel for drug delivery	1	2007
8,147,898 Low temperature drug deposition	0	2008
8,021,420 Prosthetic valve delivery system	0	2009
8,052,741 Branch vessel prosthesis with a roll-up sealing assembly	0	2009
7,967,138 Packaging systems for percutaneously deliverable bioprosthetic valves	1	2009
8,052,737 Implantable temporary flow restrictor device	0	2009
8,298,279 Stent including a toggle lock strut	0	2009
8,366,765 Helical stent with connections	0	2010
8,226,705 Methods for forming an orthogonal end on a helical stent	0	2010
8,206,434 Stent with sinusoidal wave form and orthogonal end and method for making same	1	2010
8,328,072 Method for forming a wave form used to make wound stents	0	2010
8,381,774 Methods for loading a drug eluting medical device	0	2010
8,333,801 Method of Forming a Drug-Eluting Medical Device	0	2010
8,273,120 Prosthetic valve delivery system	0	2011
EV3 INC. (22)
6,605,102 Intravascular trap and method of trapping particles in bodily fluids	184	1996
6,949,103 Method and device for filtering body fluid	49	2002
7,048,752 Method and device for filtering body fluid	49	2002
7,033,375 Method and device for filtering body fluid	49	2002
6,989,019 Method and device for filtering body fluid	35	2002
6,712,835 Method and device for filtering body fluid	104	2002
7,566,338 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2003
7,556,635 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2004
7,678,130 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2004
7,404,820 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2005
7,828,815 Method and device for filtering body fluid	1	2005
7,686,815 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2005
7,572,273 Method and device for filtering body fluid	3	2005
7,556,636 Method and device for filtering body fluid	3	2005
7,442,200 Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices	4	2005
7,410,492 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2005
7,371,250 Method and device for filtering body fluid	3	2005
7,367,985 Method and device for filtering body fluid	4	2005
7,367,986 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2005
7,828,816 Method and device for filtering body fluid	1	2007
7,670,355 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2007
7,670,356 Method and device for filtering body fluid	2	2007
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (19)
5,314,472 Vascular stent	434	1991
D390957 Implantable intravascular stent	23	1992
D484979 Implantable intravascular stent	23	1992
5,443,498 Vascular stent and method of making and implanting a vacsular stent	404	1993
5,527,354 Stent formed of half-round wire	272	1994
5,578,149 Radially expandable stent	20	1995
5,591,230 Radially expandable stent	66	1995
6,746,489 Prosthesis having a sleeve valve	66	2001
7,118,600 Prosthesis having a sleeve valve	16	2002
7,611,532 Coated implantable medical device	7	2002
7,550,005 Coated implantable medical device	10	2002
8,221,505 Prosthesis having a sleeve valve	0	2007
8,257,433 Coated implantable medical device	0	2007
7,901,453 Coated implantable medical device	0	2007
7,896,914 Coated implantable medical device	0	2007
7,811,622 Coated implantable medical device	4	2007
7,799,070 Coated implantable medical device	2	2007
7,780,647 Medical device with therapeutic agents	0	2007
8,323,307 Balloon catheter with dilating elements	0	2008
CVRX, INC. (14)
6,522,926 Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex control	167	2000
6,985,774 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control	84	2001
6,850,801 Mapping methods for cardiovascular reflex control devices	59	2001
8,086,314 Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex control	1	2002
7,616,997 Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex control via coupled electrodes	8	2003
7,623,926 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control	12	2004
7,840,271 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control	20	2005
8,290,595 Method and apparatus for stimulation of baroreceptors in pulmonary artery	0	2006
8,060,206 Baroreflex modulation to gradually decrease blood pressure	1	2006
7,813,812 Baroreflex stimulator with integrated pressure sensor	1	2006
7,801,614 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control	0	2006
8,249,705 Devices, systems, and methods for improving left ventricular structure and function using baroreflex activation therapy	0	2008
8,224,437 Baroreflex activation for sedation and sleep	0	2008
7,949,400 Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex control via coupled electrodes	1	2009
CID S.P.A. (13)
6,309,414 Angioplasty stents	125	1997
6,638,302 Stent for angioplasty and associated production process	85	1997
6,325,821 Stent for angioplasty	67	1998
6,451,049 Stents for angioplasty	62	1999
6,447,439 Device for conveying radioactive agents on angioplasty stents, respective method and kit	10	2000
6,616,690 Angioplasty stents	42	2001
6,565,602 Angioplasty stents	63	2001
7,273,494 Stents for angioplasty	6	2002
7,607,208 Method of making a medicated stent	5	2003
6,896,698 Angioplasty stents	23	2003
7,267,684 Angioplasty stents	1	2005
7,739,781 Process for producing a stent for angioplasty	1	2007
7,946,019 Process for producing a stent for angioplasty	0	2010
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	89	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
WYETH (11)
8,029,561 Drug combination useful for prevention of restenosis	0	2000
6,776,796 Antiinflammatory drug and delivery device	89	2001
7,261,735 Local drug delivery devices and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon	45	2001
6,746,773 Coatings for medical devices	154	2001
8,303,609 Coated medical devices	0	2001
7,195,640 Coated medical devices for the treatment of vulnerable plaque	53	2002
7,108,701 Drug releasing anastomosis devices and methods for treating anastomotic sites	41	2002
7,056,550 Medical devices, drug coatings and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon	25	2003
7,300,662 Drug/drug delivery systems for the prevention and treatment of vascular disease	8	2004
8,236,048 Drug/drug delivery systems for the prevention and treatment of vascular disease	0	2004
8,182,527 Heparin barrier coating for controlled drug release	0	2004
C.R. BARD, INC. (10)
6,805,704 Intraluminal stents	14	2000
7,468,071 Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof	10	2004
7,780,721 Stent and method for manufacturing the stent	5	2005
7,763,067 Stent and method for manufacturing the stent	7	2005
7,578,899 Methods for making a supported graft	4	2006
7,935,141 Variable speed stent delivery system	0	2006
8,333,799 Highly flexible stent and method of manufacture	0	2008
8,328,865 Highly flexible stent and method of manufacture	0	2008
8,196,279 Stent-graft covering process	1	2009
8,038,707 Helical stent having improved flexibility and expandability	0	2009
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (10)
6,530,951 Silver implantable medical device	254	1997
7,611,533 Coated implantable medical device	7	2002
7,445,628 Method of treating a patient with a coated implantable medical device	8	2003
7,410,665 Coated implantable medical device	9	2004
8,172,793 Coated medical device	3	2005
7,731,685 Coated medical device	3	2005
7,655,033 S-shaped stent design	3	2005
7,867,275 Coated implantable medical device method	0	2006
7,862,605 Coated implantable medical device	1	2006
7,846,202 Coated implantable medical device	0	2007
LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC (9)
5,405,377 Intraluminal stent	457	1992
5,683,448 Intraluminal stent and graft	92	1994
5,766,237 Method of reinforcing a body vessel using a intraluminal stent	28	1995
5,665,115 Intraluminal stent	117	1995
6,139,573 Conformal laminate stent device	114	1998
6,174,328 Intraluminal stent and graft	16	1999
6,849,086 Intraluminal stent and graft	19	2002
7,550,003 Conformal laminate stent device	1	2002
7,534,256 Intraluminal stent and graft	4	2005
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (9)
5,108,416 Stent introducer system	357	1990
5,683,451 Apparatus and methods for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses	359	1995
5,984,963 Endovascular stents	70	1996
5,824,041 Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses	248	1996
6,024,763 Apparatus and methods for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses	99	1997
6,126,685 Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses	186	1998
6,355,060 Apparatus and method for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses	80	1999
6,350,278 Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses	117	1999
6,361,557 Staplebutton radiopaque marker	70	2000
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (9)
7,252,680 Removable essentially cylindrical implants	6	2002
7,547,321 Removable stent and method of using the same	4	2002
7,527,644 Stent with geometry determinated functionality and method of making the same	1	2002
7,637,942 Coated stent with geometry determinated functionality and method of making the same	1	2003
7,875,068 Removable biliary stent	12	2003
7,959,671 Differential covering and coating methods	0	2003
7,731,654 Delivery device with viewing window and associated method	4	2005
7,887,579 Active stent	12	2007
8,206,436 Coated stent with geometry determinated functionality and method of making the same	1	2009
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION (7)
6,123,715 Method of forming medical devices; intravascular occlusion devices	157	1994
5,846,261 Percutaneous catheter directed occlusion devices	171	1997
6,168,622 Method and apparatus for occluding aneurysms	61	1998
6,368,339 Method of forming medical devices: intra-vascular occlusion devices	74	2000
6,447,531 Method of forming medical devices; intravascular occlusion devices	107	2000
6,599,308 Intravascular occlusion devices	84	2002
6,682,546 Intravascular occlusion devices	89	2002
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (7)
6,790,226 Endoluminal prosthesis with support wire	7	2001
6,797,217 Methods for making encapsulated stent-grafts	29	2002
7,060,150 Methods for making a supported graft	8	2003
7,306,756 Methods for making encapsulated stent-grafts	6	2004
7,939,000 Methods for making an encapsulated stent and intraluminal delivery thereof	3	2008
8,157,940 Methods for making a supported graft	1	2009
8,337,650 Methods for making a supported graft	0	2012
EVYSIO MEDICAL DEVICES ULC (6)
6,796,997 Expandable stent	25	2000
6,858,037 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same	13	2002
6,881,223 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same	12	2002
6,887,264 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same	13	2002
8,075,609 Expandable stent	0	2004
7,094,255 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same	11	2004
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. (5)
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
6,572,648 Endoluminal prosthesis and tissue separation condition treatment method	12	2000
6,488,700 Endoluminal prosthesis placing method	57	2001
6,921,414 Endoluminal prosthesis and tissue separation condition treatment method	9	2002
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (4)
5,902,333 Prosthesis delivery system with dilating tip	38	1995
5,603,698 Prosthesis delivery system	96	1995
5,984,964 Prothesis delivery system	59	1996
6,136,006 Apparatus for deliver and deployment of a stent	108	1998
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
NUMED, INC. (4)
5,161,547 Method of forming an intravascular radially expandable stent	235	1990
5,217,483 Intravascular radially expandable stent	222	1992
5,389,106 Impermeable expandable intravascular stent	405	1993
6,022,370 Expandable stent	70	1997
STRYKER NV OPERATIONS LIMITED (4)
6,585,753 Expandable coil stent	13	2001
7,033,385 Expandable coil stent	7	2003
7,309,352 Expandable coil stent	0	2006
7,491,229 Expandable coil stent	2	2007
CORVITA CORPORATION (3)
5,019,090 Radially expandable endoprosthesis and the like	664	1988
5,092,877 Radially expandable endoprosthesis	329	1990
5,226,913 Method of making a radially expandable prosthesis	318	1992
CV THERAPEUTICS, INC. (3)
7,160,592 Polymer coating for medical devices	42	2003
7,419,709 Polymer coating for medical devices	2	2006
7,364,768 Polymer coating for medical devices	5	2006
FEMORALIS, LLC (3)
6,245,101 Intravascular hinge stent	77	1999
6,312,460 Intravascular hinge stent	41	2001
6,475,237 Intravascular hinge stent	48	2001
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2)
5,922,020 Tubular prosthesis having improved expansion and imaging characteristics	211	1996
8,361,538 Methods for applying an application material to an implantable device	0	2008
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	28	2001
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION (2)
5,499,994 Dilation device for the urethra	67	1994
5,588,965 Device for slowly dilating the prostatic urethra	42	1995
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. (2)
5,690,643 Stent delivery system	118	1996
6,287,333 Flexible stent	12	1999
ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (2)
7,771,468 Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating	1	2003
8,287,590 Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating	0	2010
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (2)
6,582,472 Kinetic stent	21	1997
6,395,021 Ureteral stent system apparatus and method	27	1999
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION (2)
6,808,533 Covered stent and method of covering a stent	25	2000
7,354,449 Covered stent and method of covering a stent	3	2004
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES, INC. (2)
5,990,379 Prosthetic devices including elastin or elastin-based materials	27	1996
7,001,328 Method for using tropoelastin and for producing tropoelastin biomaterials	6	1997
CATHNET-SCIENCE S.A. (2)
6,059,808 Implantable device and delivery system to reestablish or maintain a bodily canal	33	1997
6,056,767 System for the treatment of a body duct and process for its manufacture	2	1998
CELONOVA STENT, INC. (2)
7,828,836 Bistable spring construction for a stent and other medical apparatus	0	2002
8,353,948 Fracture-resistant helical stent incorporating bistable cells and methods of use	0	2006
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. (2)
8,357,178 Vascular and bodily duct treatment devices and methods	0	2010
8,357,179 Vascular and bodily duct treatment devices and methods	0	2011
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
5,824,053 Helical mesh endoprosthesis and methods of use	160	1997
6,425,915 Helical mesh endoprosthesis and methods of use	42	1998
FOGARTY, M.D., THOMAS J. (2)
6,645,237 Expandable coiled endoluminal prosthesis	17	1999
6,660,032 Expandable coil endoluminal prosthesis	26	2001
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (2)
D516723 Stent wall structure	10	2004
D523558 Stent wall structure	10	2005
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS COMPANY (A DIVISION OF ETHICON, INC.) (2)
5,911,732 Articulated expandable intraluminal stent	88	1997
6,238,409 Articulated expandable intraluminal stent	24	1999
LATHAM, DANIEL W. (2)
5,304,122 Method for providing a restenosis model in porcine coronary arteries	2	1992
5,464,650 Intravascular stent and method	673	1993
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION (2)
7,846,198 Vascular prosthesis and methods of use	4	2003
7,862,608 Vascular prosthesis and methods of use	1	2003
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (2)
7,803,183 Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence	0	2004
8,088,060 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device	0	2006
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. (2)
5,534,287 Methods for applying an elastic coating layer on stents	75	1994
6,375,787 Methods for applying a covering layer to a stent	26	1996
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. (2)
6,645,243 Stent for angioplasty and a production process therefor	73	1998
6,585,632 Device for conveying radioactive agents on angioplasty stents, respective method and kit	9	2002
SULZER INTRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (2)
6,494,907 Braided stent	21	1998
6,019,779 Multi-filar coil medical stent	98	1998
SURMODICS, INC. (2)
7,056,533 Medicament incorporation matrix	1	2001
7,794,751 Medicament incorporation matrix	0	2006
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. (2)
5,370,691 Intravascular inflatable stent	161	1993
5,649,978 Temporary inflatable intravascular prosthesis	39	1994
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (2)
7,029,492 Implanting stent and dilating device	8	2000
7,431,732 Stent with waved connecting members	3	2002
TIMOTHY A.M. CHUTER, M.D. (2)
6,454,795 High expansion ratio stent	20	1999
6,719,782 Flat wire stent	26	2002
TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (2)
5,591,199 Curable fiber composite stent and delivery system	144	1995
5,766,204 Curable fiber composite stent and delivery system	89	1997
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
ULRICH SPECK (2)
7,750,041 Preparation for the prophylaxis of restenosis	3	2001
8,257,305 Medical device for dispensing medicaments	0	2003
UNITD STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION (2)
5,342,387 Artificial support for a blood vessel	305	1992
5,607,445 Stent for supporting a blood vessel	193	1994
VERYAN MEDICAL LIMITED (2)
7,326,240 Stents for blood vessels	15	1999
8,066,761 Stenting method for blood vessels	1	2008
ABIOMED, INC. (1)
6,210,318 Stented balloon pump system and method for using same	28	1999
ADVANCED SURGICAL INTERVENTION, INC. (1)
5,160,341 Resorbable urethral stent and apparatus for its insertion	212	1990
AHN, SAMUEL S. (1)
5,772,668 Apparatus for placing an endoprosthesis	73	1995
ALLIUM MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. (1)
8,282,678 Endoluminal lining	0	2002
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG (1)
8,062,344 Variable speed self-expanding stent delivery system and luer locking connector	0	2009
BARD CONNAUGHT (1)
6,066,169 Expandable stent having articulated connecting rods	79	1998
BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
8,389,043 Preparation for restenosis prevention	0	2010
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. (1)
8,236,041 Noncylindrical stent deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations	0	2004
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
CALMEDICA, LLC (1)
5,545,210 Method of implanting a permanent shape memory alloy stent	266	1994
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
6,775,021 Data communication apparatus for receiving and recording data and having means for adding a predetermined mark and a time of reception to the recorded data	0	1999
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. (1)
8,109,879 Assessing autonomic activity using baroreflex analysis	1	2006
CHEMOCENTRYX, INC. (1)
7,572,600 Enzymatic activities in chemokine-mediated inflammation	1	2005
CHUTER, M.D., TIMOTHY A.M. (1)
5,993,482 Flat wire stent	21	1997
CON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
7,455,688 Ostial stent	4	2005
CONVENTUS ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. (1)
8,287,538 Apparatus and methods for fracture repair	0	2009
CORDIS (1)
8,216,600 Polymeric materials for medical devices	0	2007
COVIDIEN LP (1)
7,517,352 Devices for percutaneous remote endarterectomy	5	2001
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
5,895,406 Axially flexible stent	104	1996
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
6,309,380 Drug delivery via conformal film	38	1999
DEVICES FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION, INC. (1)
5,782,907 Involuted spring stent and graft assembly and method of use	15	1995
DIVYSIO SOLUTIONS LTD. (1)
6,758,860 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same	12	2000
EBARA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
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7,244,441 Stents and intra-luminal prostheses containing map kinase inhibitors	2	2004
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (38)
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5,741,293 Locking stent	56	1995
5,725,547 Corrugated stent	47	1996
5,707,387 Flexible stent	49	1996
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5,879,370 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals	149	1997
6,203,569 Flexible stent	151	1997
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6,053,940 Vascular stent	96	1997
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7,033,322 Implantable sensor	118	2001
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8,439,965 Angioplasty stents	0	2011

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