US Patent No: 5,122,154

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Endovascular bypass graft

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)
 

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

An intraluminal graft for placement in a blood vessel, duct, or lumen, to hold it open. The graft comprises a sleeve having plural stents thereon. The sleeve is an elongated tubular member formed of a conventional graft material which is flexible and impervious to the ingrowth of tissue therein. Each stent is a generally ring-like member formed a plurality of interconnected movable links and is mounted about the periphery of a surface, e.g., inner or outer, of the sleeve at selected points along the sleeve to form respective spaced first sleeve sections. Each of the first sections extends for only a portion of the length of the graft, thereby leaving a plurality of second sleeve sections interposed between the first sleeve sections. The stents and the sleeve are arranged to be expanded, e.g., by a balloon catheter, from a compact state to an expanded state to increase the inner cross sectional area diameter of the sleeve. In the expanded state the stents are resistant to contraction back to the compact state. The graft is able to bend with respect to its longitudinal axis to enable it to be readily accommodated within a curved blood vessel, duct, or lumen.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

Related Publications

Loading Related Publications... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • Assignment data not available. Check USPTO

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Rhodes, Valentine J Scottsdale, AZ 12 871

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
COOK INCORPORATED (2)
4,580,568 Percutaneous endovascular stent and method for insertion thereof 1068 1984
5,035,706 Percutaneous stent and method for retrieval thereof 523 1989
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
4,856,516 Endovascular stent apparatus and method 769 1989
4,994,071 Bifurcating stent apparatus and method 846 1989
 
ALEXANDER BALKO (1)
4,512,338 Process for restoring patency to body vessels 733 1983
 
AMS MEDINVENT S.A. (1)
4,655,771 Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body 1197 1983
 
DOTTER, PAMELA, B. (1)
4,503,569 Transluminally placed expandable graft prosthesis 827 1983
 
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
 
MAGNETEK, INC. (1)
4,766,337 Open drip-proof machinery cooling system using totally enclosed type bearing brackets 21 1987
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
4,830,003 Compressive stent and delivery system 679 1988
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (2)
4,740,207 Intralumenal graft 446 1986
4,795,458 Stent for use following balloon angioplasty 456 1987

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (54)
5,478,349 Placement of endoprostheses and stents 83 1994
5,522,881 Implantable tubular prosthesis having integral cuffs 179 1994
5,749,851 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve 38 1995
6,818,014 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 44 1995
5,851,228 Implantable intraluminal prosthesis 84 1996
6,035,856 Percutaneous bypass with branching vessel 101 1997
6,026,814 System and method for percutaneous coronary artery bypass 84 1997
5,980,532 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve 44 1997
6,602,279 Placement of endoprostheses and stents 0 1997
6,299,597 Percutaneous repair of cardiovascular anomalies and repair compositions 51 1997
6,348,065 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 161 1998
7,204,848 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 16 1998
6,355,056 Implantable intraluminal prosthesis 71 1998
6,290,485 Mold for forming a balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve 36 1999
6,770,088 Intravascular stent 31 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
6,764,504 Combined shaped balloon and stent protector 19 2001
6,402,778 Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve 21 2001
6,981,964 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 3 2001
7,326,241 Intravascular stent 8 2001
8,348,992 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2001
6,790,223 Delivering a uretheral stent 10 2001
8,070,792 Stent 0 2002
7,081,130 Intravascular Stent 11 2002
6,913,619 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 28 2002
7,556,643 Graft inside stent 0 2002
8,021,414 Intravascular stent 0 2002
7,367,989 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery 8 2003
7,651,529 Stricture retractor 2 2003
7,004,175 System and method for percutaneous coronary artery bypass 6 2003
7,314,480 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery 29 2003
7,988,717 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2003
7,766,956 Intravascular stent and assembly 3 2003
7,686,841 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery system 1 2003
7,922,753 Bifurcated stent delivery system 0 2004
8,012,192 Multi-stent delivery system 0 2004
7,225,518 Apparatus for crimping a stent assembly 32 2004
7,744,619 Rotatable catheter assembly 2 2004
8,114,146 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 1 2004
7,112,226 Male urethral stent device 0 2004
7,338,501 Treatment and removal of objects in anatomical lumens 7 2004
7,922,740 Rotatable catheter assembly 0 2004
7,842,098 Longitudinally expanding medical device 1 2005
7,691,078 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 1 2005
7,527,651 Male urethral stent device 0 2006
7,988,720 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2007
8,333,003 Bifurcation stent crimping systems and methods 0 2008
8,133,199 Electroactive polymer activation system for a medical device 0 2008
8,142,489 Flexible and expandable stent 0 2008
8,382,771 Radial coil expandable medical wire 0 2009
7,918,815 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 0 2010
8,333,784 Rotatable catheter assembly 0 2010
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (47)
5,242,399 Method and system for stent delivery 298 1992
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
5,409,495 Apparatus for uniformly implanting a stent 195 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
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
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
6,461,380 Stent configuration 42 1998
6,117,104 Stent deployment system and method of use 16 1998
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
6,537,311 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
6,436,132 Composite intraluminal prostheses 53 2000
6,309,412 Expandable stents and method for making same 43 2000
6,652,579 Radiopaque stent 50 2000
6,432,133 Expandable stents and method for making same 68 2000
6,596,022 Expandable stents and method for making same 36 2001
6,773,455 Stent with reinforced struts and bimodal deployment 15 2001
7,201,940 Method and apparatus for thermal spray processing of medical devices 4 2001
6,485,511 Expandable stents and method for making same 38 2001
6,899,729 Stent for treating vulnerable plaque 37 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
6,908,479 Expandable stents and method for making same 6 2003
6,689,159 Expandable stents and method for making same 34 2003
6,846,323 Intravascular stent 133 2003
6,955,688 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 50 2003
6,896,699 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 53 2003
7,258,697 Stent with anchors to prevent vulnerable plaque rupture during deployment 8 2003
7,513,907 Expandable stents and method for making same 1 2005
7,514,122 Method and apparatus for spray processing of porous medical devices 4 2006
7,753,950 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 1 2007
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (47)
6,159,565 Thin-wall intraluminal graft 46 1993
5,735,892 Intraluminal stent graft 231 1993
6,025,044 Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube 52 1994
6,165,210 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft 137 1994
6,027,779 Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube 101 1994
5,876,432 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft 179 1995
6,027,811 Thin-wall intraluminal graft 56 1995
5,976,650 Method of securing a thin-wall intraluminal graft 61 1995
5,718,973 Tubular intraluminal graft 130 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
6,352,561 Implant deployment apparatus 119 1996
5,925,061 Low profile vascular stent 122 1997
6,017,362 Folding self-expandable intravascular stent 92 1997
5,800,522 Interior liner for tubes, pipes and blood conduits 69 1997
5,972,441 Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube 77 1997
6,331,188 Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft 47 1997
5,925,075 Intraluminal stent graft 97 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
5,993,489 Tubular intraluminal graft and stent combination 82 1998
6,582,458 Intraluminal graft 43 1998
6,613,073 Intraluminal graft 33 1998
6,368,345 Methods and apparatus for intraluminal placement of a bifurcated intraluminal garafat 21 1998
6,357,104 Method of making an intraluminal stent graft 57 1999
6,361,637 Method of making a kink resistant stent-graft 92 1999
6,565,596 Intraluminal graft 34 1999
6,689,158 Intraluminal graft 39 2000
6,685,736 Intraluminal graft 40 2000
6,576,007 Methods and apparatus for intraluminal placement of a bifurcated intraluminal graft 18 2001
6,520,986 Kink resistant stent-graft 51 2001
6,547,815 Intraluminal stent graft 33 2002
7,682,380 Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis 0 2002
8,323,328 Kink resistant stent-graft 0 2002
6,949,119 Method of making an intraluminal stent graft 5 2003
8,052,742 Intraluminal graft 0 2006
8,080,051 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
8,221,488 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
8,221,487 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
8,197,530 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
8,197,531 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
8,197,532 Intraluminal stent graft 0 2010
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (44)
5,316,023 Method for bilateral intra-aortic bypass 374 1992
5,683,453 Apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass 169 1996
5,980,553 Axially flexible stent 56 1997
5,938,682 Axially flexible stent 131 1997
RE38146 Method and apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass 14 1998
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
6,746,476 Bifurcated axially flexible stent 17 1999
7,060,088 Stent with improved flexible connecting links 14 2000
6,540,775 Ultraflexible open cell stent 61 2000
7,112,217 Biluminal endovascular graft system 15 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
6,955,686 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
6,652,572 Endovascular graft system 34 2001
7,252,679 Stent with angulated struts 5 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
6,911,040 Covered segmented stent 7 2002
7,029,493 Stent with enhanced crossability 36 2002
6,939,371 Endovascular graft system 15 2002
6,884,260 Endovascular graft system 30 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
7,223,286 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
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED (22)
6,395,212 Covered stent and method of making it 6 1999
7,789,904 Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 3 2003
7,927,364 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation 0 2004
7,887,577 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 2 2004
7,846,196 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 3 2004
7,842,078 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure and delivery system 3 2004
7,794,491 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure and delivery system 3 2004
7,789,905 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 4 2004
7,842,079 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure and delivery system 3 2004
7,815,672 Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 3 2004
7,815,763 Porous membranes for medical implants and methods of manufacture 3 2005
7,887,578 Stent having an expandable web structure 2 2006
7,927,365 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation 0 2007
8,088,157 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation 0 2007
7,811,314 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation 3 2007
8,016,874 Flexible stent with elevated scaffolding properties 0 2007
8,128,679 Flexible stent with torque-absorbing connectors 0 2007
8,337,544 Endoprosthesis having flexible connectors 0 2007
7,850,726 Endoprosthesis having struts linked by foot extensions 3 2007
8,303,645 Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 0 2010
8,343,208 Stent having an expandable web structure 0 2010
8,246,674 Endoprosthesis having struts linked by foot extensions 0 2010
 
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG, INC. (20)
5,976,178 Medical grafting methods 216 1996
6,120,432 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 107 1997
5,941,908 Artificial medical graft with a releasable retainer 81 1997
6,371,982 Graft structures with compliance gradients 8 1997
6,048,362 Fluoroscopically-visible flexible graft structures 31 1998
6,235,054 Grafts with suture connectors 53 1998
6,475,222 Minimally invasive revascularization apparatus and methods 52 1998
6,186,942 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 96 1999
6,302,905 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 61 1999
6,206,912 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 79 1999
6,508,252 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 15 1999
6,699,256 Medical grafting apparatus and methods 79 2000
6,514,196 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 19 2000
6,511,491 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 40 2001
6,920,882 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 6 2002
6,960,219 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 8 2002
7,578,829 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 6 2003
7,422,602 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 0 2005
8,109,947 Medical grafting methods and apparatus 0 2005
7,850,705 Medical grafting connectors and fasteners 5 2007
 
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (19)
7,052,516 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent 44 2002
7,004,970 Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair 69 2002
6,984,247 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent 32 2003
7,189,235 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent 51 2003
7,033,395 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent 22 2003
6,997,956 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent 24 2003
7,935,147 Method and apparatus for enhanced delivery of treatment device to the intervertebral disc annulus 1 2005
8,048,160 Intervertebral disc annulus stent 0 2005
7,828,850 Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair 19 2006
8,088,165 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent 0 2006
7,985,257 Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair 0 2006
8,034,112 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent 0 2006
7,909,879 Intervertebral disc annulus stent 0 2006
7,922,768 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent 0 2006
7,993,405 Spinal disc annulus repair system and methods 0 2006
7,951,201 Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus 1 2007
7,749,273 Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus 29 2007
8,128,698 Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus 0 2008
8,163,022 Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus 0 2009
 
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (18)
5,522,882 Method and apparatus for balloon expandable stent-graft delivery 127 1994
6,620,190 Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene 8 1996
6,039,755 Radially expandable tubular polytetrafluoroethylene grafts and method of making same 82 1997
6,451,047 Encapsulated intraluminal stent-graft and methods of making same 57 1997
6,264,684 Helically supported graft 52 1997
6,398,803 Partial encapsulation of stents 89 1999
6,558,414 Partial encapsulation of stents using strips and bands 32 1999
6,770,087 Partial encapsulation of stents 13 2001
6,790,226 Endoluminal prosthesis with support wire 7 2001
6,758,858 Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof 28 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
8,158,041 Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene 0 2007
7,939,000 Methods for making an encapsulated stent and intraluminal delivery thereof 3 2008
7,914,639 Partial encapsulation of stents 0 2009
8,157,940 Methods for making a supported graft 1 2009
8,337,650 Methods for making a supported graft 0 2012
 
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
 
J.W. MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. (12)
8,080,048 Stent delivery for bifurcated vessels 0 2004
7,892,273 Custom length stent apparatus 0 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
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
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
 
LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC (12)
5,628,783 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 200 1994
5,769,885 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 75 1996
5,824,044 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system 112 1996
6,039,758 Method for intraluminally deploying a bifurcated graft 73 1997
6,322,587 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 36 1998
6,355,061 Method for deploying bifurcated graft using a multicapsule system 26 1999
6,235,050 System and method for intraluminally deploying a bifurcated graft 42 2000
6,663,666 Delivery catheter for intraluminally deploying a graft 30 2001
6,682,557 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 34 2001
7,550,003 Conformal laminate stent device 1 2002
7,195,639 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 16 2004
7,118,594 Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method 9 2004
 
TRIVASCULAR, INC. (10)
7,766,954 Advanced endovascular graft 1 2006
7,615,071 Endovascular graft 4 2006
8,348,989 Endovascular graft joint and method for manufacture 0 2006
7,678,217 Method for manufacturing an endovascular graft section 1 2006
8,226,701 Stent and delivery system for deployment thereof 0 2007
8,066,755 System and method of pivoted stent deployment 1 2007
8,328,861 Delivery system and method for bifurcated graft 0 2007
8,083,789 Securement assembly and method for expandable endovascular device 0 2007
8,361,136 Endovascular graft 0 2009
8,267,989 Inflatable porous implants and methods for drug delivery 0 2010
 
WYETH (10)
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
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. (9)
6,579,314 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 66 1999
6,805,704 Intraluminal stents 14 2000
7,789,906 Metal structure compatible with MRI imaging, and method of manufacturing such a structure 4 2003
6,740,115 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 29 2003
7,465,483 Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene 2 2004
7,083,640 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 9 2004
7,468,071 Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof 10 2004
7,578,899 Methods for making a supported graft 4 2006
8,196,279 Stent-graft covering process 1 2009
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (7)
6,432,131 Method and apparatus for intraluminally implanting an endovascular aortic graft 36 1999
7,147,661 Radially expandable stent 22 2001
7,125,464 Method for manufacturing an endovascular graft section 13 2001
7,090,693 Endovascular graft joint and method for manufacture 10 2001
7,081,129 Endovascular graft 20 2002
7,147,660 Advanced endovascular graft 26 2002
7,803,178 Inflatable porous implants and methods for drug delivery 1 2004
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (7)
8,206,427 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement 0 1995
8,317,854 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement 0 1996
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
7,699,885 Apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel 2 2004
8,133,267 Apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel 0 2010
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (6)
5,486,193 System for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery of a prosthetic occluder 144 1995
5,824,037 Modular intraluminal prostheses construction and methods 233 1995
6,193,745 Modular intraluminal prosteheses construction and methods 72 1997
6,283,991 Endoluminal prostheses and therapies for highly variable body lumens 71 1998
6,123,722 Stitched stent grafts and methods for their fabrication 82 1999
6,110,198 Method for deploying cuff prostheses 91 1999
 
TERAMED, INC. (6)
6,224,609 Bifurcated prosthetic graft 64 1998
6,129,756 Biluminal endovascular graft system 117 1998
6,273,909 Endovascular graft system 47 1998
6,280,466 Endovascular graft system 64 1999
6,575,994 Method and apparatus concerning bypass grafts 28 2000
6,517,572 Endovascular graft system 25 2001
 
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION (5)
6,565,594 Tunneling device 29 1997
6,808,533 Covered stent and method of covering a stent 25 2000
6,475,244 Tunneling device 26 2001
7,628,795 Tunneling device for use with a graft 5 2003
7,354,449 Covered stent and method of covering a stent 3 2004
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (4)
7,763,198 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter 2 2006
8,216,209 Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to a kidney 0 2007
7,955,379 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 1 2007
8,221,112 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter 0 2011
 
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (4)
6,325,820 Coiled-sheet stent-graft with exo-skeleton 36 1998
6,322,585 Coiled-sheet stent-graft with slidable exo-skeleton 21 1999
6,635,081 Coiled-sheet stent-graft with slidable exo-skeleton 5 2001
7,223,284 Coiled-sheet stent-graft with slidable exo-skeleton 4 2003
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (4)
5,551,954 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent 253 1994
7,722,663 Anatomically correct endoluminal prostheses 9 2000
6,576,008 Methods and device for inserting and withdrawing a two piece stent across a constricting anatomic structure 6 2001
6,773,453 Method and apparatus for intraluminally implanting an endovascular aortic graft 8 2002
 
WORLD MEDICAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (4)
6,287,315 Apparatus for delivering an endoluminal prosthesis 80 1999
6,334,869 Endoluminal prosthesis 53 2000
6,767,358 Apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel 11 2001
6,852,116 Method for engrafting a blood vessel 18 2002
 
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. (3)
7,279,208 Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube 9 2000
7,691,141 Intraluminal stent graft 2 2005
8,003,180 Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube 1 2007
 
LEMAITRE ACQUISITION LLC (3)
6,098,630 Multiple diameter expandable graft for blood vessel and method for deploying the same 23 1997
6,402,779 Balloon-assisted intraluminal stent graft 51 1999
6,183,481 Delivery system for self-expanding stents and grafts 61 1999
 
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (3)
6,258,117 Multi-section stent 112 1999
6,485,510 Multi-section stent 62 2000
6,699,280 Multi-section stent 33 2002
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (3)
5,653,745 Prosthetic vascular graft with a pleated structure 47 1995
5,653,727 Intravascular stent 162 1996
6,923,828 Intravascular stent 10 2000
 
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. (2)
8,142,490 Stent segments axially connected by thin film 0 2007
8,142,491 Stent segments axially connected by thin film 0 2009
 
B. BRAUN CELSA (2)
6,059,821 Method for controlling circulation of blood in a body 25 1996
6,036,723 Surgically anastomosable transcutaneous vascular prothesis and set comprising the same 53 1998
 
BARD; C. R. (2)
5,649,950 System for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery and retrieval of a prosthetic occluder 55 1995
5,626,599 Method for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery of a prosthetic occluder 57 1995
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CUPERTINO CORP. (2)
7,731,743 Coiled-sheet stent-graft with slidable exo-skeleton 0 2006
7,641,683 Stretchable anti-buckling coiled-sheet stent 0 2007
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (2)
6,939,369 Intraluminal graft assembly and vessel repair system 5 2002
7,608,100 Intraluminal graft assembly and vessel repair system 0 2005
 
HEMODYNAMICS, INC. (2)
5,643,309 Cardiovascular stent and retrieval apparatus 35 1995
5,941,895 Cardiovascular stent and retrieval apparatus 27 1998
 
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FUNDING COMPANY LLC (2)
6,302,892 Blood flow conduit delivery system and method of use 30 1999
6,582,444 Blood flow conduit delivery system and method of use 17 2001
 
PROSTALUND OPERATIONS AB (2)
7,766,899 Partial-length, indwelling prostatic catheter using coiled inflation tube as an anchor and methods of draining urine and flushing clots 0 2003
7,662,145 Partial-length indwelling urinary catheter and method permitting selective urine discharge 0 2005
 
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION (2)
5,843,119 Apparatus and method for dilatation of a body lumen and delivery of a prothesis therein 25 1996
5,993,484 Apparatus and method for dilatation of a body lumen and delivery of a prosthesis therein 21 1998
 
WILLIAM COOK EUROPE A/S (2)
6,776,788 Embolization device for positioning in a blood vessel 1 1997
7,892,254 Embolization method for endovascular occlusion 0 2004
 
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. (1)
7,951,064 Endourethral device and method 0 2006
 
BARD PERIPHCRAL VASCULAR, INC. (1)
6,214,039 Covered endoluminal stent and method of assembly 65 1998
 
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (1)
6,551,340 Vasoocclusion coil device having a core therein 25 1999
 
CAUTHEN RESEARCH GROUP, INC. (1)
7,670,379 Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method 17 2006
 
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (1)
5,591,223 Re-expandable endoprosthesis 125 1994
 
CLARIAN HEALTH PARTNERS, INC. (1)
6,475,232 Stent with reduced thrombogenicity 64 1999
 
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. (1)
6,613,074 Endovascular aneurysm embolization device 54 2000
 
CORVITA CORPORATION (1)
5,755,774 Bistable luminal graft endoprosthesis 61 1996
 
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
5,895,406 Axially flexible stent 104 1996
 
DEVICES FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION, INC. (1)
5,782,907 Involuted spring stent and graft assembly and method of use 15 1995
 
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (1)
6,849,088 Aorto uni-iliac graft 20 2001
 
ENDOLOGIX, INC. (1)
5,665,117 Endovascular prosthesis with improved sealing means for aneurysmal arterial disease and method of use 138 1996
 
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
 
IMPRA, INC. (1)
6,004,348 Endoluminal encapsulated stent and methods of manufacture and endoluminal delivery 164 1998
 
INSPIREMD LTD. (1)
8,043,323 In vivo filter assembly 0 2006
 
JENESIS SURGICAL, LLC (1)
8,226,707 Repositionable endoluminal support structure and its applications 0 2010
 
KELLER, MICHAEL J. (1)
6,805,706 Stent-graft with rails 31 2003
 
MEDINOL LTD. (1)
8,382,821 Helical hybrid stent 0 2009
 
MEDTECH CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC (1)
7,749,585 Reduced profile medical balloon element 0 2003
 
NMT MEDICAL, INC. (1)
5,395,390 Metal wire stent 256 1993
 
NUMED, INC. (1)
5,389,106 Impermeable expandable intravascular stent 405 1993
 
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (1)
8,221,482 Flared ostial endoprosthesis and delivery system 0 2003
 
PRESSURE PRODUCTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INC. (1)
6,887,229 Method and apparatus for insertion of elongate instruments within a body cavity 14 2000
 
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (1)
5,554,181 Stent 289 1994
 
TEXON UK LIMITED (1)
5,755,770 Endovascular aortic graft 189 1995
 
TFX MEDICAL INCORPORATED (1)
5,476,508 Stent with mutually interlocking filaments 110 1994
 
ULTRASONIC SENSING AND MONITORING SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,723,003 Expandable graft assembly and method of use 160 1996
 
URO-RESEARCH, LLC (1)
5,861,035 Modular prosthetic conduit 5 1997
 
VASCUTEK LIMITED (1)
6,635,080 Prosthesis for repair of body passages 2 2000
 
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. (1)
7,435,253 Prosthesis and a method and means of deploying a prosthesis 4 1999
 
WILLY RUSCH AG (1)
5,503,636 Self-expanding stent for hollow organs 23 1994
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (13)
5,766,209 Prosthesis intended for the treatment of a natural lumen or tract, in particular an endo-urethral prosthesis 83 1995
5,593,417 Intravascular stent with secure mounting means 93 1995
5,843,160 Prostheses for aneurysmal and/or occlusive disease at a bifurcation in a vessel, duct, or lumen 139 1996
RE35988 Stent construction of rolled configuration 26 1996
6,290,666 Prosthesis intended for the treatment of a natural lumen or tract, in particular an endo-urethral prosthesis 15 1998
6,364,901 Appliance collapsible for insertion into a human organ and capable of resilient restoration 6 1999
6,478,813 Method for joining grafts in a common body passageway 11 1999
6,613,082 Stent having cover with drug delivery capability 30 2000
6,379,382 Stent having cover with drug delivery capability 88 2000
6,706,061 Enhanced hybrid cell stent 64 2000
6,613,084 Stent having cover with drug delivery capability 60 2001
8,118,860 Device for connecting a tubular vascular prosthesis to a blood vessel and a vascular prosthesis 0 2005
7,979,108 Automated vessel repair system, devices and methods 0 2007