US Patent No: 5,222,971

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Temporary stent and methods for use and manufacture

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Abstract

A temporary stent for supporting a region of a vessel in a body comprising a stent portion and an actuator portion and methods for the use and manufacture thereof. The stent portion is comprised of an elongate perfusable vessel supporting portion adapted to be configurable between a reduced size for placement in the vessel and removal therefrom and an expanded size for structurally supporting the vessel and perfusable end portions connected to and forming ends of the vessel supporting portion and adapted to allow fluid flow therethrough. The actuator portion includes a proximal end extending out of the body and a distal end connected to the stent portion and operable by manipulation at the proximal end thereof to configure the support portion into a reduced size and an expanded size.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.MAPLE GROVE, MN4439

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schmaltz, Dale F Fort Collins, CO 36 2293
Willard, Lloyd Miltona, MN 4 446

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4,885,003 Double mesh balloon catheter device 100 1988
4,921,484 Mesh balloon catheter device 515 1988
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4,856,516 Endovascular stent apparatus and method 769 1989
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
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AMS MEDINVENT S.A. (2)
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C.R. BARD, INC. (2)
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5,059,169 High-friction prostatic stent 89 1990
 
COOK INCORPORATED (2)
4,580,568 Percutaneous endovascular stent and method for insertion thereof 1072 1984
4,800,882 Endovascular stent and delivery system 1134 1987
 
AB TESI (1)
4,434,797 Catheter 82 1982
 
ALEXANDER BALKO (1)
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AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
5,026,377 Stent placement instrument and method 663 1990
 
ANGEION CORPORATION (1)
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ANGIOBRADE PARTNERS (1)
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ANGIOGUARD, INC. (1)
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BAXTER TRAVENOL LABORATORIES, INC. (1)
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (1)
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CORVITA CORPORATION (1)
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DESERET MEDICAL, INC., A CORP. OF DE. (1)
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DEVICE DEVELOPMENTS, INC. (1)
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DOTTER, PAMELA, B. (1)
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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (1)
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EXPANDABLE GRAFTS PARTNERSHIP, 8000 I.H. 10 WEST, STE. 1265, SAN ANTONIO, TX A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP OF TX. (1)
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EXPANDABLE GRAFTS PARTNERSHIP, A TX. GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (1)
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LACROSSE PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
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MEDINNOVATIONS, INC. (1)
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MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)
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PORGES (1)
4,347,846 Surgical extractor 108 1980
 
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (1)
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SERVETUS PARTNERSHIP (1)
4,878,906 Endoprosthesis for repairing a damaged vessel 646 1988
 
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION (1)
4,656,083 Plasma gas discharge treatment for improving the biocompatibility of biomaterials 163 1985
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (4)
4,307,722 Dilators for arterial dilation 99 1979
4,649,922 Catheter arrangement having a variable diameter tip and spring prosthesis 309 1986
4,795,458 Stent for use following balloon angioplasty 456 1987
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Patent Citation Ranking

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (67)
5,456,667 Temporary stenting catheter with one-piece expandable segment 345 1993
5,607,444 Ostial stent for bifurcations 242 1996
6,077,295 Self-expanding stent delivery system 123 1996
6,174,329 Protective coating for a stent with intermediate radiopaque coating 152 1996
5,868,777 Method for repairing a bifurcated vessel 110 1997
5,766,238 Expandable stents and method for making same 95 1997
6,776,792 Coated endovascular stent 28 1997
5,891,154 Passive perfusion stent delivery system 49 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
6,325,824 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
6,375,676 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 102 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
6,605,114 Heparin delivery method 26 1999
6,602,287 Stent with anti-thrombogenic coating 28 1999
6,443,979 Expandable stent delivery sheath and method of use 112 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 89 2000
6,652,579 Radiopaque stent 50 2000
6,494,875 Bifurcated catheter assembly 23 2000
6,582,394 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcated vessels 118 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
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
6,860,898 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 38 2001
6,576,006 Self-expanding stent delivery system 31 2001
6,780,174 Bifurcated catheter assembly 18 2002
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
7,258,891 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent 13 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
6,893,458 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 5 2003
6,955,688 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 50 2003
7,198,675 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent 46 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
7,563,324 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
7,553,377 Apparatus and method for electrostatic coating of an abluminal stent surface 5 2004
7,077,860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation 13 2004
7,297,159 Selective coating of medical devices 3 2004
7,632,307 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents 3 2004
7,513,907 Expandable stents and method for making same 1 2005
7,867,547 Selectively coating luminal surfaces of stents 0 2005
8,003,156 Rotatable support elements for stents 1 2006
7,514,122 Method and apparatus for spray processing of porous medical devices 4 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
7,753,950 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 1 2007
8,293,367 Nanoshells on polymers 0 2011
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (52)
5,441,516 Temporary stent 199 1994
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6,035,856 Percutaneous bypass with branching vessel 101 1997
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6,092,526 Percutaneous chamber-to-artery bypass 43 1997
5,972,027 Porous stent drug delivery system 309 1997
6,443,158 Percutaneous coronary artery bypass through a venous vessel 63 1998
6,325,813 Method and apparatus for stabilizing vascular wall 4 1998
6,120,847 Surface treatment method for stent coating 190 1999
6,419,692 Surface protection method for stents and balloon catheters for drug delivery 282 1999
6,156,373 Medical device coating methods and devices 115 1999
6,231,600 Stents with hybrid coating for medical devices 305 1999
6,258,121 Stent coating 347 1999
6,253,769 Method for percutaneous coronary artery bypass 62 1999
6,253,443 Method of forming a stent 165 1999
6,390,098 Percutaneous bypass with branching vessel 31 1999
7,771,462 Catheter with side sheath and methods 4 2000
6,322,847 Medical device coating methods and devices 92 2000
6,575,168 System and method for percutaneous coronary artery bypass 26 2001
6,884,258 Bifurcation lesion stent delivery using multiple guidewires 60 2001
7,011,675 Endoscopic stent delivery system and method 33 2001
6,981,964 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 3 2001
8,067,022 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells 0 2001
6,790,223 Delivering a uretheral stent 10 2001
6,962,602 Method for employing an extendible stent apparatus 57 2002
6,656,156 Dual surface protection coating for drug delivery balloon catheters and stents 19 2002
7,591,846 Methods for deploying stents in bifurcations 0 2002
6,709,706 Hydrophilic coating and substrates coated therewith having enhanced durablity and lubricity 6 2003
7,651,529 Stricture retractor 2 2003
7,004,175 System and method for percutaneous coronary artery bypass 6 2003
7,297,157 Medical device with radiopacity 1 2003
8,211,167 Method of using a catheter with attached flexible side sheath 0 2004
7,341,598 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 14 2004
7,112,226 Male urethral stent device 0 2004
7,655,030 Catheter balloon systems and methods 5 2004
7,655,039 Stents with attached looped ends 5 2004
7,519,418 Mechanical apparatus and method for dilating and delivering a therapeutic agent to a site of treatment 0 2004
7,678,142 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2004
7,344,557 Catheter balloon systems and methods 9 2004
8,298,280 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 0 2004
7,691,078 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 1 2005
7,625,410 Stent device and method 0 2006
7,527,651 Male urethral stent device 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
7,682,649 Medical devices and methods of making the same 1 2007
8,377,108 Staggered two balloon bifurcation catheter assembly and methods 0 2008
7,963,990 Stent drug delivery system 0 2008
8,109,988 Stents with attached looped ends 0 2009
7,967,854 Medical devices and methods of making the same 0 2010
7,918,815 Draining bodily fluids with a stent 0 2010
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (39)
5,810,874 Temporary filter catheter 338 1997
5,980,553 Axially flexible stent 56 1997
5,938,682 Axially flexible stent 131 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
6,746,476 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
7,500,988 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
6,540,733 Proton generating catheters and methods for their use in enhancing fluid flow through a vascular site occupied by a calcified vascular occlusion 15 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
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
7,029,493 Stent with enhanced crossability 36 2002
6,719,747 Proton generating catheters and methods for their use in enhancing fluid flow through a vascular site occupied by a calcified vascular occulation 13 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
 
CVRX, INC. (15)
6,522,926 Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex control 168 2000
7,158,832 Electrode designs and methods of use for cardiovascular reflex control devices 41 2001
6,985,774 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control 85 2001
6,850,801 Mapping methods for cardiovascular reflex control devices 61 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
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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
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (11)
6,709,454 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 36 2000
6,514,273 Device for removal of thrombus through physiological adhesion 104 2000
6,458,139 Filter/emboli extractor for use in variable sized blood vessels 120 2000
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
8,216,209 Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to a kidney 0 2007
8,048,441 Nanobead releasing medical devices 0 2007
7,955,379 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 1 2007
8,057,529 Stent delivery system 0 2008
8,221,112 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter 0 2011
 
COVIDIEN LP (10)
6,080,174 Trocar system having expandable port 71 1995
6,325,812 Trocar system having expandable port 66 2000
7,449,011 Apparatus and method for providing percutaneous access and medicament to a target surgical site 10 2002
7,896,897 Sheath introduction apparatus and method 4 2003
7,479,150 Trocar insertion apparatus 0 2004
7,914,512 Methods, systems, and kits for implanting articles 0 2008
8,088,140 Blood flow restorative and embolus removal methods 0 2009
8,066,757 Blood flow restoration and thrombus management methods 1 2010
8,197,493 Method for providing progressive therapy for thrombus management 0 2010
8,070,791 Multiple layer embolus removal 1 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
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (9)
5,514,176 Pull apart coil stent 224 1995
7,611,532 Coated implantable medical device 7 2002
7,550,005 Coated implantable medical device 10 2002
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
8,029,555 Stent introducer system 0 2010
 
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (9)
5,380,299 Thrombolytic treated intravascular medical device 349 1993
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
7,867,275 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
 
ONSET MEDICAL CORPORATION (6)
7,780,692 Expandable percutaneous sheath 7 2004
7,892,203 Expandable transluminal sheath 1 2005
8,282,664 Expandable percutaneous sheath 0 2006
7,713,193 Expandable percutaneous sheath 6 2006
8,092,481 Expandable percutaneous sheath 0 2006
8,348,892 Expandable transluminal sheath 0 2011
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (4)
5,860,998 Deployment device for tubular expandable prosthesis 96 1996
5,935,161 Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor 125 1997
5,902,334 Method and apparatus for recapture of hooked endoprosthesis 83 1997
6,077,297 Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor 184 1998
 
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (4)
6,450,989 Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use 121 1999
6,843,802 Delivery apparatus for a self expanding retractable stent 63 2000
7,011,654 Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use 29 2001
7,524,319 Particle-removing medical device and method 3 2004
 
GREATBATCH LTD. (4)
8,057,543 Stent coating for eluting medication 0 2006
8,048,151 Stent coating for eluting medication 0 2009
8,066,764 Stent coating for eluting medication 0 2009
8,367,151 Stent coating for eluting medication 0 2010
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (4)
6,569,195 Stent coating 37 2001
6,576,008 Methods and device for inserting and withdrawing a two piece stent across a constricting anatomic structure 6 2001
6,726,829 Method of manufacturing a stent 3 2001
8,337,543 Prosthesis anchoring and deploying device 0 2004
 
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (4)
5,431,676 Trocar system having expandable port 249 1993
7,294,136 Trocar system having expandable port 2 2002
7,981,132 Self-conforming surgical seal 0 2007
8,298,244 Intracorporeal grasping device 0 2010
 
HAMILTON CIVIC HOSPITALS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INC. (3)
6,562,781 Glycosaminoglycan-antithrombin III/heparin cofactor II conjugates 1 1995
6,491,965 Medical device comprising glycosaminoglycan-antithrombin III/heparin cofactor II conjugates 17 1996
7,045,585 Methods of coating a device using anti-thrombin heparin 4 2002
 
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
7,931,669 Integrated vascular device with puncture site closure component and sealant and methods of use 1 2002
7,867,249 Clip applier and methods of use 8 2003
7,828,817 Apparatus and methods for delivering a closure device 0 2005
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (3)
5,484,449 Temporary support for a body lumen and method 89 1993
5,782,903 Intravascular stent and method 22 1994
5,951,586 Intraluminal stent 60 1997
 
ANSON MEDICAL LIMITED (2)
7,736,377 Devices and methods for the repair of arteries 1 1999
7,326,231 Device for the repair of arteries 15 2001
 
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC (2)
8,317,748 Method and apparatus for increasing blood flow through an obstructed blood vessel 0 2011
8,366,663 Method and apparatus for increasing blood flow through an obstructed blood vessel 0 2011
 
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
7,179,273 Filter/emboli extractor for use in variable sized blood vessels 5 2002
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HOLOGIC, INC. (2)
7,763,033 System and methods for preventing intravasation during intrauterine procedures 2 2007
8,025,656 Methods, systems and devices for performing gynecological procedures 1 2007
 
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (2)
5,902,475 Method for manufacturing a stent 52 1997
6,475,233 Stent having tapered struts 18 1997
 
TIMOTHY A.M. CHUTER, M.D. (2)
6,454,795 High expansion ratio stent 20 1999
6,719,782 Flat wire stent 26 2002
 
ULRICH SPECK (2)
7,750,041 Preparation for the prophylaxis of restenosis 3 2001
8,257,305 Medical device for dispensing medicaments 0 2003
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (2)
8,034,072 Expandable percutaneous sheath 0 2005
7,914,555 Expandable percutaneous sheath 1 2006
 
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. (1)
7,951,064 Endourethral device and method 0 2006
 
ANGIOSCORE, INC. (1)
7,931,663 Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent 0 2005
 
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (1)
6,582,472 Kinetic stent 21 1997
 
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. (1)
7,232,432 Particle-removing medical device and method 9 2005
 
BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
8,389,043 Preparation for restenosis prevention 0 2010
 
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. (1)
8,109,879 Assessing autonomic activity using baroreflex analysis 1 2006
 
CHUTER, M.D., TIMOTHY A.M. (1)
5,993,482 Flat wire stent 21 1997
 
CORDIA CORPORATION (1)
7,778,701 Proton generating catheters and methods for their use in enhancing fluid flow through a vascular site occupied by a calcified vascular occlusion 0 2005
 
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
5,895,406 Axially flexible stent 104 1996
 
HEART LEAFLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
8,163,008 Leaflet valve 0 2008
 
INNDERDYNE, INC. (1)
6,494,893 Trocar system having expandable port 116 2001
 
TERAMED, INC. (1)
6,575,994 Method and apparatus concerning bypass grafts 28 2000
 
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (1)
8,052,640 Method and apparatus for increasing blood flow through an obstructed blood vessel 0 2007
 
VASCULAR CONCEPTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (1)
5,891,507 Process for coating a surface of a metallic stent 80 1997
 
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. (1)
7,803,149 Coated medical device 0 2003
 
WILLY RUSCH AG (1)
5,503,636 Self-expanding stent for hollow organs 23 1994
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (20)
5,554,183 Vascular prosthesis for the substitution or internal lining of blood vessels of medium or large diameter and device for its application 26 1995
5,741,293 Locking stent 56 1995
5,725,547 Corrugated stent 47 1996
5,707,387 Flexible stent 49 1996
5,833,699 Extending ribbon stent 12 1996
5,720,764 Vena cava thrombus filter 321 1996
6,238,368 Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction 15 1997
6,203,569 Flexible stent 151 1997
5,824,059 Flexible stent 86 1997
6,053,940 Vascular stent 96 1997
6,290,666 Prosthesis intended for the treatment of a natural lumen or tract, in particular an endo-urethral prosthesis 15 1998
6,340,366 Stent with nested or overlapping rings 86 1998
6,162,237 Temporary intravascular stent for use in retrohepatic IVC or hepatic vein injury 24 1999
6,478,813 Method for joining grafts in a common body passageway 11 1999
6,706,061 Enhanced hybrid cell stent 64 2000
6,949,083 Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body 0 2001
8,211,085 Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body 0 2004
7,520,890 Reinforced graft and method of deployment 4 2005
7,731,676 Ureteral stent 0 2006
8,439,868 Medical device for dispersing medicaments 0 2010