US Patent No: 5,514,154

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Expandable stents

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Abstract

The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one or more interconnective elements. The individual radially expandable cylindrical elements consist of ribbon-like material disposed in an undulating pattern. Portions of the expanded stent project outwardly into engagement with the vessel wall to more securely attach the stent.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.SANTA CLARA, CA368

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frantzen, John J Copperopolis, CA 75 5317
Hartigan, William M Fremont, CA 41 5251
Lau, Lilip Los Altos, CA 142 7299

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (4)
5,102,417 Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft 716 1988
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5,356,433 Biocompatible metal surfaces 298 1993
 
EXPANDABLE GRAFTS PARTNERSHIP, A TX. GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (1)
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MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
4,969,458 Intracoronary stent and method of simultaneous angioplasty and stent implant 454 1987

Patent Citation Ranking

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (115)
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5,725,572 Radiopaque stent 241 1997
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5,993,460 Rapid exchange delivery system for stenting a body lumen 19 1998
6,736,843 Cylindrically-shaped balloon-expandable stent 11 1998
6,171,334 Expandable stent and method of use 94 1998
6,325,824 Crush resistant stent 31 1998
6,056,776 Expandable stents and method for making same 79 1998
6,224,536 Method for delivering radiation therapy to an intravascular site in a body 25 1999
6,464,723 Radiopaque stents 4 1999
6,375,676 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 102 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
6,620,193 Method of deploying a stent in a body lumen 36 1999
6,312,459 Stent design for use in small vessels 140 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
6,673,107 Bifurcated stent and method of making 49 1999
6,443,979 Expandable stent delivery sheath and method of use 112 1999
6,280,465 Apparatus and method for delivering a self-expanding stent on a guide wire 29 1999
6,585,747 Interdigitating polymeric endcap for enhanced stent retention 5 2000
6,309,412 Expandable stents and method for making same 43 2000
6,245,076 Temperature activated adhesive for releasably attaching stents to balloons 83 2000
6,800,089 Mechanical attachment method of cover materials on stents 17 2000
6,572,646 Curved nitinol stent for extremely tortuous anatomy 58 2000
6,652,576 Variable stiffness stent 11 2000
6,478,807 Pre-formed expandable member having grooves 23 2000
6,302,893 Self-expanding stent delivery system 88 2000
6,652,579 Radiopaque stent 50 2000
6,569,192 System for removably securing a stent on a catheter assembly and method of use 13 2000
6,447,521 Foamed inner member cover stent retention and method of use 4 2000
6,558,733 Method for etching a micropatterned microdepot prosthesis 248 2000
6,758,859 Increased drug-loading and reduced stress drug delivery device 199 2000
6,511,504 Expandable stents and method for making same 26 2000
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6,607,554 Universal stent link design 31 2001
6,605,110 Stent with enhanced bendability and flexibility 32 2001
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6,979,346 System and method for improved stent retention 41 2001
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6,576,006 Self-expanding stent delivery system 31 2001
6,602,284 Variable strength stent 27 2002
6,511,505 Variable strength stent 72 2002
7,632,303 Variable stiffness medical devices 6 2002
6,827,734 High strength member for intracorporeal use 6 2002
6,656,220 Intravascular stent 18 2002
7,331,987 Intravascular stent and method of use 1 2002
7,357,854 Process for electropolishing a device made from cobalt-chromium 2 2002
6,852,124 Variable strength stent 47 2002
7,135,038 Drug eluting stent 23 2002
7,144,422 Drug-eluting stent and methods of making the same 15 2002
7,294,356 Performance enhancing coating on intraluminal devices 1 2002
6,899,729 Stent for treating vulnerable plaque 37 2002
6,725,901 Methods of manufacture of fully consolidated or porous medical devices 52 2002
7,316,710 Flexible stent 9 2002
7,105,018 Drug-eluting stent cover and method of use 50 2002
6,896,697 Intravascular stent 56 2002
7,156,869 Drug-eluting stent and delivery system with tapered stent in shoulder region 8 2003
6,875,229 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 9 2003
6,927,359 Pulsed fiber laser cutting system for medical implants 12 2003
7,258,891 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent 13 2003
7,384,660 Implantable device having substances impregnated therein and a method of impregnating the same 6 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
7,323,209 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
6,955,688 Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations 50 2003
7,435,255 Drug-eluting stent and methods of making 2 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
7,060,093 Increased drug-loading and reduced stress drug delivery device 33 2004
7,077,860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation 13 2004
7,297,159 Selective coating of medical devices 3 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
7,632,307 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents 3 2004
7,563,400 Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery stent 2 2005
7,513,907 Expandable stents and method for making same 1 2005
8,435,279 Delivery system for a device such as a stent 0 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
7,735,449 Stent fixture having rounded support structures and method for use thereof 6 2005
7,985,440 Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent 1 2005
7,867,547 Selectively coating luminal surfaces of stents 0 2005
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
8,333,000 Methods for improving stent retention on a balloon catheter 0 2006
7,416,558 Drug-eluting stent cover and method of use 34 2006
7,413,574 Drug-eluting stent cover method of use 4 2006
8,128,687 Drug-eluting stent with filament strands 0 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
7,749,554 Method for coating stents 0 2008
8,388,675 Low profile stent with flexible link 0 2009
8,293,367 Nanoshells on polymers 0 2011
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (86)
5,824,077 Clad composite stent 111 1995
5,800,511 Clad composite stent 70 1995
5,630,840 Clad composite stent 154 1995
5,628,787 Clad composite stent 168 1995
5,843,117 Implantable vascular and endoluminal stents and process of fabricating the same 152 1996
5,725,570 Tubular medical endoprostheses 129 1996
5,679,470 Process for manufacturing clad composite stent 46 1996
6,497,709 Metal medical device 35 1997
6,277,084 Ultrasonic medical device 19 1997
6,527,802 Clad composite stent 47 1997
6,290,721 Tubular medical endoprostheses 174 1997
6,287,331 Tubular medical prosthesis 66 1998
6,159,237 Implantable vascular and endoluminal stents 74 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 281 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 346 1999
6,334,870 Stent configurations including spirals 75 1999
7,771,462 Catheter with side sheath and methods 4 2000
6,322,847 Medical device coating methods and devices 92 2000
6,730,117 Intraluminal stent 65 2000
7,153,322 Tubular stent with oval struts 9 2000
6,884,258 Bifurcation lesion stent delivery using multiple guidewires 60 2001
8,067,022 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells 0 2001
7,101,392 Tubular medical endoprostheses 16 2001
8,348,992 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2001
6,746,479 Stent cell configurations including spirals 33 2001
6,706,062 Extendible stent apparatus 108 2001
6,835,203 Extendible stent apparatus 60 2002
6,962,602 Method for employing an extendible stent apparatus 57 2002
7,354,450 Stent with wishbone connectors and serpentine bands 4 2002
6,656,156 Dual surface protection coating for drug delivery balloon catheters and stents 19 2002
7,335,225 Stent configurations 0 2002
6,874,789 Low mass rotary motor assembly 3 2002
6,997,946 Expandable stents 7 2002
7,591,846 Methods for deploying stents in bifurcations 0 2002
7,294,214 Medical devices 4 2003
6,709,706 Hydrophilic coating and substrates coated therewith having enhanced durablity and lubricity 6 2003
6,777,647 Combination laser cutter and cleaner 5 2003
7,766,955 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2003
7,052,513 Three-dimensional braided covered stent 9 2003
7,220,275 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 37 2003
7,118,593 Extendible stent apparatus 14 2003
8,118,858 Intraluminal stent 0 2003
7,585,317 Stent range transducers 0 2004
8,211,167 Method of using a catheter with attached flexible side sheath 0 2004
7,265,317 Method of cutting material with hybrid liquid-jet/laser system 0 2004
7,341,598 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 14 2004
7,905,912 Stent configurations 1 2004
7,655,030 Catheter balloon systems and methods 5 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
7,879,053 Balloon with stepped sections and implements 0 2004
7,625,410 Stent device and method 0 2006
8,089,029 Bioabsorbable metal medical device and method of manufacture 0 2006
8,048,150 Endoprosthesis having a fiber meshwork disposed thereon 1 2006
7,850,725 Extendible stent apparatus 1 2006
7,632,301 Tubular stent with oval struts 0 2006
7,537,609 Extendible stent apparatus 3 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
8,211,163 Hybrid symmetrical stent designs 1 2007
7,988,720 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2007
8,052,743 Endoprosthesis with three-dimensional disintegration control 0 2007
8,052,744 Medical devices and methods of making the same 0 2007
8,052,745 Endoprosthesis 0 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
7,601,230 Medical devices 1 2007
8,157,751 Coil member for a medical device 0 2007
7,722,661 Stent 1 2007
8,080,055 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same 0 2007
7,951,187 Stent configurations 0 2008
8,377,108 Staggered two balloon bifurcation catheter assembly and methods 0 2008
8,236,046 Bioerodible endoprosthesis 0 2008
8,382,824 Medical implant having NANO-crystal grains with barrier layers of metal nitrides or fluorides 0 2008
7,892,279 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2009
8,002,909 Medical devices 1 2009
8,267,991 Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis and a method for the production thereof 0 2010
8,267,992 Self-buffering medical implants 0 2010
7,922,756 Stent 9 2010
8,044,322 Vertical stent cutting process 0 2010
8,241,349 Extendible stent apparatus 0 2011
8,430,924 Stent configurations 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
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (33)
6,709,454 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system 36 2000
7,250,058 Radiopaque intraluminal stent 4 2000
6,706,053 Nitinol alloy design for sheath deployable and re-sheathable vascular devices 19 2000
7,976,648 Heat treatment for cold worked nitinol to impart a shape setting capability without eventually developing stress-induced martensite 0 2000
6,626,937 Austenitic nitinol medical devices 36 2000
6,855,161 Radiopaque nitinol alloys for medical devices 12 2000
6,569,194 Thermoelastic and superelastic Ni-Ti-W alloy 24 2000
7,520,892 Low profile stent with flexible link 21 2001
6,776,795 Thermoelastic and superelastic Ni-Ti-W alloy 19 2003
7,942,892 Radiopaque nitinol embolic protection frame 0 2003
7,938,843 Devices configured from heat shaped, strain hardened nickel-titanium 0 2003
7,335,227 Multilayer stent 2 2003
7,128,758 Austenitic nitinol medical devices 4 2003
7,658,760 Thermoelastic and superelastic Ni-Ti-W alloy 0 2004
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
8,057,526 Drug-eluting stent and delivery system with tapered stent in shoulder region 0 2006
8,430,923 Radiopaque intraluminal stent 0 2007
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
7,918,011 Method for providing radiopaque nitinol alloys for medical devices 0 2007
7,905,003 Process for proving a composite radiopaque intracorporeal product 0 2007
8,057,529 Stent delivery system 0 2008
8,429,831 Drug-eluting coatings applied to medical devices by spraying and drying to remove solvent 0 2009
8,388,673 Polymeric stent 0 2009
8,382,819 Thermoelastic and superelastic Ni-Ti-W alloy 0 2010
8,313,791 Mandrels supporting medical devices during processing of the medical devices 0 2010
8,303,644 Stents with high radial strength and methods of manufacturing same 0 2010
8,221,112 Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter 0 2011
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED (24)
6,602,285 Compact stent 34 2000
6,682,554 Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 31 2000
6,755,856 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection, coupled with improved protection against restenosis and thrombus formation 54 2001
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
 
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. (18)
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6,537,310 Endoluminal implantable devices and method of making same 103 2000
6,820,676 Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof 62 2000
6,849,085 Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and method of making same 81 2001
7,195,641 Valvular prostheses having metal or pseudometallic construction and methods of manufacture 102 2002
7,300,457 Self-supporting metallic implantable grafts, compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same 28 2002
7,235,092 Guidewires and thin film catheter-sheaths and method of making same 1 2002
6,936,066 Complaint implantable medical devices and methods of making same 70 2002
6,733,513 Balloon catheter having metal balloon and method of making same 72 2002
6,695,865 Embolic protection device 110 2002
7,641,680 Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts 1 2002
7,491,226 Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts 1 2002
7,704,274 Implantable graft and methods of making same 1 2003
7,122,049 Endoluminal stent having mid-strut interconnecting members 3 2004
7,641,682 Compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same 1 2005
7,736,687 Methods of making medical devices 6 2006
7,980,289 Endoluminal stent having mid-strut interconnecting members 0 2006
8,247,020 Methods of making medical devices 0 2010
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (18)
5,868,782 Radially expandable axially non-contracting surgical stent 55 1996
5,718,713 Surgical stent having a streamlined contour 72 1997
5,741,327 Surgical stent featuring radiopaque markers 234 1997
5,746,691 Method for polishing surgical stents 42 1997
5,843,175 Enhanced flexibility surgical stent 167 1997
6,042,606 Radially expandable non-axially contracting surgical stent 160 1997
6,086,455 Apparatus for polishing surgical stents 8 1998
6,293,966 Surgical stent featuring radiopaque markers 132 1998
6,537,202 Method for polishing surgical stents 15 1998
6,638,300 Radially expandable non-contracting surgical stent 21 1998
6,299,635 Radially expandable non-axially contracting surgical stent 91 2000
6,183,353 Apparatus for polishing surgical stents 18 2000
6,786,922 Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments 47 2002
7,335,228 Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments 5 2004
7,578,840 Stent with reduced profile 0 2004
7,582,110 Implantable frame with variable compliance 3 2005
8,029,555 Stent introducer system 0 2010
8,128,682 Medical device with tensionably attached remodelable material 0 2010
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (18)
6,165,210 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft 137 1994
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
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
6,361,637 Method of making a kink resistant stent-graft 92 1999
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
 
MEDINOL LTD. (16)
5,807,404 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 248 1996
6,676,697 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 88 1998
6,692,522 Stent having lumen comprising welded engagement points and method of fabricating same 18 1998
6,299,755 Stent fabrication method and apparatus 46 1998
6,197,048 Stent 31 1998
6,114,049 Stent fabrication method 19 1998
6,156,052 Stent fabrication method 66 1998
6,503,270 Serpentine coiled ladder stent 15 2000
7,044,963 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 9 2000
6,660,019 Stent fabrication method 15 2000
7,314,482 Stent fabrication method 1 2003
7,208,009 Stent fabrication method 11 2004
7,534,257 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 5 2006
7,959,664 Flat process of drug coating for stents 0 2006
7,976,576 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 0 2008
7,998,193 Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent 0 2010
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (15)
6,911,041 Expanded stent and a method for producing same 20 1998
6,579,314 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 66 1999
6,805,704 Intraluminal stents 14 2000
6,740,115 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 29 2003
7,083,640 Covered stent with encapsulated ends 9 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
7,935,141 Variable speed stent delivery system 0 2006
8,333,785 IVC filter with translating hooks 0 2007
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
8,372,109 Non-entangling vena cava filter 0 2010
8,430,903 Embolus blood clot filter and delivery system 0 2011
 
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (15)
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
7,637,934 Medical appliance optical delivery and deployment apparatus and method 8 2003
7,604,660 Bifurcated medical appliance delivery apparatus and method 1 2003
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
7,608,099 Medical appliance delivery apparatus and method of use 3 2006
7,887,579 Active stent 12 2007
8,353,946 Bifurcated medical appliance delivery apparatus and method 0 2009
8,267,987 Medical appliance delivery apparatus and method of use 0 2009
8,206,436 Coated stent with geometry determinated functionality and method of making the same 1 2009
8,298,277 Medical appliance optical delivery and deployment apparatus and method 0 2009
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (13)
5,913,871 Balloon modification for improved stent fixation and deployment 47 1996
6,090,127 Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same 153 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
5,935,162 Wire-tubular hybrid stent 106 1998
6,136,023 Welded sinusoidal wave stent 36 1998
6,613,079 Radially-expandable stent with controllable force profile 28 1999
6,355,057 Staggered endoluminal stent 27 1999
6,730,116 Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stenting 83 1999
6,287,336 Variable flexibility stent 67 1999
6,331,189 Flexible medical stent 78 1999
6,428,570 Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same 66 2000
6,918,928 Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stenting 24 2003
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (10)
6,019,778 Delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent 116 1998
6,425,898 Delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent 95 1999
6,325,825 Stent with variable wall thickness 115 1999
6,547,817 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals 45 2000
6,565,600 Articulated expandable intraluminal stent 9 2001
6,998,060 Flexible stent and method of manufacture 34 2001
6,955,686 Flexible stent 36 2001
6,776,022 Stent with variable wall thickness 45 2001
6,716,240 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals 44 2003
7,070,617 Stent with variable wall thickness 1 2004
 
REVA MEDICAL, INC. (9)
7,763,065 Balloon expandable crush-recoverable stent device 8 2004
8,292,944 Slide-and-lock stent 0 2004
7,914,574 Axially nested slide and lock expandable device 0 2005
8,277,500 Slide-and-lock stent 0 2006
7,722,662 Expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements 6 2006
7,704,275 Circumferentially nested expandable device 8 2007
7,988,721 Axially-radially nested expandable device 3 2007
7,947,071 Expandable slide and lock stent 5 2009
8,172,894 Circumferentially nested expandable device 6 2010
 
BRONCUS MEDICAL INC. (8)
7,175,644 Devices and methods for maintaining collateral channels in tissue 57 2001
7,422,563 Multifunctional tip catheter for applying energy to tissue and detecting the presence of blood flow 6 2002
7,815,590 Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue 6 2004
7,708,712 Methods and devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ 3 2004
7,462,162 Antiproliferative devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ 6 2004
8,308,682 Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue 0 2006
8,002,740 Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue 2 2006
8,409,167 Devices for delivering substances through an extra-anatomic opening created in an airway 0 2006
 
CID S.P.A. (8)
6,309,414 Angioplasty stents 125 1997
6,325,821 Stent for angioplasty 67 1998
6,451,049 Stents for angioplasty 62 1999
6,616,690 Angioplasty stents 42 2001
6,565,602 Angioplasty stents 63 2001
7,273,494 Stents for angioplasty 6 2002
6,896,698 Angioplasty stents 23 2003
7,267,684 Angioplasty stents 1 2005
 
EVYSIO MEDICAL DEVICES ULC (8)
5,755,771 Expandable stent and method of delivery of same 236 1996
6,099,560 Expandable bifurcated stent and method for delivery of same 65 1998
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
 
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (7)
7,169,175 Self-expanding stent 28 2001
8,419,786 Self-expanding stent 0 2007
8,382,820 Stent having helical elements 0 2008
8,317,852 Stent having helical elements 0 2008
8,372,135 Stent having helical elements 0 2010
7,967,852 Stent having helical elements 2 2010
7,942,922 Stent having helical elements 5 2010
 
SULZER INTRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (7)
6,027,863 Method for manufacturing a tubular medical device 54 1996
5,911,752 Method for collapsing a stent 74 1996
6,132,460 Stent 97 1998
6,107,004 Method for making a tubular stent for use in medical applications 70 1998
6,132,461 Stent with dual support structure 93 1998
6,533,808 Stent with dual support structure 11 2000
6,358,274 Stent 32 2000
 
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (6)
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
7,887,580 Anchoring device for an endoluminal prosthesis 4 2007
7,914,639 Partial encapsulation of stents 0 2009
8,337,650 Methods for making a supported graft 0 2012
 
ENDOLOGIX, INC. (6)
5,931,866 Radially expandable stent featuring accordion stops 53 1998
6,083,259 Axially non-contracting flexible radially expandable stent 59 1998
6,187,034 Segmented stent for flexible stent delivery system 80 1999
6,022,359 Stent delivery system featuring a flexible balloon 70 1999
6,695,833 Vascular stent-graft apparatus and forming method 42 2000
8,118,856 Stent graft 0 2010
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (5)
6,379,379 Stent with smooth ends 120 1999
6,569,195 Stent coating 37 2001
6,726,829 Method of manufacturing a stent 3 2001
6,652,575 Stent with smooth ends 91 2001
6,774,985 Stent manufacturing apparatus 1 2003
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (4)
5,922,020 Tubular prosthesis having improved expansion and imaging characteristics 211 1996
7,175,655 Avoiding stress-induced martensitic transformation in nickel titanium alloys used in medical devices 8 2001
7,875,070 Avoiding stress-induced martensitic transformation in nickel titanium alloys used in medical devices 1 2007
8,425,588 Avoiding stress-induced martensitic transformation in nickel titanium alloys used in medical devices 0 2011
 
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG (4)
5,707,386 Stent and method of making a stent 127 1995
5,860,999 Stent and method of using same 128 1997
6,572,647 Method of making a stent 31 2000
8,062,344 Variable speed self-expanding stent delivery system and luer locking connector 0 2009
 
TRIVASCULAR, INC. (4)
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
 
BACOUSTICS, LLC (3)
7,896,539 Ultrasound apparatus and methods for mixing liquids and coating stents 0 2005
7,780,095 Ultrasound pumping apparatus 3 2007
7,753,285 Echoing ultrasound atomization and/or mixing system 2 2007
 
LEAP MEDICAL CORPORATION (3)
6,602,281 Radially expansible vessel scaffold having beams and expansion joints 23 1997
6,926,734 Radially expansible vessel scaffold having modified radiopacity 3 2000
6,605,107 Radially expansible vessel scaffolds mounted over balloons 18 2000
 
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (3)
6,254,631 Stent with enhanced friction 12 1999
6,827,732 Stent with enhanced friction 0 2001
8,236,047 Stent with enhanced friction 0 2004
 
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
 
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. (2)
7,238,197 Endoprosthesis deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations 25 2002
8,236,041 Noncylindrical stent deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations 0 2004
 
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
6,402,676 Tip configuration for radiation source wires 9 1999
6,551,341 Devices configured from strain hardened Ni Ti tubing 102 2001
 
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
5,824,036 Stent for intraluminal grafts and device and methods for delivering and assembling same 120 1995
6,290,722 Tacky attachment method of covered materials on stents 37 2000
 
EV3 PERIPHERAL, INC. (2)
7,993,388 Stent with offset cell geometry 3 2007
8,007,527 Stent with dual support structure 0 2009
 
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (2)
D516723 Stent wall structure 10 2004
D523558 Stent wall structure 10 2005
 
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (2)
5,902,475 Method for manufacturing a stent 52 1997
6,475,233 Stent having tapered struts 18 1997
 
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
 
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (2)
6,231,598 Radially expandable stent 239 1998
6,743,252 Cannula stent 17 1999
 
MEMORY MEDICAL SYSTEMS (2)
8,052,670 Medical device with slotted memory metal tube 0 2006
8,377,037 Medical device with slotted memory metal tube 0 2011
 
MERLIN MD PTE LTD (2)
8,333,798 Implantable medical devices with enhanced visibility, mechanical properties and biocompatability 0 2004
8,262,692 Endovascular device 0 2008
 
STRYKER NV OPERATIONS LIMITED (2)
6,168,592 Aneurysm closure device assembly 52 1999
6,344,041 Aneurysm closure device assembly 67 2001
 
TIMOTHY A.M. CHUTER, M.D. (2)
6,454,795 High expansion ratio stent 20 1999
6,719,782 Flat wire stent 26 2002
 
ADVANCED LASER APPLICATIONS HOLDING S.A. (1)
7,135,039 Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis and a method for the production thereof 25 2001
 
B. BRAUN MEDICAL (1)
6,267,776 Vena cava filter and method for treating pulmonary embolism 179 1999
 
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (1)
6,592,605 Wire frame partial flow obstruction device for aneurysm treatment 10 2001
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (1)
6,293,968 Inflatable intraluminal vascular stent 63 1999
 
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
 
CHUTER, M.D., TIMOTHY A.M. (1)
5,993,482 Flat wire stent 21 1997
 
CORDIS (1)
8,216,600 Polymeric materials for medical devices 0 2007
 
DIVYSIO SOLUTIONS LTD. (1)
6,758,860 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 12 2000
 
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,800,526 Multi-anchor stent 221 1997
 
EV3 INC. (1)
7,632,300 Stent with dual support structure 1 2005
 
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (1)
7,354,519 Method and apparatus for fabricating a stent 1 2004
 
INSTENT INC. (1)
5,776,161 Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same 317 1995
 
KINNERET P.R.C. TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (1)
6,663,765 Method and device for the manufacture of the medical expanding stents 7 2001
 
LINVATEC BIOMATERIALS, INC. (1)
6,991,646 Method and apparatus for delivering a stent into a body lumen 13 2001
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
5,817,152 Connected stent apparatus 92 1995
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (1)
7,316,711 Intralumenal stent device for use in body lumens of various diameters 3 2003
 
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (1)
6,183,495 Wire frame partial flow obstruction device for aneurysm treatment 13 1999
 
NITINOL DEVICES AND COMPONENTS, INC. (1)
6,312,455 Stent 26 1997
 
QUANAM MEDICAL CORPORATION (1)
6,019,789 Expandable unit cell and intraluminal stent 174 1998
 
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (1)
8,303,643 Method and device for electrochemical formation of therapeutic species in vivo 0 2010
 
SCIOS INC. (1)
7,244,441 Stents and intra-luminal prostheses containing map kinase inhibitors 2 2004
 
SEGUIN, JACQUES (1)
8,231,667 Endoprosthesis for vascular bifurcation 0 2005
 
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. (1)
6,416,539 Controlled length intraluminal implant 27 1999
 
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION SOCIETE ANONYME (1)
5,735,871 Self-expanding endoprosthesis 21 1995
 
STENT TECH, INC. (1)
5,858,556 Multilayer composite tubular structure and method of making 218 1997
 
STENTYS S.A.S. (1)
8,070,794 Frangible bridge structure for a stent, and stent including such bridge structures 0 2008
 
SYNECOR, LLC (1)
8,239,045 Device and method for retaining a medical device within a vessel 0 2003
 
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
7,431,732 Stent with waved connecting members 3 2002
 
TRAVELERS EXPRESS COMPANY, INC. (1)
6,641,609 Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same 16 2002
 
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (1)
7,500,986 Expandable body having deployable microstructures and related methods 1 2003
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (10)
5,618,298 Vascular prosthesis made of resorbable material 38 1995
5,725,547 Corrugated stent 47 1996
5,833,699 Extending ribbon stent 12 1996
5,755,776 Permanent expandable intraluminal tubular stent 133 1996
5,879,370 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals 149 1997
6,086,604 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals 70 1999
6,110,180 System for removably securing a stent on a catheter assembly and method of use 30 1999
6,517,559 Blood filter and method for treating vascular disease 154 2000
8,157,856 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals 0 2007
8,439,965 Angioplasty stents 0 2011