US Patent No: 6,013,054

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Multifurcated balloon catheter

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Abstract

The invention is directed to an inflatable member for intralumenal catheter which has been formed by vapor and/or gas cover deposition and a balloon formed by the method. Multi-furcated inflatable members can be made with essentially no pin holes and other defects.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.SANTA CLARA, CA1519

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jiun, Yan John Yeu Los Gatos, CA 1 75

Cited Art

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ANGIOMEDICS CORPORATION (2)
4,413,989 Expandable occlusion apparatus 297 1981
4,456,000 Expandable occlusion apparatus 174 1983
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
4,743,327 Adhesive bonding of fluoropolymers 48 1986
4,994,071 Bifurcating stent apparatus and method 846 1989
 
ARTERIA MEDICAL SCIENCE, LLC (1)
5,720,735 Bifurcated endovascular catheter 244 1997
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (1)
4,952,357 Method of making a polyimide balloon catheter 127 1988
 
ISOSTENT, INC. (1)
5,749,825 Means method for treatment of stenosed arterial bifurcations 213 1996
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (4)
4,248,224 Double venous cannula 149 1978
4,309,994 Cardiovascular cannula 132 1980
5,613,980 Bifurcated catheter system and method 188 1994
5,669,924 Y-shuttle stent assembly for bifurcating vessels and method of using the same 306 1995

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (52)
7,771,462 Catheter with side sheath and methods 4 2000
6,884,258 Bifurcation lesion stent delivery using multiple guidewires 60 2001
6,835,203 Extendible stent apparatus 60 2002
6,962,602 Method for employing an extendible stent apparatus 57 2002
7,799,064 Bifurcated stent and delivery system 1 2002
6,695,877 Bifurcated stent 57 2002
7,591,846 Methods for deploying stents in bifurcations 0 2002
7,766,955 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2003
7,476,243 Bifurcation stent delivery system 5 2003
7,220,275 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 37 2003
7,118,593 Extendible stent apparatus 14 2003
7,585,317 Stent range transducers 0 2004
8,211,167 Method of using a catheter with attached flexible side sheath 0 2004
7,341,598 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 14 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
8,317,855 Crimpable and expandable side branch cell 0 2005
7,578,841 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 14 2005
8,043,366 Overlapping stent 1 2005
8,038,706 Crown stent assembly 0 2005
7,731,741 Inflatable bifurcation stent 2 2005
8,435,284 Telescoping bifurcated stent 0 2005
8,343,211 Connectors for bifurcated stent 0 2005
7,540,881 Bifurcation stent pattern 2 2005
7,833,264 Bifurcated stent 0 2006
8,298,278 Bifurcated stent with improvement securement 0 2006
7,850,725 Extendible stent apparatus 1 2006
8,216,267 Multilayer balloon for bifurcated stent delivery and methods of making and using the same 0 2006
7,537,609 Extendible stent apparatus 3 2006
8,206,429 Adjustable bifurcation catheter incorporating electroactive polymer and methods of making and using the same 0 2006
7,842,081 Stent with spiral side-branch 1 2006
8,257,425 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 0 2006
7,959,668 Bifurcated stent 1 2007
7,758,634 Bifurcated stent and delivery system 0 2007
8,118,861 Bifurcation stent and balloon assemblies 0 2007
8,007,528 Bifurcated stent 0 2007
7,922,758 Nesting twisting hinge points in a bifurcated petal geometry 0 2007
7,842,082 Bifurcated stent 0 2007
7,951,191 Bifurcated stent with entire circumferential petal 0 2007
7,959,669 Bifurcated stent with open ended side branch support 0 2007
7,833,266 Bifurcated stent with drug wells for specific ostial, carina, and side branch treatment 0 2007
8,277,501 Bi-stable bifurcated stent petal geometry 0 2007
7,815,675 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 1 2008
8,377,108 Staggered two balloon bifurcation catheter assembly and methods 0 2008
8,398,698 Bifurcated stent delivery system 0 2009
7,892,279 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2009
8,016,878 Bifurcation stent pattern 0 2009
7,951,192 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 1 2009
8,241,349 Extendible stent apparatus 0 2011
8,425,590 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 0 2011
 
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. (6)
7,300,457 Self-supporting metallic implantable grafts, compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same 28 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
7,704,274 Implantable graft and methods of making same 1 2003
8,313,523 Metallic implantable grafts and method of making same 0 2004
7,641,682 Compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same 1 2005
 
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. (5)
7,585,836 Bi-lateral local renal delivery for treating congestive heart failure and for BNP therapy 0 2005
7,993,325 Renal infusion systems and methods 0 2005
7,766,961 Systems and methods for performing bi-lateral interventions or diagnosis in branched body lumens 3 2005
7,771,401 Selective renal cannulation and infusion systems and methods 0 2007
8,012,121 Method and apparatus for selective material delivery via an intra-renal catheter 2 2007
 
KCI LICENSING, INC. (3)
8,267,918 System and method for percutaneously administering reduced pressure treatment using a flowable manifold 0 2007
8,235,939 System and method for purging a reduced pressure apparatus during the administration of reduced pressure treatment 0 2007
8,029,498 System for percutaneously administering reduced pressure treatment using balloon dissection 1 2007
 
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. (2)
7,534,224 Catheter with unitary component 3 2002
7,124,489 Process for producing a catheter 1 2002
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (1)
8,431,665 Zwitterionic terpolymers, method of making and use on medical devices 0 2010
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,527,739 Spiraled balloon arrangement for treatment of a tortuous vessel 13 2000
 
ANGIO DYNAMICS (1)
7,914,503 Method and apparatus for selective material delivery via an intra-renal catheter 0 2005
 
MINVASYS, SA (1)
7,641,684 Catheter system for stenting bifurcated vessels 4 2004
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (3)
7,291,160 Intragastric catheter 2 2003
7,883,525 Intragastric catheter 0 2007
8,043,320 Bifurcated balloon & stent delivery system 0 2008