US Patent No: 6,090,127

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Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same

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Abstract

A medical device comprising a catheter and a balloon-expandable stent having a small initial diameter, flexibility along its longitudinal axis prior to expansion, a large expanded diameter, and rigidity after expansion. Local strain on the stent material is minimized, as and after the balloon is inflated. More particularly, the sent has rotation joints having minimal strain during stent expansion. The stent is substantially the same length before and after expansion and, being flexible longitudinally when constrained, is easy to deliver.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDTRONIC, INC.MINNEAPOLIS, MN4949

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Globerman, Oren Kfar-Shmaryahu, IL 80 3039

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (9)
5,421,955 Expandable stents and method for making same 569 1994
5,636,641 High strength member for intracorporeal use 138 1994
5,591,197 Expandable stent forming projecting barbs and method for deploying 436 1995
5,681,346 Expandable stent forming projecting barbs and method for deploying 141 1997
5,728,158 Expandable stents 140 1997
5,735,893 Expandable stents and method for making same 195 1997
5,759,192 Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents 178 1997
5,766,238 Expandable stents and method for making same 96 1997
5,725,572 Radiopaque stent 244 1997
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (7)
4,856,516 Endovascular stent apparatus and method 774 1989
4,994,071 Bifurcating stent apparatus and method 851 1989
5,019,085 Apparatus and method for placement of a stent within a subject vessel 273 1990
5,135,536 Endovascular stent and method 456 1991
5,116,365 Stent apparatus and method for making 245 1991
5,549,663 Endoprosthesis having graft member and exposed welded end junctions, method and procedure 205 1994
5,607,442 Stent with improved radiopacity and appearance characteristics 281 1995
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (6)
4,969,458 Intracoronary stent and method of simultaneous angioplasty and stent implant 457 1987
5,104,404 Articulated stent 641 1991
5,443,496 Intravascular radially expandable stent 369 1993
5,613,981 Bidirectional dual sinusoidal helix stent 99 1995
5,591,198 Multiple sinusoidal wave configuration stent 61 1995
5,653,727 Intravascular stent 163 1996
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4)
5,314,472 Vascular stent 441 1991
5,282,824 Percutaneous stent assembly 596 1992
5,527,354 Stent formed of half-round wire 278 1994
5,741,327 Surgical stent featuring radiopaque markers 238 1997
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (3)
4,893,623 Method and apparatus for treating hypertrophy of the prostate gland 261 1987
5,234,457 Impregnated stent 383 1991
5,549,662 Expandable stent using sliding members 102 1994
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (1)
5,514,154 Expandable stents 575 1994
 
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG (1)
5,540,713 Apparatus for widening a stenosis in a body cavity 182 1994
 
BYK-SANGTEC DIAGNOSTICA GMBH & CO. KG (1)
5,773,303 Process and kit to initiate a luminiferous reaction 1 1997
 
EXPANDABLE GRAFTS PARTNERSHIP, A TX. GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (1)
4,776,337 Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft 1057 1986
 
INSTENT INC. (1)
5,776,161 Medical stents, apparatus and method for making same 323 1995
 
INTERVASCULAR, INC. (1)
5,630,829 High hoop strength intraluminal stent 150 1994
 
ISOSTENT, INC. (1)
5,697,971 Multi-cell stent with cells having differing characteristics 426 1996
 
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. (1)
5,383,892 Stent for transluminal implantation 541 1992
 
MEDINOL LTD. (1)
5,449,373 Articulated stent 630 1994
 
NMT MEDICAL, INC. (1)
5,540,712 Stent and method and apparatus for forming and delivering the same 315 1994
 
NUMED, INC. (1)
5,389,106 Impermeable expandable intravascular stent 408 1993
 
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (1)
5,554,181 Stent 291 1994
 
STATE OF OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (1)
5,507,767 Spiral stent 428 1992
 
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (1)
5,178,618 Method and device for recanalization of a body passageway 190 1991
 
Ultrasonic Sensing and Monitoring Systems, Inc. (1)
5,366,473 Method and apparatus for applying vascular grafts 160 1992
 
UNITD STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION (1)
5,607,445 Stent for supporting a blood vessel 196 1994
 
VASCUTEC, INC., 375 ENGLE ST., ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07630 (1)
4,816,028 Woven vascular graft 122 1987
 
VITATRON MEDICAL, B.V. (1)
5,293,879 System an method for detecting tremors such as those which result from parkinson's disease 68 1991
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (2)
5,643,312 Stent having a multiplicity of closed circular structures 226 1994
5,755,776 Permanent expandable intraluminal tubular stent 135 1996

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (46)
6,261,319 Stent 74 1998
6,348,065 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 165 1998
6,302,907 Flexible endoluminal stent and process of manufacture 28 1999
6,962,603 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 27 2000
7,771,462 Catheter with side sheath and methods 4 2000
6,981,986 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 28 2000
6,884,258 Bifurcation lesion stent delivery using multiple guidewires 60 2001
6,478,816 Stent 68 2001
8,348,992 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2001
6,706,062 Extendible stent apparatus 109 2001
6,835,203 Extendible stent apparatus 60 2002
6,962,602 Method for employing an extendible stent apparatus 57 2002
6,945,993 Stent 25 2002
7,591,846 Methods for deploying stents in bifurcations 0 2002
7,367,989 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery 8 2003
7,766,955 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2003
7,220,275 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 40 2003
7,314,480 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery 31 2003
7,118,593 Extendible stent apparatus 15 2003
7,686,841 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery system 1 2003
7,922,753 Bifurcated stent delivery system 0 2004
7,585,317 Stent range transducers 0 2004
8,211,167 Method of using a catheter with attached flexible side sheath 0 2004
8,012,192 Multi-stent delivery system 0 2004
7,225,518 Apparatus for crimping a stent assembly 33 2004
7,744,619 Rotatable catheter assembly 2 2004
7,341,598 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 14 2004
7,655,030 Catheter balloon systems and methods 6 2004
7,678,142 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2004
7,922,740 Rotatable catheter assembly 0 2004
7,344,557 Catheter balloon systems and methods 10 2004
8,298,280 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels 0 2004
7,326,243 Stent 1 2006
7,850,725 Extendible stent apparatus 1 2006
7,537,609 Extendible stent apparatus 3 2006
7,842,081 Stent with spiral side-branch 2 2006
7,988,720 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 1 2007
7,731,746 Stent 0 2008
8,333,003 Bifurcation stent crimping systems and methods 0 2008
8,377,108 Staggered two balloon bifurcation catheter assembly and methods 0 2008
8,133,199 Electroactive polymer activation system for a medical device 0 2008
7,892,279 Extendible stent apparatus 2 2009
8,333,784 Rotatable catheter assembly 0 2010
8,206,432 Stent 0 2010
8,241,349 Extendible stent apparatus 0 2011
8,449,597 Longitudinally flexible expandable stent 0 2011
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (25)
7,470,281 Coated stent with crimpable coating 0 2002
7,083,822 Overlapping coated stents 5 2002
7,198,637 Method and system for stent retention using an adhesive 15 2003
7,377,937 Stent-graft assembly with elution openings 0 2003
7,105,015 Method and system for treating an ostium of a side-branch vessel 6 2003
7,055,237 Method of forming a drug eluting stent 15 2003
8,435,286 Stent with intermittent coating 0 2003
6,958,073 Method and system for stent retention using an adhesive 9 2004
7,955,371 System and method for stent deployment and infusion of a therapeutic agent into tissue adjacent to the stent ends 0 2004
7,861,570 Stent with improved drug loading capacity 0 2006
7,318,837 Customized alloys for stents 3 2006
7,955,383 Laminated implantable medical device having a metallic coating 2 2006
7,691,400 Medical device having coating with zeolite drug reservoirs 0 2006
7,771,464 Overlapping coated stents method 0 2006
7,540,880 Differentially coated stent 4 2006
7,806,923 Side branch stent having a proximal split ring 0 2008
8,147,898 Low temperature drug deposition 0 2008
8,021,420 Prosthetic valve delivery system 0 2009
8,052,741 Branch vessel prosthesis with a roll-up sealing assembly 0 2009
7,967,138 Packaging systems for percutaneously deliverable bioprosthetic valves 1 2009
8,052,737 Implantable temporary flow restrictor device 0 2009
8,298,279 Stent including a toggle lock strut 0 2009
8,377,365 System and method for stent manufacture 0 2010
8,268,382 Method of making a stent with hollow struts 0 2010
8,273,120 Prosthetic valve delivery system 0 2011
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (18)
7,500,988 Stent for use in a stent graft 18 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
6,998,060 Flexible stent and method of manufacture 34 2001
6,955,686 Flexible stent 36 2001
6,942,689 Flexible stent 31 2001
6,790,227 Flexible stent 63 2001
6,740,114 Flexible stent 49 2001
6,679,911 Flexible stent 58 2001
7,326,237 Supra-renal anchoring prosthesis 14 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
7,862,609 Stent graft having a pleated graft member 13 2003
7,357,813 Flexible stent 2 2004
7,594,927 Flexible stent 4 2005
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (11)
6,461,380 Stent configuration 43 1998
6,616,689 Intravascular stent 46 2000
6,652,579 Radiopaque stent 53 2000
6,929,660 Intravascular stent 41 2000
6,629,994 Intravascular stent 80 2001
6,635,083 Stent with non-linear links and method of use 3 2001
6,749,629 Stent pattern with figure-eights 42 2001
6,656,220 Intravascular stent 18 2002
6,846,323 Intravascular stent 136 2003
6,929,657 Intravascular stent 4 2003
8,257,426 Intravascular stent with a plurality of first and second peaks 0 2009
 
TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. (10)
7,481,834 Stent for placement at luminal os 13 2004
8,109,987 Method of treating a lumenal bifurcation 4 2005
7,758,630 Helical ostium support for treating vascular bifurcations 9 2006
7,972,372 Kit for treating vascular bifurcations 5 2007
8,252,038 System for delivering a prosthesis to a luminal OS 0 2007
7,972,369 Method for delivering a luminal prosthesis 6 2007
8,187,314 Prothesis and deployment catheter for treating vascular bifurcations 2 2009
8,257,432 Vascular bifurcation prosthesis with at least one frond 0 2010
8,382,818 Ostium support for treating vascular bifurcations 0 2010
8,366,763 Ostium support for treating vascular bifurcations 0 2010
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (9)
7,637,935 Endoprosthesis for controlled contraction and expansion 1 2003
7,128,756 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 50 2003
7,625,398 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 23 2004
7,625,401 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 4 2005
7,985,249 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 0 2006
8,048,146 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 0 2006
7,559,947 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 3 2006
8,109,991 Endoprosthesis having foot extensions 0 2009
8,075,610 Endoprosthesis for controlled contraction and expansion 0 2009
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (8)
7,582,110 Implantable frame with variable compliance 3 2005
7,919,108 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices 0 2007
8,007,470 Minimally invasive medical device and method for delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents into a vessel wall 0 2007
8,092,864 Mandrel and method for coating open-cell implantable endovascular structures 0 2008
8,397,666 Mandrel coating assembly 0 2008
8,128,682 Medical device with tensionably attached remodelable material 0 2010
8,147,540 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices 0 2011
8,337,462 Minimally invasive medical device and method for delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents into a vessel wall 0 2011
 
EVYSIO MEDICAL DEVICES ULC (6)
6,796,997 Expandable stent 25 2000
6,858,037 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 13 2002
6,881,223 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 12 2002
6,887,264 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 15 2002
8,075,609 Expandable stent 0 2004
7,094,255 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 11 2004
 
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (4)
8,092,819 Implantable medical device coated with a bioactive agent 0 2007
7,875,284 Methods of manufacturing and modifying taxane coatings for implantable medical devices 0 2007
7,828,840 Medical devices and methods for local delivery of angiotensin II type 2 receptor antagonists 0 2008
7,815,687 Method of promoting cell proliferation and ingrowth by injury to the native tissue 0 2008
 
ANVIL MEDICAL, INC. (3)
7,717,953 Delivery system for placement of prosthesis at luminal OS 9 2004
7,731,747 Vascular bifurcation prosthesis with multiple thin fronds 12 2005
8,083,791 Method of treating a lumenal bifurcation 4 2005
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (2)
7,951,188 Intravascular stent 0 2003
8,449,598 Intravascular stent 0 2011
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (2)
6,533,807 Radially-expandable stent and delivery system 40 1998
6,613,079 Radially-expandable stent with controllable force profile 29 1999
 
BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG (1)
7,004,968 Stent 28 2003
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (1)
6,805,704 Intraluminal stents 14 2000
 
DIVYSIO SOLUTIONS LTD. (1)
6,758,860 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 12 2000
 
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (1)
6,843,802 Delivery apparatus for a self expanding retractable stent 63 2000
 
Ewysio Medical Devices Inc. (1)
6,375,677 Expandable stent and method for delivery of same 46 2000
 
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (1)
7,354,519 Method and apparatus for fabricating a stent 1 2004
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
6,485,508 Low profile stent 47 2000
 
PIOLAX MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. (1)
8,052,740 Stent including a marker fitted to a frame portion 0 2007
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,962,604 Flexible endoluminal stent and process of repairing a body lumen 17 2001
 
Teramed, Inc. (1)
6,575,994 Method and apparatus concerning bypass grafts 29 2000
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (1)
6,478,813 Method for joining grafts in a common body passageway 11 1999