US Patent No: 6,613,077

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Stent with controlled expansion

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Abstract

An intraluminal prosthesis composed of a self-expandable stent and a biodegradable constraining element being capable of biodegrading in vivo over a predetermined period of time to permit radial expansion of the stent. The constraining elements are applied to the stent to produce a compressed configuration. Dissolution of the constraining elements in vivo allows for expansion of the stent to an expanded configuration.

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Patent Owner(s)

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

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilligan, Sean Galway, IE 11 207
O'Brien, Barry Galway, IE 28 381

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (7)
5,201,757 Medial region deployment of radially self-expanding stents 332 1992
5,575,816 High strength and high density intraluminal wire stent 98 1994
5,549,662 Expandable stent using sliding members 101 1994
5,899,935 Balloon expandable braided stent with restraint 106 1997
6,391,052 Stent with collagen 126 1997
6,451,052 Tissue supporting devices 77 1998
6,350,277 Stents with temporary retaining bands 124 1999
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (3)
5,876,432 Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft 179 1995
6,331,188 Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft 47 1997
6,336,937 Multi-stage expandable stent-graft 62 1998
 
ETHICON, INC. (2)
5,476,506 Bi-directional crimped graft 141 1994
6,423,092 Biodegradable stent 130 2001
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (2)
5,607,463 Intravascular medical device 254 1993
6,340,368 Implantable device with radiopaque ends 22 1998
 
ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC (1)
6,001,125 PTFE vascular prosthesis and method of manufacture 105 1998
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,334,868 Stent cover 21 1999
 
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (1)
6,530,949 Hoop stent 81 2001
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
6,245,100 Method for making a self-expanding stent-graft 66 2000
 
EMORY UNIVERSITY (1)
5,383,928 Stent sheath for local drug delivery 354 1993
 
ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,618,300 Apparatus and method for deployment of radially expandable stents by a mechanical linkage 68 1995
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
5,843,158 Limited expansion endoluminal prostheses and methods for their use 245 1996
 
TEXAS PETRODET, INC. (1)
5,545,209 Controlled deployment of a medical device 192 1994
 
TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
5,591,199 Curable fiber composite stent and delivery system 144 1995
 
UNIVERSITE PARIS 7 - DENIS DIDEROT (1)
5,957,975 Stent having a programmed pattern of in vivo degradation 141 1997
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
5,342,348 Method and device for treating and enlarging body lumens 425 1992

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (23)
6,878,160 Stent with controlled expansion 50 2003
7,329,275 Low profile delivery system for stent and graft deployment 1 2003
7,488,343 Medical devices 2 2003
8,157,855 Detachable segment stent 1 2003
8,137,397 Medical devices 0 2004
7,658,757 Endoprosthesis delivery system 0 2004
7,918,880 Self-expanding stent and delivery system 1 2005
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
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
8,002,821 Bioerodible metallic ENDOPROSTHESES 3 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
7,955,382 Endoprosthesis with adjustable surface features 2 2007
8,080,055 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same 0 2007
7,998,192 Endoprostheses 0 2008
8,236,046 Bioerodible endoprosthesis 0 2008
7,985,252 Bioerodible endoprosthesis 0 2008
8,382,824 Medical implant having NANO-crystal grains with barrier layers of metal nitrides or fluorides 0 2008
8,377,111 Medical devices 0 2009
8,267,992 Self-buffering medical implants 0 2010
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (10)
8,075,615 Prosthetic cardiac valve formed from pericardium material and methods of making same 0 2007
7,871,436 Replacement prosthetic heart valves and methods of implantation 0 2008
8,157,852 Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves 0 2009
8,157,853 Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves 0 2009
7,972,378 Stents for prosthetic heart valves 1 2009
8,430,927 Multiple orifice implantable heart valve and methods of implantation 0 2009
8,070,801 Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve 0 2009
8,312,825 Methods and apparatuses for assembly of a pericardial prosthetic heart valve 0 2009
8,241,274 Method for guiding a medical device 1 2009
8,092,487 Intravascular filter with debris entrapment mechanism 0 2010
 
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC (5)
7,914,569 Heart valve prosthesis and methods of manufacture and use 13 2005
7,329,278 Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery 44 2006
7,892,281 Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery 0 2009
8,016,877 Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery 1 2009
8,002,826 Assembly for placing a prosthetic valve in a duct in the body 3 2009
 
MEDTRONIC VENTOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (5)
8,414,643 Sinus-engaging valve fixation member 0 2007
8,348,995 Axial-force fixation member for valve 0 2007
8,348,996 Valve prosthesis implantation techniques 0 2007
8,052,750 Valve prosthesis fixation techniques using sandwiching 3 2007
8,137,398 Prosthetic valve having tapered tip when compressed for delivery 0 2008
 
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
6,991,647 Bioresorbable stent 36 2001
 
COREVALVE, S.A. (1)
7,682,390 Assembly for setting a valve prosthesis in a corporeal duct 24 2002
 
FLEXIBLE STENTING SOLUTIONS, INC. (1)
7,803,180 Flexible stent 1 2006
 
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (1)
6,699,280 Multi-section stent 33 2002
 
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE, INC. (1)
8,226,710 Heart valve prosthesis and methods of manufacture and use 2 2011
 
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (1)
8,088,060 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device 0 2006
 
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (1)
8,303,643 Method and device for electrochemical formation of therapeutic species in vivo 0 2010
 
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. (1)
8,109,996 Minimally-invasive cardiac-valve prosthesis 0 2005
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (1)
7,682,380 Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis 0 2002

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