US Patent No: 7,985,252

Bioerodible endoprosthesis

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Jul 26, 2011
Issued date
Jul 30, 2008
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12/182,768
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ALSO PUBLISHED AS: 20100030326

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Abstract

An endoprosthesis includes a plurality of struts defining a flow passage. At least one strut includes (a) a body comprising a bioerodible material and having a thickness and (b) a coating overlying the body. The coating includes a plurality of regions that allow physiological fluids to contact a plurality of corresponding areas of the underlying body when the endoprosthesis is implanted in a physiological environment. The plurality of regions are sized and arranged so that the contacted areas of the body erode substantially through the body in the thickness direction while the coating remains on the body when the endoprosthesis is implanted in the physiological environment.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.	MAPLE GROVE, MN	4439

International Classification(s)

A61F:FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES....

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Chandrasekaran, Chandru	Mercer Island, WA	15	177
Merdan, Ken	Greenfield, MN	8	99
Radhakrishnan, Rajesh	Brampton, CA	32	172
Schewe, Scott R	Eden Prairie, MN	26	106

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2007/0045,252 Laser induced plasma machining with a process gas	16	2005
2007/0055,364 Controlled disintegrating implantable medical devices	20	2005
2007/0142,897 Drug eluting stent for the treatment of dialysis graft stenoses	19	2005
2007/0148,251 Nanoparticle releasing medical devices	38	2005
2007/0003,589 Coatings for implantable medical devices containing attractants for endothelial cells	41	2006
2007/0250,155 Bioabsorbable medical device	16	2006
2007/0281,073 Enhanced adhesion of drug delivery coatings on stents	16	2006
7,416,558 Drug-eluting stent cover and method of use	34	2006
2007/0032,858 Stent with drug coating	35	2006
2007/0036,905 Method and apparatus for spray processing of porous medical devices	35	2006
2007/0055,349 Stent with drug coating	35	2006
2007/0055,354 Stent with drug coating	33	2006
2007/0059,435 Stent with drug coating	33	2006
2008/0051,335 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING LESIONED SITES USING BIOABSORBABLE CARRIERS	18	2006
2008/0103,589 FLEXIBLE STENT	16	2008
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG (57)
2004/0098,108 Endoprosthesis	23	2003
2009/0208,555 CONTROL OF THE DEGRADATION OF BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS USING A COATING	25	2004
2009/0182,290 IMPLANT FOR RELEASING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE INTO A VESSEL THROUGH WHICH A BODY MEDIUM FLOWS	16	2005
2005/0266,041 IMPLANT FOR VESSEL LIGATURE	17	2005
2006/0052,863 Endoprosthesis comprising a magnesium alloy	39	2005
2006/0064,160 Implant of low radial strength	17	2005
2008/0103,594 Absorbable Medical Implant Made of Fiber-Reinforced Magnesium or Fiber-Reinforced Magnesium Alloys	16	2006
2006/0212,108 System for treatment of extensive obliterative vascular diseases	17	2006
2007/0003,596 DRUG DEPOT FOR PARENTERAL, IN PARTICULAR INTRAVASCULAR, DRUG RELEASE	18	2006
2007/0299,512 IMPLANT HAVING A COATING CONTAINING CHOLESTEROL OR CHOLESTEROL ESTER	16	2007
2008/0031,765 MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND THE RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD	16	2007
2008/0033,538 IMPLANT MADE OF A BIOCORRODIBLE METALLIC MATERIAL HAVING A COATING MADE OF AN ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND	17	2007
2008/0033,537 BIODEGRADABLE STENT HAVING AN ACTIVE COATING	17	2007
2008/0033,539 STENT HAVING GENISTEIN-CONTAINING COATING OR CAVITY FILLING	16	2007
2008/0033,530 MARKER ALLOY	17	2007
2008/0033,531 ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME	21	2007
2008/0033,533 MARKER COMPOSITE FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS	16	2007
2008/0033,536 STABILITY OF BIODEGRADABLE METALLIC STENTS, METHODS AND USES	18	2007
2008/0033,576 X-RAY MARKER FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS MADE OF A BIOCORRODIBLE METALLIC MATERIAL	16	2007
2008/0051,872 BIOCORRODIBLE METALLIC IMPLANT HAVING A COATING OR CAVITY FILLING MADE OF A PEG/PLGA COPOLYMER	16	2007
2008/0058,923 BIOCORRODIBLE METALLIC IMPLANT HAVING A COATING OR CAVITY FILLING MADE OF GELATIN	18	2007
2008/0243,242 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORROSION-INHIBITING COATING ON AN IMPLANT MADE OF A BIO-CORRODIBLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND IMPLANT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD	17	2007
2008/0215,140 STENTS COATED WITH BIOMOLECULES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION	16	2008
2008/0243,230 STENT HAVING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MAIN BODY	16	2008
2008/0269,872 STENT	16	2008
2009/0018,648 STENT WITH A COATING	17	2008
2009/0024,211 STENT WITH A COATING OR FILLING OF A CAVITY	17	2008
2009/0024,210 MEDICATION DEPOT FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS	18	2008
2009/0030,506 ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME	18	2008
2009/0030,507 DEGRADABLE METAL STENT HAVING AGENT-CONTAINING COATING	23	2008
2009/0048,660 IMPLANT OF A BIOCORRODABLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND HAVING A COATING OF A BIOCORRODABLE POLYPHOSPHAZENE	17	2008
2009/0069,884 STENT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODABLE ALLOY	17	2008
2009/0076,596 STENT HAVING A COATING	16	2008
2009/0164,002 IMPLANT WITH A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE ALLOY	17	2008
2009/0192,594 IMPLANT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE ALLOY AND A CORROSION-INHIBITING COATING	16	2009
2009/0192,596 IMPLANT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE ALLOY	17	2009
2009/0198,320 IMPLANT WITH A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE IRON ALLOY	18	2009
2009/0270,979 BIODEGRADABLE METALLIC STENT	17	2009
2009/0274,737 IMPLANT COMPRISING A SURFACE OF REDUCED THROMBOGENICITY	17	2009
2009/0311,300 Stent With a Coating or a Basic Body Containing a Lithium Salt and Use of Lithium Salts for Prevention of Restenosis	16	2009
2010/0010,640 IMPLANT SYSTEM HAVING A FUNCTIONAL IMPLANT COMPOSED OF DEGRADABLE METAL MATERIAL	16	2009
2010/0010,621 STENT HAVING BIODEGRADABLE STENT STRUTS AND DRUG DEPOTS	18	2009
2010/0023,112 BIOCORRODIBLE IMPLANT WITH A COATING COMPRISING A HYDROGEL	16	2009
2010/0023,116 BIOCORRODIBLE IMPLANT WITH A COATING CONTAINING A DRUG ELUTING POLYMER MATRIX	16	2009
2010/0049,300 Stent and Method and Device for Fabricating the Stent	16	2009
2010/0047,312 USE OF BIOACTIVE AND RADIOPAQUE MATERIAL FOR STENT COATING	16	2009
2010/0087,914 Implant and Method for Manufacturing Same	16	2009
2010/0087,915 Implant and Method for Manufacturing Same	16	2009
2010/0082,092 Implant Made of a Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy	16	2009
2010/0087,916 Implant and Method for Producing a Degradation-Inhibiting Layer on the Surface of an Implant Body	16	2009
2010/0087,911 IMPLANT WITH A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE MANGANESE ALLOY	16	2009
2010/0034,899 USE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELEMENTS FROM THE GROUP YTTRIUM, NEODYMIUM AND ZIRCONIUM, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WHICH CONTAIN THOSE ELEMENTS	16	2009
2010/0119,576 USE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELEMENTS FROM THE GROUP YTTRIUM, NEODYMIUM AND ZIRCONIUM, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WHICH CONTAIN THOSE ELEMENTS	16	2009
2010/0106,243 Implant Made of Biocorrodible Iron or Magnesium Alloy	16	2009
2010/0119,581 Medical Products That Release Pharmaceutically Active Substances	16	2009
2010/0121,432 Endoprosthesis	16	2009
2010/0131,052 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORROSION-INHIBITING COATING ON AN IMPLANT MADE OF A BIOCORRODIBLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND IMPLANT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD	16	2009
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (35)
7,001,421 Stent with phenoxy primer coating	37	2003
6,979,348 Reflowed drug-polymer coated stent and method thereof	53	2003
2005/0070,996 Drug-eluting stent for controlled drug delivery	49	2003
2004/0111,150 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	33	2003
2004/0236,415 Medical devices having drug releasing polymer reservoirs	41	2003
2005/0180,919 Stent with radiopaque and encapsulant coatings	39	2004
2005/0022,627 Oxidation resistant treatment for metallic medical devices	15	2004
2004/0230,176 System for treating a vascular condition that inhibits restenosis at stent ends	52	2004
2005/0021,128 Compliant, porous, rolled stent	36	2004
2005/0267,561 System and method for stent deployment and infusion of a therapeutic agent into tissue adjacent to the stent ends	33	2004
2005/0159,809 Implantable medical devices for treating or preventing restenosis	25	2004
2007/0184,083 Drug-Eluting Device for Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions	29	2006
2009/0306,756 Hybrid Biodegradable/Non-Biodegradable Stent, Delivery System and Method of Treating a Vascular Condition	16	2006
2007/0225,799 STENT, INTRALUMINAL STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF TREATING A VASCULAR CONDITION	26	2006
2007/0244,541 Methods and Devices for Contributing to Improved Stent Graft Fixation	16	2006
2007/0250,158 Laminated Implantable Medical Device Having a Metallic Coating	18	2006
2007/0270,942 Galvanic Corrosion Methods and Devices for Fixation of Stent Grafts	19	2006
2008/0147,175 Bioresorbable Stent	16	2006
7,651,527 Bioresorbable stent	16	2006
2008/0208,313 Drug Coated Stent With Magnesium Topcoat	16	2007
2008/0208,308 High Temperature Oxidation-Reduction Process to Form Porous Structures on a Medical Implant	17	2007
2008/0208,352 Stent Having Controlled Porosity for Improved Ductility	17	2007
2008/0243,240 Biodegradable Metal Barrier Layer for a Drug-Eluting Stent	34	2007
2008/0243,234 Magnesium Alloy Stent	16	2007
2007/0270,940 Bioabsorbable Magnesium-Reinforced Polymer Stents	18	2007
2009/0024,199 Controlled Porosity Stent	16	2007
2009/0024,209 Hypotubes for Intravascular Drug Delivery	19	2007
2009/0093,871 Medical Implant With Internal Drug Delivery System	19	2007
2009/0196,899 Controlled Alloy Stent	18	2008
2009/0204,203 Bioabsorbable Stent Having a Radiopaque Marker	18	2008
2009/0228,037 Vascular Closure Implant	17	2008
2009/0240,323 Controlled Degradation of Magnesium Stents	17	2008
2009/0035,351 Bioabsorbable Hypotubes for Intravascular Drug Delivery	20	2008
2010/0092,535 Nanoporous Drug Delivery System	19	2008
2010/0125,325 Stent With Cathodic Protection and Stent Delivery System	16	2008
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. (24)
6,190,404 Intravascular stent and method for manufacturing an intravascular stent	89	1998
6,379,383 Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof	136	1999
6,537,310 Endoluminal implantable devices and method of making same	103	2000
2001/0001,834 Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof	40	2000
6,820,676 Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof	62	2000
2001/0032,013 Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and method of making same	105	2001
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
2002/0165,600 Guidewires and thin film catheter-sheaths and method of making same	49	2002
2007/0250,156 SELF-SUPPORTING METALLIC IMPLANTABLE GRAFTS, COMPLIANT IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME	19	2002
6,695,865 Embolic protection device	110	2002
6,733,513 Balloon catheter having metal balloon and method of making same	72	2002
6,936,066 Complaint implantable medical devices and methods of making same	70	2002
2003/0059,640 High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same	76	2002
2003/0074,053 Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts	36	2002
2003/0130,718 Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts	42	2002
2004/0181,252 Balloon catheter having metal balloon and method of making same	43	2003
7,018,408 Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof	79	2003
7,235,098 Medical devices having MEMs functionality and methods of making same	36	2004
2005/0072,544 Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof	33	2004
2005/0131,521 Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and methods of making same	33	2005
2005/0165,468 Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and methods of making same	36	2005
2005/0232,968 Implantable materials having engineered surfaces and method of making same	35	2005
2006/0015,175 Compliant implantable medical devices and methods of making same	33	2005
CORDIS CORPORATION (20)
4,994,071 Bifurcating stent apparatus and method	846	1989
5,163,958 Carbon coated tubular endoprosthesis	363	1991
5,356,433 Biocompatible metal surfaces	298	1993
5,891,108 Drug delivery stent	176	1994
5,882,335 Retrievable drug delivery stent	125	1996
6,273,913 Modified stent useful for delivery of drugs along stent strut	484	1998
5,902,266 Method for delivering a liquid solution to the interior wall surface of a vessel	101	1998
6,325,825 Stent with variable wall thickness	115	1999
6,315,708 Stent with self-expanding end sections	69	2000
6,585,764 Stent with therapeutically active dosage of rapamycin coated thereon	138	2001
2002/0051,730 Coated medical devices and sterilization thereof	217	2001
6,776,022 Stent with variable wall thickness	45	2001
6,852,122 Coated endovascular AAA device	58	2003
2005/0137,677 Endovascular graft with differentiable porosity along its length	55	2003
2004/0236,416 Increased biocompatibility of implantable medical devices	43	2004
2006/0200,229 Geometry and material for use in high strength, high flexibility, controlled recoil drug eluting stents	36	2005
2008/0051,866 Drug delivery devices and methods	27	2006
2008/0086,199 BIOABSORBABLE DEVICE HAVING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR ACCELERATING DEGRADATION	43	2006
2008/0152,929 POLYMER COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES	33	2006
2010/0131,050 ABSORBABLE STENT HAVING A COATING FOR CONTROLLING DEGRADATION OF THE STENT AND MAINTAINING pH NEUTRALITY	32	2008
MEDTRONIC, INC. (17)
4,886,062 Intravascular radially expandable stent and method of implant	1153	1987
5,607,463 Intravascular medical device	254	1993
5,443,496 Intravascular radially expandable stent	363	1993
5,545,208 Intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis	260	1993
5,599,352 Method of making a drug eluting stent	157	1994
5,697,967 Drug eluting stent	240	1995
5,624,411 Intravascular stent and method	457	1995
5,776,184 Intravasoular stent and method	322	1996
5,824,048 Method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen	363	1996
6,203,536 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	57	1997
6,080,190 Intraluminal stent	106	1998
6,206,914 Implantable system with drug-eluting cells for on-demand local drug delivery	165	1998
6,167,307 Auto PVARP adaptation adaptive search AV	36	1998
6,730,120 Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor	49	2001
2005/0055,080 Modulated stents and methods of making the stents	46	2003
2004/0220,510 Occlusion resistant hydrocephalic shunt	44	2004
2005/0079,199 Porous coatings for drug release from medical devices	42	2004
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (15)
5,464,450 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	245	1994
5,551,954 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	253	1994
5,500,013 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	280	1995
5,769,883 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	265	1995
6,379,379 Stent with smooth ends	120	1999
6,387,124 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	93	1999
6,899,731 Controlled delivery of therapeutic agents by insertable medical devices	100	2001
2002/0138,136 Medical device having radio-opacification and barrier layers	53	2001
2002/0065,553 Method for manufacturing a medical device having a coated portion by laser ablation	107	2001
6,652,575 Stent with smooth ends	91	2001
6,869,443 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent	98	2002
2004/0098,119 Stent with smooth ends	37	2003
2005/0278,016 Stent designed for the delivery of therapeutic substance or other agents	42	2005
2006/0200,233 Optimally expanded, collagen sealed ePTFE graft with improved tissue ingrowth	16	2006
2006/0264,138 Composite ePTFE/textile prosthesis	37	2006
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (14)
6,241,762 Expandable medical device with ductile hinges	197	1998
2003/0009,214 Medical device with beneficial agent delivery mechanism	60	2002
7,056,338 Therapeutic agent delivery device with controlled therapeutic agent release rates	63	2003
2004/0142,014 Method and apparatus for reducing tissue damage after ischemic injury	53	2003
2004/0143,321 Expandable medical device and method for treating chronic total occlusions with local delivery of an angiogenic factor	57	2003
2004/0202,692 Implantable medical device and method for in situ selective modulation of agent delivery	55	2004
2004/0220,660 Bioresorbable stent with beneficial agent reservoirs	41	2004
2005/0100,577 Expandable medical device with beneficial agent matrix formed by a multi solvent system	42	2004
2004/0254,635 Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent	45	2004
2004/0249,443 Expandable medical device for treating cardiac arrhythmias	42	2004
2006/0122,697 Expandable medical device with openings for delivery of multiple beneficial agents	42	2005
2005/0234,538 Bioresorbable stent delivery system	29	2005
2006/0222,679 System and method for loading a beneficial agent into a medical device	35	2006
2006/0229,713 Implantable medical device with openings for delivery of beneficial agents with combination release kinetics	36	2006
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (14)
7,294,409 Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making same	36	2003
2005/0070,989 Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making the same	42	2004
2006/0121,080 Medical devices having nanoporous layers and methods for making the same	57	2005
2006/0193,886 Medical devices with nanoporous layers and topcoats	40	2006
2006/0193,887 Medical devices having nanoporous bonding layers	39	2006
2006/0193,888 Methods for using medical devices having nanoporous layers	38	2006
2006/0193,889 Nanoporous layers using thermal dealloying	38	2006
2006/0193,890 Method for loading nanoporous layers with therapeutic agent	41	2006
2006/0276,877 Dealloyed nanoporous stents	39	2006
2006/0276,878 Dealloyed nanoporous stents	39	2006
2006/0276,884 Nanoporous stents with magnesium leaching	40	2006
2006/0276,885 Nanoporous stents with improved radiolucency	40	2006
2006/0271,169 Stent with nanoporous surface	34	2006
2006/0276,879 Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making the same	36	2006
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (11)
6,506,972 Magnetically shielded conductor	76	2002
6,673,999 Magnetically shielded assembly	71	2002
6,713,671 Magnetically shielded assembly	68	2002
6,765,144 Magnetic resonance imaging coated assembly	86	2003
6,815,609 Nanomagnetic composition	53	2003
2004/0254,419 Therapeutic assembly	66	2004
2005/0079,132 Medical device with low magnetic susceptibility	66	2004
2005/0107,870 Medical device with multiple coating layers	107	2004
2005/0149,169 Implantable medical device	35	2004
2005/0216,075 Materials and devices of enhanced electromagnetic transparency	51	2005
2007/0027,532 Medical device	24	2006
MEDLOGICS DEVICE CORPORATION (11)
2003/0060,873 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	60	2002
7,208,172 Metallic composite coating for delivery of therapeutic agents from the surface of implantable devices	34	2003
2005/0119,723 Medical device with porous surface containing bioerodable bioactive composites and related methods	47	2003
2005/0106,212 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	40	2004
2005/0186,250 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	33	2005
2006/0062,820 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	39	2005
2006/0051,397 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	34	2005
2006/0085,062 Implantable stent with endothelialization factor	33	2005
2006/0115,512 Metallic structures incorporating bioactive materials and methods for creating the same	36	2005
2007/0073,390 Methods and devices for enhanced adhesion between metallic substrates and bioactive material-containing coatings	33	2005
2007/0181,433 METALLIC COMPOSITE COATINGS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FROM THE SURFACE OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES	33	2007
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (10)
5,609,629 Coated implantable medical device	576	1995
6,096,070 Coated implantable medical device	672	1996
5,873,904 Silver implantable medical device	657	1997
6,530,951 Silver implantable medical device	254	1997
6,299,604 Coated implantable medical device	497	1999
6,918,927 Coated implantable medical device	108	2001
2005/0278,021 Coated medical device	57	2005
2007/0073,385 Eluting, implantable medical device	52	2006
2008/0033,522 Implantable Medical Device with Particulate Coating	23	2007
2010/0049,296 Implantable medical device coatings with biodegradable elastomer and releasable taxane agent	15	2009
CID S.P.A. (9)
6,309,414 Angioplasty stents	125	1997
6,638,302 Stent for angioplasty and associated production process	85	1997
6,565,602 Angioplasty stents	63	2001
6,699,281 Angioplasty stents	85	2002
2003/0195,613 Stent for angioplasty and associated production process	45	2003
7,344,563 Angioplasty stents	37	2004
2005/0209,681 Stent for endoluminal delivery of active principles or agents	39	2005
2007/0151,093 STENT FOR ANGIOPLASTY AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION PROCESS	34	2007
2008/0140,186 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING STENTS AND CORRESPONDING STENTS	39	2008
BIOTRONIK MESS-UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. (8)
5,935,506 Method for the manufacture of intraluminal stents of bioresorbable polymeric material	62	1996
6,805,709 Stent having discontinuous coating in the form of coating islands	62	2000
6,899,914 Method of applying a marker element to an implant and an implant provided with a marker element	33	2001
6,849,089 Implant with proliferation-inhibiting substance	59	2002
2005/0027,350 Endovascular implant for the injection of an active substance into the media of a blood vessel	36	2003
2004/0034,409 Stent with polymeric coating	35	2003
2004/0073,297 Endovascular implant with an active coating	28	2003
2008/0188,927 ENDOVASCULAR IMPLANT WITH ACTIVE COATING	16	2007
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (8)
5,536,573 Molecular self-assembly of electrically conductive polymers	67	1994
5,797,898 Microchip drug delivery devices	285	1996
6,139,574 Vascularized tissue regeneration matrices formed by solid free form fabrication techniques	62	1997
6,013,591 Nanocrystalline apatites and composites, prostheses incorporating them, and method for their production	129	1998
6,123,861 Fabrication of microchip drug delivery devices	155	1998
2003/0118,692 Biodegradable polymer	33	2002
2003/0228,523 Solid polymer electrolytes from ethylene oxide-containing, layer-by-layer assembled films	18	2003
2008/0213,377 Delivery of Nanoparticles and/or Agents to Cells	19	2007
WYETH (8)
7,261,735 Local drug delivery devices and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon	45	2001
7,195,640 Coated medical devices for the treatment of vulnerable plaque	53	2002
2004/0167,572 Coated medical devices	178	2003
2005/0136,090 Local vascular delivery of trichostatin a alone or in combination with sirolimus to prevent restenosis following vascular injury	57	2003
2005/0033,417 Coating for controlled release of a therapeutic agent	52	2004
2006/0129,225 Device for the delivery of a cardioprotective agent to ischemic reperfused myocardium	51	2004
2007/0048,350 Antithrombotic coating for drug eluting medical devices	21	2005
2007/0135,908 Absorbable stent comprising coating for controlling degradation and maintaining pH neutrality	38	2005
NUCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. (7)
5,958,440 Anti-microbial materials	64	1993
5,837,275 Anti-microbial materials	64	1995
6,017,553 Anti-microbial materials	66	1995
6,719,987 Antimicrobial bioabsorbable materials	20	2001
6,723,350 Lubricious coatings for substrates	33	2002
6,989,156 Therapeutic treatments using the direct application of antimicrobial metal compositions	28	2002
2004/0157,073 Lubricious coatings for substrates	18	2004
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (6)
5,954,706 Drug delivery	109	1995
5,843,089 Stent lining	113	1996
5,928,247 Stent placement device with medication dispenser and method	41	1997
6,364,856 Medical device with sponge coating for controlled drug release	109	1998
5,968,092 Method for making a biodegradable stent	129	1998
6,514,283 Intraluminal lining	97	2001
ETHICON, INC. (6)
4,532,929 Dry coating of surgical filaments	60	1984
6,153,252 Process for coating stents	560	1999
6,338,739 Biodegradable stent	76	1999
2003/0003,127 Porous ceramic/porous polymer layered scaffolds for the repair and regeneration of tissue	26	2001
6,423,092 Biodegradable stent	130	2001
6,537,312 Biodegradable stent	30	2001
ICON MEDICAL CORP. (6)
2006/0193,892 Polymer biodegradable medical device	21	2006
2006/0198,869 Bioabsorable medical devices	25	2006
2006/0224,237 Fragile structure protective coating	39	2006
2007/0077,163 Process for forming an improved metal alloy stent	17	2006
2007/0123,973 Biodegradable device	35	2006
2010/0042,206 BIOABSORBABLE COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES	37	2009
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (5)
2003/0083,731 Manufacture of fine-grained material for use in medical devices	41	2001
2008/0306,584 Implantable medical devices for local and regional treatment	34	2007
2008/0058,919 Composite polymeric and metallic stent with radiopacity	18	2007
2009/0088,834 STENT FORMED FROM BIOERODIBLE METAL-BIOCERAMIC COMPOSITE	17	2007
2009/0081,293 SUSTAINED RELEASE OF APO A-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT	22	2007
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION (5)
6,471,980 Intravascular delivery of mycophenolic acid	114	2001
2002/0082,679 Delivery or therapeutic capable agents	223	2001
7,077,859 Apparatus and methods for variably controlled substance delivery from implanted prostheses	70	2001
2003/0033,007 Methods and devices for delivery of therapeutic capable agents with variable release profile	56	2002
2005/0107,869 Apparatus and methods for controlled substance delivery from implanted prostheses	27	2004
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (5)
5,292,558 Process for metal deposition for microelectronic interconnections	65	1991
5,980,554 Wire frame partial flow obstruction for aneurysm treatment	55	1997
2003/0050,687 Biocompatible stents and method of deployment	57	2001
6,530,949 Hoop stent	81	2001
7,238,199 Method and apparatus for stent deployment with enhanced delivery of bioactive agents	37	2002
CINVENTION AG (5)
2008/0175,885 POROUS, DEGRADABLE IMPLANT MADE BY POWDER MOLDING	18	2008
2008/0177,378 PARTIALLY BIOABSORBABLE IMPLANT	16	2008
2008/0195,170 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EXTENDED OR MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS	26	2008
2008/0195,189 DEGRADABLE RESERVOIR IMPLANTS	19	2008
2008/0195,198 DEGRADABLE POROUS IMPLANT STRUCTURE	17	2008
ETEX CORPORATION (5)
6,027,742 Bioresorbable ceramic composites	148	1996
6,132,463 Cell seeding of ceramic compositions	90	1996
6,972,130 Bioceramic compositions	30	1997
6,331,312 Bioresorbable ceramic composites	87	1998
6,953,594 Method of preparing a poorly crystalline calcium phosphate and methods of its use	73	2001
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. (5)
2004/0167,612 Process for producing stents and corresponding stents	37	2004
2007/0065,418 Method and device for cellular therapy	35	2006
2007/0219,626 Stents made of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials	35	2007
2007/0191,928 Angioplasty stents	34	2007
2008/0288,048 STENTS FOR ANGIOPLASTY	33	2007
SURMODICS, INC. (5)
2005/0019,371 Controlled release bioactive agent delivery device	51	2004
2006/0088,653 Method and apparatus for coating of substrates	21	2004
2005/0244,459 Coating compositions for bioactive agents	46	2005
2005/0196,424 Medical devices and methods for producing the same	41	2005
7,547,445 Crosslinkable macromers	33	2006
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (5)
6,833,004 Stent	58	2002
2003/0181,975 Stent	37	2003
2008/0262,589 Intravascular Implant	17	2006
2009/0088,831 STENT AND STENT DELIVERY DEVICE	16	2008
2009/0192,595 MEDICAL IMPLANT	17	2009
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (5)
6,517,571 Vascular graft with improved flow surfaces	69	1999
2004/0024,448 Thermoplastic fluoropolymer-coated medical devices	24	2002
2006/0118,236 Implantable devices with reduced needle puncture site leakage	21	2004
7,498,385 Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom	16	2007
2009/0124,956 Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom	15	2009
ABPS VENTURE ONE, LTD. (4)
6,458,153 Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof	259	1999
6,652,578 Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof	161	2001
2003/0023,300 Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof	108	2002
2006/0167,543 Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof	87	2006
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4)
5,632,771 Flexible stent having a pattern formed from a sheet of material	235	1995
6,447,540 Stent deployment device including splittable sleeve containing the stent	116	1997
2003/0028,243 Coated implantable medical device	214	2002
7,563,277 Removable covering for implantable frame projections	15	2006
ISOTECHNIKA INC. (4)
6,342,507 Deuterated rapamycin compounds, method and uses thereof	37	1999
6,503,921 Deuterated rapamycin compounds, methods and uses thereof	40	2001
6,710,053 Deuterated rapamycin compounds, method and uses thereof	34	2002
6,884,429 Medical devices incorporating deuterated rapamycin for controlled delivery thereof	48	2002
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (4)
5,290,585 Lubricious hydrogel coatings	102	1992
5,907,893 Methods for the manufacture of radially expansible stents	217	1997
6,206,915 Drug storing and metering stent	138	1998
2003/0204,239 Endovascular stent with a preservative coating	39	2002
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (4)
6,277,078 System and method for monitoring a parameter associated with the performance of a heart	229	1999
6,628,989 Acoustic switch and apparatus and methods for using acoustic switches within a body	122	2000
6,486,588 Acoustic biosensor for monitoring physiological conditions in a body implantation site	113	2001
2004/0230,225 Method and device for electrochemical formation of therapeutic species in vivo	22	2003
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (4)
7,067,606 Nonionic telechelic polymers incorporating polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS) and uses thereof	20	2003
2005/0010,275 Implantable medical devices	69	2003
2005/0216,074 Implantable medical devices	77	2004
2005/0251,249 Endoprostheses	45	2005
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED (3)
2002/0035,394 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection, coupled with improved protection against restenosis and thrombus formation	60	2001
2004/0133,270 Drug eluting stent and methods of manufacture	45	2003
2006/0155,361 Stent with rough surface and its manufacture	36	2003
ALCOVE SURFACES GMBH (3)
6,709,379 Implant with cavities containing therapeutic agents	173	2001
6,740,077 Implant with permeable element	41	2001
2002/0165,578 Surgical instrument	20	2002
ANGIOTECH INTERNATIONAL AG (3)
6,689,803 Compositions and methods for treating surgical adhesions	55	2002
2004/0219,214 Tissue reactive compounds and compositions and uses thereof	53	2003
2005/0149,175 Intravascular devices and fibrosis-inducing agents	24	2004
ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (3)
6,106,473 Echogenic coatings	139	1997
2002/0165,265 ANTI-ANGIOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE	54	1997
6,846,841 Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	49	2002
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (3)
5,749,880 Endoluminal encapsulated stent and methods of manufacture and endoluminal delivery	260	1995
6,358,276 Fluid containing endoluminal stent	38	1999
6,383,214 Encapsulated stent	110	2000
C.R. BARD, INC. (3)
2005/0131,527 Implantable medical devices with fluorinated polymer coatings, and methods of coating thereof	19	2004
2009/0306,766 STENT WITH A BIO-RESORBABLE CONNECTOR AND METHODS	18	2006
2009/0319,035 ANTIMICROBIAL COATING	15	2007
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. (3)
6,212,434 Single pass lead system	81	1998
2005/0131,509 Coatings for implantable electrodes	46	2003
2006/0035,026 Coatings for implantable electrodes	37	2005
COOK INCORPORATED (3)
4,800,882 Endovascular stent and delivery system	1134	1987
2005/0222,671 Partially biodegradable stent	56	2004
2005/0159,804 Multiple stitches for attaching stent to graft	47	2005
CORVITA CORPORATION (3)
4,657,544 Cardiovascular graft and method of forming same	85	1984
5,741,331 Biostable elastomeric polymers having quaternary carbons	112	1996
5,968,091 Stents and stent grafts having enhanced hoop strength and methods of making the same	199	1997
DUKE UNIVERSITY (3)
5,059,211 Absorbable vascular stent	451	1987
5,306,286 Absorbable stent	344	1991
5,527,337 Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same	339	1994
FOGARTY, THOMAS J. (3)
5,830,217 Soluble fixation device and method for stent delivery catheters	106	1996
6,168,602 Soluble fairing surface for catheters	32	1998
6,391,033 Soluble fixation device and method for stent delivery catheters	29	2001
ICON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
6,206,916 Coated intraluminal graft	122	1999
2002/0099,438 Irradiated stent coating	64	2001
2007/0032,864 Thrombosis inhibiting graft	34	2005
INFRAMAT CORPORATION (3)
7,157,096 Coatings, coated articles and methods of manufacture thereof	20	2002
2008/0069,854 MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING	37	2007
2008/0124,373 LUMEN - SUPPORTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING	35	2007
LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC (3)
5,788,626 Method of making a stent-graft covered with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene	199	1996
6,165,211 Expandable stent-graft covered with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene	43	1997
6,139,573 Conformal laminate stent device	114	1998
MEDINOL LTD. (3)
5,449,373 Articulated stent	625	1994
6,299,755 Stent fabrication method and apparatus	46	1998
2006/0178,727 Hybrid amorphous metal alloy stent	34	2006
PACESETTER, INC. (3)
5,833,715 Implantable stimulation lead having an advanceable therapeutic drug delivery system	78	1995
5,658,327 Intracardiac lead having a compliant fixation device	37	1995
5,837,007 Intracardiac lead having a compliant fixation device	40	1997
SPIRE CORPORATION (3)
5,474,797 Bactericidal coatings for implants	82	1994
7,048,767 Nano-crystalline, homo-metallic, protective coatings	26	2002
7,771,773 Nano-crystalline, homo-metallic, protective coatings	34	2006
XTENT, INC. (3)
2004/0243,217 Expandable stent	58	2004
2005/0228,477 Topographic coatings and coating methods for medical devices	55	2005
2007/0281,117 USE OF PLASMA IN FORMATION OF BIODEGRADABLE STENT COATING	30	2007
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2)
2005/0004,661 Stens with drug-containing amphiphilic polymer coating	53	2004
2007/0191,943 Integration Of Therapeutic Agent Into A Bioerodible Medical Device	39	2006
ACROSTAK CORP. BVI (2)
2010/0049,299 MAGNESIUM-BASED ALLOY WITH IMPROVED COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND CORROSION CHARACTERISTICS	16	2007
2010/0161,031 MAGNESIUM-BASED ALLOY	17	2008
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (2)
5,405,367 Structure and method of manufacture of an implantable microstimulator	243	1993
6,164,284 System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters	286	1998
AMS MEDINVENT S.A. (2)
4,655,771 Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body	1200	1983
5,061,275 Self-expanding prosthesis	585	1989
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION (2)
6,955,661 Expandable fluoropolymer device for delivery of therapeutic agents and method of making	49	1999
2003/0153,901 Drug delivery panel	46	2002
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. (2)
2006/0069,427 Drug-delivery endovascular stent and method for treating restenosis	39	2005
2007/0173,923 Drug reservoir stent	52	2006
BIOTRONIK AG (2)
6,287,332 Implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular coronary stent	172	1999
2007/0142,899 Stents made of a material with short elongation at rupture	18	2004
BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG (2)
2006/0149,352 Bearing structure	17	2003
7,004,968 Stent	28	2003
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG (2)
2003/0083,614 Controlled release endoprosthetic device	37	2002
2005/0192,664 Controlled release endoprosthetic device	33	2005
CELONOVA STENT, INC. (2)
6,488,702 Bistable spring construction for a stent and other medical apparatus	112	1998
2006/0241,739 Device comprising biodegradable bistable or multistable cells and methods of use	26	2005
CRS HOLDINGS, INC. (2)
5,091,024 Corrosion resistant, magnetic alloy article	30	1990
5,462,575 Co-Cr-Mo powder metallurgy articles and process for their manufacture	37	1993
DR. MICHAEL FRIEBE PETENTHALTE GBR (2)
6,280,385 Stent and MR imaging process for the imaging and the determination of the position of a stent	100	1998
6,847,837 MR imaging method and medical device for use in method	62	2000
ELECTROFORMED STENTS, INC. (2)
2004/0237,282 Process for forming a porous drug delivery layer	37	2003
6,904,658 Process for forming a porous drug delivery layer	50	2003
FLAME-SPRAY INDUSTRIES, INC. (2)
6,139,913 Kinetic spray coating method and apparatus	93	1999
6,283,386 Kinetic spray coating apparatus	70	2000
GP MEDICAL, INC. (2)
2005/0163,821 Drug-eluting Biodegradable Stent and Delivery Means	35	2005
2006/0177,480 Drug-eluting biodegradable stent	20	2005
HITACHI, LTD. (2)
2005/0186,696 Gas flowmeter and manufacturing method thereof		2005
2005/0186,696 Gas flowmeter and manufacturing method thereof		2005
INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
2006/0292,388 Low texture, quasi-isotropic metallic stent	33	2005
2010/0076,556 In-vivo biodegradable medical implant	17	2008
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (2)
5,693,928 Method for producing a diffusion barrier and polymeric article having a diffusion barrier	38	1996
6,962,822 Discrete nano-textured structures in biomolecular arrays, and method of use	35	2002
KANEKA CORPORATION (2)
2007/0038,289 Stent to be placed in vivo	34	2004
2009/0043,374 Stent to be Placed in the Living Body	17	2006
KIPS BAY MEDICAL, INC. (2)
2005/0055,085 Implantable medical devices having recesses	38	2003
2006/0184,235 Implantable medical devices having recesses	34	2006
LUTONIX, INC. (2)
2008/0255,508 DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES	49	2008
2008/0255,509 MEDICAL DEVICE RAPID DRUG RELEASING COATINGS COMPRISING OILS, FATTY ACIDS, AND/OR LIPIDS	30	2008
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE (2)
2009/0171,452 Magnesium-Based Biodegradable Metallic Material	18	2006
2009/0131,540 Biodegradable Magnesium Based Metallic Material for Medical Use	16	2007
NORMAN NOBLE, INC., (2)
6,709,451 Channeled vascular stent apparatus and method	55	2000
2004/0181,275 Channeled vascular stent apparatus and method	33	2004
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION (2)
2004/0122,504 Vascular prosthesis and methods of use	39	2003
2004/0158,308 Delivery catheter for ribbon-type prosthesis and methods of use	33	2004
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (2)
2004/0039,441 Drug eluting implantable medical device	58	2003
2007/0129,789 Progenitor Endothelial Cell Capturing with a Drug Eluting Implantable Medical Device	34	2006
PFIZER INC. (2)
2005/0137,679 Modified stent useful for delivery of drugs along stent strut	36	2004
2005/0137,684 Stent with therapeutically active drug coated thereon	36	2004
PG-TXL COMPANY, L.P. (2)
6,730,699 Water soluble paclitaxel derivatives	78	2002
2003/0124,055 Water soluble paclitaxel derivatives	26	2002
PRECISION VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
6,214,042 Micro-machined stent for vessels, body ducts and the like	78	1998
6,063,101 Stent apparatus and method	168	1998
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (2)
5,951,881 Fabrication of small-scale cylindrical articles	118	1996
6,776,094 Kit For Microcontact Printing	156	1998
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (2)
5,587,507 Synthesis of tyrosine derived diphenol monomers	76	1995
6,475,477 Radio-opaque polymer biomaterials	65	2000
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (2)
6,626,936 Bioabsorbable marker having radiopaque constituents	51	2000
7,108,716 Stent-graft with bioabsorbable structural support	25	2003
SONY CORPORATION (2)
5,773,925 Electron gun for a cathode ray tube	20	1995
2007/0052,497 Mems type oscillator, process for fabricating the same, filter, and communication unit	35	2004
SPECTRA-PHYSICS, INC. (2)
2004/0000,540 Laser texturing of surfaces for biomedical implants	37	2003
2005/0211,680 Systems and methods for laser texturing of surfaces of a substrate	52	2005
STENT TECH, INC. (2)
5,858,556 Multilayer composite tubular structure and method of making	218	1997
2002/0133,222 Expandable stent having a plurality of interconnected expansion modules	40	2002
STOUT MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (2)
2003/0211,135 Stent having electrospun covering and method	51	2002
2005/0187,605 Electrospun skin capable of controlling drug release rates and method	34	2002
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG (2)
6,627,321 Implants with modified surfaces for increased biocompatibility, and method for production thereof	17	2001
2007/0202,466 Two-Part Implant with a Hydroxylated Soft Tissue Contact Surface	33	2007
SULZER INTRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (2)
5,815,904 Method for making a stent	38	1997
6,107,004 Method for making a tubular stent for use in medical applications	70	1998
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. (2)
4,713,070 Porous structure of polytetrafluoroethylene and process for production thereof	81	1986
6,689,160 Prosthesis for blood vessel	23	2001
SYNTHEON, LLC (2)
6,527,938 Method for microporous surface modification of implantable metallic medical articles	69	2001
2003/0108,659 Implantable metallic medical articles having microporous surface structure	46	2003
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (2)
7,048,939 Methods for the inhibition of neointima formation	37	2002
7,056,339 Drug delivery platform	39	2002
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (2)
2005/0228,491 Anti-adhesive surface treatments	39	2005
2008/0090,097 CHEMICALLY AND PHYSICALLY TAILORED STRUCTURED THIN FILM ASSEMBLIES FOR CORROSION PREVENTION OR PROMOTION	17	2007
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (2)
5,380,298 Medical device with infection preventing feature	64	1993
6,025,036 Method of producing a film coating by matrix assisted pulsed laser deposition	55	1997
THORATEC CORPORATION (2)
6,327,504 Transcutaneous energy transfer with circuitry arranged to avoid overheating	47	2000
6,752,826 Layered stent-graft and methods of making the same	146	2001
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (2)
2006/0036,281 Metallic coils enlaced with biological or biodegradable or synthetic polymers or fibers for embolization of a body cavity	26	2005
2009/0182,337 Antimicrobial Coatings	15	2007
UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER (2)
6,854,172 Process for producing bioresorbable implants	19	2003
2005/0042,440 Magnesium workpiece and method for generation of an anti-corrosion coating on a magnesium workpiece	16	2004
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (2)
2006/0204,441 Cell scaffold matrices with incorporated therapeutic agents	16	2005
2006/0204,445 Cell scaffold matrices with image contrast agents	17	2005
WORLD HEART CORPORATION (2)
4,665,896 Power supply for body implant and method of use	115	1985
6,270,831 Method and apparatus for providing a conductive, amorphous non-stick coating	110	1998
ZIMMER ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC. (2)
2003/0077,310 Stent coatings containing HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors	50	2001
7,323,189 Liquid and low melting coatings for stents	20	2001
ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC (1)
6,001,125 PTFE vascular prosthesis and method of manufacture	105	1998
ACCELR8 TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
2010/0081,735 FUNCTIONAL SURFACE COATING	16	2009
ADVANCED LASER APPLICATIONS HOLDING S.A. (1)
2004/0006,382 Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis	52	2003
AEGIS BIOSCIENCES, LLC (1)
5,840,387 Sulfonated multiblock copolymer and uses therefor	84	1996
AITA, CAROLYN (1)
6,869,701 Self-repairing ceramic coatings	38	1999
ALI RAZAVI (1)
5,961,547 Temporary stent	37	1997
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC. (1)
5,385,776 Nanocomposites of gamma phase polymers containing inorganic particulate material	148	1992
ALZA CORPORATION (1)
6,071,305 Directional drug delivery stent and method of use	317	1997
AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
6,251,980 Nanocomposites formed by onium ion-intercalated clay and rigid anhydride-cured epoxy resins	33	1999
AMGEN INC. (1)
7,267,960 Antagonists and agonists of LDCAM and methods of use	17	2004
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6,878,249 High frequency sputtering device	33	2001
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG (1)
2004/0093,075 Stent with valve and method of use thereof	70	2003
ANGIOTECH BIOCOATINGS CORP. (1)
5,716,981 Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	590	1995
ANVIL MEDICAL, INC. (1)
2005/0228,483 Vascular bifurcation prosthesis with multiple thin fronds	63	2005
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (1)
6,991,709 Multi-step magnetron sputtering process	18	2004
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (1)
2005/0113,936 Surface treatments and modifications using nanostructure materials	50	2004
APPLIED MICROSTRUCTURES, INC. (1)
2006/0088,666 Controlled vapor deposition of biocompatible coatings over surface-treated substrates	39	2005
ARTECH (1)
4,542,539 Surgical implant having a graded porous coating	209	1984
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2009/0095,715 METHODS OF POLYMERIC STENT SURFACE SMOOTHING AND RESURFACING TO REDUCE BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SITES	17	2007
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2004/0117,008 Medical implants containing FK506 (tacrolimus), methods of making and methods of use thereof	53	2003
ASTRIONIX (1)
7,241,295 Circumferential ablation device assembly and methods of use and manufacture providing an ablative circumferential band along an expandable member	33	2004
AZMED, LTD. (1)
2005/0251,245 Methods and apparatus with porous materials	37	2004
BACTIGUARD AB (1)
2010/0028,436 POLYMER MATRIX, USES THEREOF AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	16	2007
BADARI NAYANAN NAGARADA GADDE (1)
2004/0117,005 Stent with drug-delivery system	35	2004
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,976,454 Process for producing open-celled, inorganic sintered foam products	42	1997
BATTELLE-INSTITUT E.V. (1)
4,202,055 Anchorage for highly stressed endoprostheses	96	1977
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG (1)
6,599,558 Treating metal surfaces to enhance bio-compatibility and/or physical characteristics	46	1999
BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,709,397 Scanning probe	42	2002
BIOREEC LTD. (1)
2006/0002,979 Multifunctional biodegradable composite and surgical implant comprising said composite	20	2005
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL USA (1)
2003/0088,307 Potent coatings for stents	110	2002
BIOTRONIK IV PATENT AG (1)
2006/0052,864 Endoprosthesis comprising a magnesium alloy	39	2005
BLUE MEDICAL DEVICES B.V. (1)
2008/0050,413 Medical stent provided with a combination of melatonin and paclitaxel	34	2006
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (1)
2007/0264,199 Magnetic nanoparticle composition and methods for using the same	16	2005
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (1)
5,079,203 Polyoxometalate intercalated layered double hydroxides	54	1990
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (1)
7,311,727 Encased stent	40	2004
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED (1)
6,335,029 Polymeric coatings for controlled delivery of active agents	333	1998
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION (1)
6,185,455 Method of reducing the incidence of medical complications using implantable microstimulators	119	2000
BRIDGE BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES LLC, NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
5,322,520 Iontophoretic structure for medical devices	154	1992
BRONUCS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
2004/0073,155 Methods and devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue	70	2003
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
2007/0079,363 Multi function peripheral	4	2006
BUCKBEE-MEARS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
6,086,773 Method and apparatus for etching-manufacture of cylindrical elements	56	1998
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1)
4,767,418 Luminal surface fabrication for cardiovascular prostheses	72	1986
CAPHCO, INC. (1)
5,788,687 Compositions and devices for controlled release of active ingredients	61	1995
CARDIOTECH INTERNATIONAL (1)
2002/0133,224 Drug eluting encapsulated stent	56	2002
CARDIOVASC, INC. (1)
5,976,169 Stent with silver coating and method	55	1998
CELONOVA BIOSCIENCES, INC. (1)
2010/0047,324 Multi-Functional Wound Dressing Matrices and Related Methods	15	2009
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (1)
6,468,304 Implantable device covered with polymer capable of releasing biologically active substances	44	2000
CERDEC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT KERAMISCHE FARBEN (1)
6,180,222 Gold-containing nanoporous aluminum oxide membranes a process for their production and their use	26	1998
CHARITE-UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN BERLIN (1)
2009/0182,425 Sheet or Tubular Structure Consisting of Elastic Biocompatible Material and its Use	15	2008
COCHLEAR LIMITED (1)
5,279,292 Charging system for implantable hearing aids and tinnitus maskers	181	1992
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. (1)
6,955,685 Expandable stent with radiopaque markers and stent delivery system	65	2003
COLOPLAST A/S (1)
2010/0049,146 COATINGS PREPARED FROM POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) AND PHOTO-INITATOR-CONTAINING SCAFFOLDS	15	2007
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (1)
2006/0141,156 Surface-coating method	42	2004
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. (1)
7,208,011 Implantable medical device with drug filled holes	61	2002
CONTROL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
2003/0158,598 System for sustained-release delivery of anti-inflammatory agents from a coated medical device	66	2003
CV THERAPEUTICS, INC. (1)
7,160,592 Polymer coating for medical devices	42	2003
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. (1)
5,679,440 Optical card	40	1995
DAIS ANALYTIC CORPORATION (1)
5,468,574 Fuel cell incorporating novel ion-conducting membrane	94	1994
DEBIOTECH S.A. (1)
2009/0177,273 ANISOTROPIC NANOPOROUS COATINGS FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS	34	2007
DEGUSSA NOVARA TECHNOLOGY S.P.A. (1)
7,060,240 Sol-gel process for the manufacture of nanocomposite photoluminescent materials and materials thus produced	16	2003
DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,817,046 Apparatus and method for isolated pelvic perfusion	69	1997
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
6,569,489 Bioactive ceramic coating and method	80	2000
DREXEL UNIVERSITY (1)
2006/0041,182 Magnetically-controllable delivery system for therapeutic agents	26	2005
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (1)
5,024,671 Microporous vascular graft	140	1988
EGAN VISUAL INC. (1)
2003/0170,605 Vapor deposited writing surfaces	34	2002
ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, INC. (1)
5,458,627 Electrochemically controlled faradic stimulation of osteogenesis	33	1993
ELIXIR MEDICAL CORPORATION (1)
2006/0229,711 Degradable implantable medical devices	53	2006
ELMALEH, DAVID R. (1)
2007/0208,412 Intravascular device with netting system	33	2006
ELUTEX LTD. (1)
2006/0013,850 Electropolymerizable monomers and polymeric coatings on implantable devices prepared therefrom	40	2005
ENCORE MEDICAL ASSET CORPORATION (1)
5,941,843 Iontophoresis electrode	31	1996
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,312,463 Micro-porous mesh stent with hybrid structure	76	2000
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,290,722 Tacky attachment method of covered materials on stents	37	2000
ENZON, INC. (1)
5,614,549 High molecular weight polymer-based prodrugs	119	1995
EXOGENESIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
7,105,199 Methods of adhering drugs to the surface of medical devices through ion beam surface modification	41	2002
EXOGENESIS CORPORATION (1)
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