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David C. Gale
David C. Gale, Santa Jose, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100211093 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DILATING TISSUES - Described here are devices and methods for dilating tissues. In other variations, the dilatation device comprises a slotted or expandable tube that may expand to dilate tissue. In still other variations, the dilatation device comprises two or more hinged or movable plate members that separate to dilate tissue. In yet other variations, the dilation device may comprise one or more flexible members. One or more portions of the dilatation device may be detachable from the device in the body, and dilatation device may release one or more implants into the body. In some of these variations, the dilatation device may additionally be used to expand one or more implants or other devices within the body. In some variations the dilatation device may release one or more substances that may hold dilated tissue in a dilated configuration. | 08-19-2010 |
David C. Gale, Sunnyvale, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100137471 | Compositions Containing Fast-Leaching Plasticizers For Improved Performance Of Medical Devices - Medical implants containing a temporary plasticizer, methods of producing such implants, and methods of using the implants in treating a disease, or ameliorating one or more symptoms thereof, in a subject are provided. | 06-03-2010 |
David C. Gale, San Jsoe, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100100171 | Method Of Manufacturing An Implantable Polymeric Medical Device - A polymeric tube is positioned on a polymeric mandrel and then laser cut to form an implantable medical device, such as a stent. The method reduces contamination of the inner surface of the stent, which would be caused if conventional glass or metal mandrels are used, while simultaneously reducing damage to the inner surface of the stent due to the shielding effect of the polymeric mandrel. | 04-22-2010 |
David C. Gale US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090005854 | Stent having circumferentially deformable struts - Disclosed is a method of treating a bodily lumen with a stent, the method comprising: disposing a stent within a bodily lumen, the stent comprising a plurality of deformable struts that are substantially circumferentially aligned and are configured to selectively deform in a circumferential direction in localized regions in the struts upon application of an outward radial force; and expanding the stent by applying the outward radial force, wherein the outward radial force causes selective deformation of the deformable struts in a localized region in the struts. | 01-01-2009 |