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| 20080243228 | Implantable medical devices fabricated from block copolymers - Implantable medical devices fabricated from block copolymers are disclosed. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080249614 | Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer blends with star-block copolymers - Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer blends with star-block copolymers are disclosed. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080269874 | Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymers with radiopaque groups - Inplantable medical devices fabricated from radiopaque polymers are disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080300573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AN AGENT TO A KIDNEY - A method is described including introducing a delivery device to a point within a renal artery or a renal segmental artery and delivering a treatment agent from the delivery device according to conditions that create a turbulent blood flow and wherein the treatment agent is capable of inhibiting a biological process contributing to nephropathy. In other embodiments, an apparatus and kit are described including a delivery device for insertion to a point within a renal artery or renal segmental artery and delivery of a treatment agent capable of inhibiting a biological process contributing to nephropathy. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080300670 | Fabricating a stent from a blow molded tube - Disclosed is a method for fabricating a stent, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric tube inside a mold, wherein a high thermally conductive element covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the mold, the high thermally conductive element having a thermal conductivity that is greater than that of the mold; heating at least a portion of the mold; radially expanding the tube against the mold; and fabricating a stent from the radially expanded tube. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090001633 | Method Of Manufacturing A Stent From A Polymer Tube - A blow molding apparatus for expanding a polymer tube and a method for fabricating a stent using the apparatus is disclosed. The polymer tube is disposed within a tubular mold, over which a heated ring is made of a material having thermal conductivity greater than the tubular mold is translated. The ring is heated with heated fluid streams applied directly onto an outer surface of the ring, or heated fluid circulated within the ring, or an electrically resistive coil within the ring, or combinations thereof. The heated ring uniformly heats a circumference of the tubular mold that, in turn, uniformly heats a circumferential band of the polymer tube. The heated polymer tube is progressively expanded radially and axially while the ring is translated longitudinally over the polymer tube. The expanded polymer tube can be heat set and cooled prior to removal from the tubular mold. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090005860 | Method to fabricate a stent having selected morphology to reduce restenosis - Methods of fabricating a stent and a stent having selected morphology on abluminal and luminal surfaces of the stent are disclosed. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090012598 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BY DEFORMATION OF A TUBE OR A SHEET - A method of fabricating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, from a plastically deformed tube or sheet is described herein. The implantable medical device may be an endoprosthesis such as a stent. The method may include elongating a tube longitudinally along a cylindrical axis of the tube. The method may further include forming a pattern that includes at least one strut on the elongated tube. A further embodiment may include stretching a sheet along an axis of stretching. The method may include forming a tube from the stretched sheet. The method may further include forming a pattern including at least one strut on the stretched sheet or the tube. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090036972 | Stent With Flexible Sections In High Strain Regions - A stent for treating a bodily lumen with a flexible section in a high strain region is disclosed. A flexible section may be selectively positioned to reduce an amount of strain in the high strain region when subjected to the applied stress during use to inhibit or prevent fracturing in the high strain region. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090146348 | Method of fabrication a stent from blow molded tubing - Methods to expand polymer tubing with desirable or optimum morphology and mechanical properties for stent manufacture and fabrication of a stent therefrom are disclosed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090149940 | BIOABSORBABLE STENT WITH RADIOPAQUE LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - Embodiments of a stent and methods of fabricating the same with a bioabsorbable radiopaque layer are disclosed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090177272 | SELF-EXPANDING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Described here are self-expanding devices and methods of using and making them. The devices may be useful in a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the devices have a first compressed configuration enabling low profile delivery through a delivery device, a second expanded configuration for apposition against tissue, and comprise either a single continuous filament or at least two non-intersecting filaments. In some variations, the device is formed into a shape having a series of peaks and valleys. At least one of the peaks and valleys may have a loop at then end thereof. At least a portion of these devices may be capable of biodegrading over a predetermined period of time, and the devices may be configured for drug delivery. Methods of treating one or more sinus cavities are also described here. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090198179 | DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090220571 | SELF-EXPANDING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100043197 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CRIMPING SELF-EXPANDING DEVICES - Described here are devices and methods for crimping self-expanding devices. The crimping devices may be useful for crimping a variety of different self-expanding devices (whether such devices are biodegradable or bio-durable). The crimping devices may have crimping members to engage the self-expanding device to reduce the device from an expanding configuration to an unexpanded configuration. The crimping member may comprise or include a suture, wire, ribbon, guiding hoop, pusher, prong, holding bar, balloon, jaws, combinations thereof, or the like. The crimping devices may also include or comprise a holding structure to hold the self-expanding device in an unexpanded or expanded configuration. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100244329 | Medical Device with Regioselective Structure-Property Distribution - A medical device such as a stent having selected regions with different material properties than other regions is disclosed. Selection and modification of the regions may be based on facilitating a desired mechanical behavior and/or therapeutic prophylactic property of the device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245055 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION MONITORING OF STENTS - A method and system of monitoring environmental exposure of stents using radiofrequency identification is disclosed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110015726 | Copolymer-Bioceramic Composite Implantable Medical Devices - Methods and devices relating to polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed. The bioceramic comprises calcium sulfate. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110057339 | Polymer Blend-Bioceramic Composite Implantable Medical Devices - Methods and devices relating to polymer blend/bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110060073 | Methods For Fabricating Polymer-Bioceramic Composite Implantable Medical Devices - Methods relating to polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079941 | Method of fabricating an implantable medical device with biaxially oriented polymers - Methods and systems for manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a stent, from a tube with desirable mechanical properties, such as improved circumferential strength and rigidity, are described herein. Improved circumferential strength and rigidity may be obtained by inducing molecular orientation in materials for use in manufacturing an implantable medical device. Some embodiments may include inducing molecular orientation by expansion of a molten annular polymer film. Other embodiments may include inducing circumferential molecular orientation by inducing circumferential flow in a molten polymer. In certain embodiments, circumferential orientation may be induced by expansion of a polymer tube. Further embodiments may include manufacturing an implantable medical device from a biaxially oriented planar polymer film. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110098803 | Controlled Degradation Of Stents - Stents fabricated from hydrolytically degradable polymers with accelerated degradation rates and methods of fabricating stents with accelerated degradation rates are disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110112513 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TONSILLECTOMIES - Described here are devices and methods for treating one or more conditions or symptoms associated with a tonsil procedure. In some variations, a drug-releasing device may be at least partially delivered to one or more tonsillar tissues before, during, or after a tonsil procedure. In some variations, the drug-releasing device may be configured to be biodegradable. In other variations, the drug-releasing device may comprise one or more hemostatic materials or one or more adhesives. The drug-releasing device may be configured to release one or more drugs or agents, such as, for example, one or more analgesics, local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, antibiotics, combinations thereof and the like. | 05-12-2011 |
