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| 20090076592 | Stent with Protruding Branch Portion for Bifurcated Vessels - The present invention is directed to a stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The surface has a geometrical configuration defining a first pattern, and the first pattern has first pattern struts and connectors arranged in a predetermined configuration. The stent also comprises a branch portion comprised of a second pattern, wherein the branch portion is at least partially detachable from the stent body. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090132028 | Extendible Stent Apparatus and Method for Deploying the Same - An imagable extendable stent apparatus for insertion into a bifurcating vessel or a vessel opening. The stent apparatus comprises a main stent and a flared stent, which may used individually or in combination with each other. The flared stent may be interlocked with the main stent to provide stent coverage over the entire region of a bifurcation. The main stent of the apparatus may be deployed at the bifurcation point of a vessel, allowing unimpeded future access to the side branch of the bifurcated vessel. The flared stent may be employed at vessel openings. Also disclosed and claimed are methods for implanting the extendable stent apparatus into the bifurcation point or the ostium of a subject vessel. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090240321 | Extendible Stent Apparatus - The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may further comprise an extendable stent portion laterally extending from the side opening and at least partly in registry with the wall of the side opening. Devices constructed in accordance with the invention include, singularly or in combination, a main expandable stent comprising at least one substantially circular side opening located between its proximal and distal end openings, which side opening may further comprise an expandable portion extending radially outward from the edges of the side opening; and a branch stent comprising proximal and distal end openings and which may further comprise a contacting portion at its proximal end, and which may optionally be constructed to form either a perpendicular branch or a non-perpendicular branch when inserted through a side opening of the main stent. The stents of the invention are marked with, or at least partially constructed of, a material which is imageable during intraluminal catheterization techniques, most preferably but not limited to ultrasound and x-ray. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110153002 | Extendible Stent Apparatus - The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may further comprise an extendable stent portion laterally extending from the side opening and at least partly in registry with the wall of the side opening. Devices constructed in accordance with the invention include, singularly or in combination, a main expandable stent comprising at least one substantially circular side opening located between its proximal and distal end openings, which side opening may further comprise an expandable portion extending radially outward from the edges of the side opening; and a branch stent comprising proximal and distal end openings and which may further comprise a contacting portion at its proximal end, and which may optionally be constructed to form either a perpendicular branch or a non-perpendicular branch when inserted through a side opening of the main stent. The stents of the invention are marked with, or at least partially constructed of, a material which is imageable during intraluminal catheterization techniques, most preferably but not limited to ultrasound and x-ray. | 06-23-2011 |
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| 20080234388 | Integrin Modulators and Methods for their Use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl (DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090049958 | TOOLS FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING TOOL ATTACHMENTS - Tools for detachably engaging a tool attachment are described that include a drive element and a mechanism for altering engagement forces between the tool attachment and the drive element. The mechanism includes a locking element and an actuating element coupled to the locking element. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090173191 | UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH COUPLING MECHANISM FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING TOOL ATTACHMENTS - A universal joint includes first and second parts interconnected by a coupling element, and a coupling mechanism for detachably engaging tool attachments such as sockets. The disclosed coupling mechanisms include an engaging element and an actuating element. The engaging element can include a pin, and the pin can be oriented either obliquely or longitudinally in the drive stud of the universal joint. The actuating element can include a collar and a central portion that crosses the central longitudinal axis of the drive stud. The central portion can be offset along the longitudinal axis toward the coupling element, and the actuating element can be configured to extend into an aperture formed by the coupling element and the second part of the universal joint. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090255381 | Coupling mechanisms for detachably engaging tool attachments - Coupling mechanisms for engaging and releasing a tool attachment such as a socket from a drive element include an engaging element and an actuating element. The actuating element can include a collar or other manually-accessible part, and various features allow for a relatively small outside diameter for the collar or other part. These features include configuring the actuating element to contact the engaging element within the drive element, placing the biasing elements within the drive element, and forming guides for parts of the actuating element within the drive element Also, the engaging element can move along a direction that is oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the drive element, in whole or in part. The engaging element can have a first part that moves obliquely in the drive element and a second part that moves radially in the drive element to engage the tool attachment. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100099917 | Integrin modulators and methods for their use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl(DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110296962 | Coupling Mechanisms for Detachable Engaging Tool Attachments - Coupling mechanisms for engaging and releasing a tool attachment such as a socket from a drive element include an engaging element and an actuating element. The actuating element can include a collar or other manually-accessible part, and various features allow for a relatively small outside diameter for the collar or other part. These features include configuring the actuating element to contact the engaging element within the drive element, placing the biasing elements within the drive element, and forming guides for parts of the actuating element within the drive element. Also, the engaging element can move along a direction that is oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the drive element, in whole or in part. The engaging element can have a first part that moves obliquely in the drive element and a second part that moves radially in the drive element to engage the tool attachment. | 12-08-2011 |
