Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090138070 | Stent Apparatuses for Treatment Via Body Lumens and Methods of Use - An enhanced stent apparatus, comprising: a support element, wherein the support element is constructed to be positioned in a body lumen; and, a porous structure, the porous structure located on a surface of the support element, and wherein the porous structure is comprised of at least one fiber under 30 microns in diameter, has a coverage area of less than 30% and is provided with apertures. | 05-28-2009 |
20100204772 | Filter Assemblies - Disclosed is a filter assembly, comprising: a radially expandable vascular flow-increasing device, and a filter including an expandable proximal opening having an operative connection with the radially expandable vascular flow-increasing device, the proximal opening configured to expand in conjunction with expansion of the device, such that when the opening is in an expanded configuration, the filter is configured to filter debris from a fluid stream in which the filter is disposed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100241214 | OPTIMIZED STENT JACKET - A method of stenting, comprises: implanting a stent assembly in a vessel of a subject, the stent assembly, including: a stent jacket, comprising an expansible mesh structure, formed of fibers of a diameter between about 7 micrometers and about 18 micrometers, the diameter having a property of forming a substantially stable layer of endothelial cells, covering the fibers, thus reducing platelet aggregation, and an expansible stent, operatively associated with the stent jacket. The method further comprises administering to the subject an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) comprising a platelet aggregation reducer for a shortened time period, not exceeding six months, the shortened time period being a consequence of the property. In accordance with some embodiments, the administration of a platelet aggregation. | 09-23-2010 |
20100324651 | Knitted Stent Jackets - Disclosed is an assembly for opening a vessel lumen comprising a radially expandable stent configured to open a vessel lumen, the radially expandable stent comprises a curved wall having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen connecting the proximal portion and the distal portion. The assembly further comprises a knitted jacket comprising a plurality of interconnected loops, the knitted jacket further comprising a tubular wall that substantially surrounds an exterior surface of the radially expandable stent, and at least one retainer belt that slidingly passes through at least one knitted loop of the plurality of interconnected loops in the knitted jacket. | 12-23-2010 |
20100324664 | Bifurcated Stent Assemblies - Disclosed is a stent assembly for expanding in vivo vessels, the assembly comprises: two stents, a first stent and a second stent, the two stents positioned so that a forward end of the first stent is separated by a predetermined distance from a rearward end of the second stent, and a stent jacket spanning the predetermined distance such that a first end of the jacket is operatively associated with the first stent and a second end of the jacket is operatively associated with the second stent. | 12-23-2010 |
20120010649 | IN VIVO FILTER ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an assembly for filtering debris flowing in an in vivo fluid stream, the assembly comprising at least one balloon configured to volumetrically expand and, during at least a portion of the expansion, operatively connect with a filter, and to contract following the expansion. The assembly further comprising a filter configured to operatively connect with the at least one balloon during at least a portion of the volumetric expansion of the at least one balloon, such that the filter expands during the operative connection in order to filter debris from a fluid flowing in a fluid stream within which the expanded filter is disposed. | 01-12-2012 |
20130095797 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WITH A CELL-PHONE NETWORK - A smart card for use with a mobile communication device adapted to communicate over a cell-phone network, the smart card comprising: at least one communication port for communicating with a transceiver via a communication channel that is not a cell-phone channel; and a processor configured to receive from the transceiver an IMSI from a SIM having an authentication key, and an authentication response generated by the SIM responsive to the SIM's authentication key and a challenge by a cell-phone network, and to transmit the received IMSI and authentication response to the mobile communication device for transmission to the cell-phone network via a cell-phone communication channel provided by the cell-phone network. | 04-18-2013 |
20130274858 | STENT WITH SHEATH AND METAL WIRE RETAINER - A stent assembly ( | 10-17-2013 |
20140309723 | STENT WITH SHEATH AND METAL WIRE - A stent assembly includes a stent and a fiber mesh sleeve covering the stent. A wire runs along the stent over the sleeve and fastened to the stent at multiple points so as to attach the sleeve to the stent. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309725 | OPTIMIZED DRUG-ELUTING STENT ASSEMBLY - A stent assembly including a stent configured to be positioned in a body lumen, and a knitted stent jacket including an expansible mesh structure having a coverage area of less than 25%, having approximate aperture diameters greater than 20 micrometers, and surrounding an external surface of the stent and coaxially associated therewith, wherein the stent assembly elutes an amount of an active pharmaceutical agent. | 10-16-2014 |
20150032197 | CAROTID STENT ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT VIA BODY LUMENS - A stent assembly adapted to carotid arterial placement that includes a self-expanding support element comprising metal struts constructed to be positioned in a body lumen and expanded from a retracted state to an expanded state, and a knitted cover disposed over an exterior of the support element and along an entire length thereof, wherein the knitted cover comprises a single polymer fiber having a diameter of at least 40 nanometers to 30 microns, wherein the self-expanding support element and knitted cover together have apertures sized 20 microns to smaller than 100 microns in diameter to block larger debris when the stent assembly is placed in a carotid artery and expanded to the expanded state. Methods of stenting a carotid artery by applying the stent assembly to the carotid artery of a patient in need of treatment and expanding the stent assembly in situ are disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |