Patents
Patents for A61F 2 - Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (184,391)
06/2003
06/19/2003US20030114937 Capable of degrading in vivo in a human body in no more than four months, film also contains a bioactive agent such as a growth factor or cell-attachment enhancer; films molded or shaped to surround implants to improve their biocompatibility
06/19/2003US20030114936 Complex three-dimensional composite scaffold resistant to delimination
06/19/2003US20030114935 Prosthetic joints having reduced area bearing surfaces and application thereof to a range of sizes of prosthetic joints
06/19/2003US20030114934 One piece snap fit acetabular cup
06/19/2003US20030114933 Shoulder prosthesis assembly
06/19/2003US20030114932 Intervertebral implant
06/19/2003US20030114931 Spinal prosthetic implant and insertion instrument
06/19/2003US20030114930 Apparatus and method to stabilize and repair an intervertebral disc
06/19/2003US20030114929 Prosthetic ligament
06/19/2003US20030114928 Intraocular lens implant
06/19/2003US20030114927 Intraocular ring assembly and artificial lens kit
06/19/2003US20030114926 Intraocular lens for inhibiting cell growth and reducing glare
06/19/2003US20030114925 Graphite reinforced pyrolytic carbon heart valve prosthesis and method
06/19/2003US20030114924 Polymer heart valve
06/19/2003US20030114923 Graft and method of making
06/19/2003US20030114922 Stent
06/19/2003US20030114921 Metal stent for insertion in coronary artery
06/19/2003US20030114920 Vascular stents
06/19/2003US20030114919 Polymeric stent with metallic rings
06/19/2003US20030114918 Stent graft assembly and method
06/19/2003US20030114917 Layered stent-graft and methods of making the same
06/19/2003US20030114916 Stent
06/19/2003US20030114915 Stent security balloon/balloon catheter
06/19/2003US20030114914 Two stage light curable stent and delivery system
06/19/2003US20030114913 Implantable prosthetic valve
06/19/2003US20030114912 Endoprosthesis deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations
06/19/2003US20030114911 Catheter and stent
06/19/2003US20030114910 Stent delivery apparatus and method
06/19/2003US20030114909 Method and apparatus for delivering a stent into a body lumen
06/19/2003US20030114902 Laser therapy for foot conditions
06/19/2003US20030114880 Distal protection mechanically attached filter cartridge
06/19/2003US20030114879 Hydraulic controlled retractable tip filter retrieval catheter
06/19/2003US20030114878 Catheter based balloon for therapy modification and positioning of tissue
06/19/2003US20030114877 Dilation catheter assembly and related methods
06/19/2003US20030114871 Medico-surgical apparatus
06/19/2003US20030114868 Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals
06/19/2003US20030114867 Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation
06/19/2003US20030114866 Mesh for pelvic floor repair
06/19/2003US20030114865 Surgical anchor implantation device
06/19/2003US20030114863 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use
06/19/2003US20030114854 Conically shaped anterior fusion cage and method of implantation
06/19/2003US20030114843 Cryo-temperature monitoring
06/19/2003US20030114831 Catheter having improved curve retention and method of manufacture
06/19/2003US20030114823 Combination for managing the involuntary loss of bladder control
06/19/2003US20030114794 Balloon catheter having a balloon distal skirt section with a reduced outer diameter secured to a soft distal tip member
06/19/2003US20030114792 Aspirating devices for removal of thrombus/lipid from a body lumen
06/19/2003US20030114791 A portion of outer suface of the catheter is coated with a polymer having the capacity to incorporate a drug immobilized in the polymer until released by a triggering agent or condition that is different form physicological conditions
06/19/2003US20030114729 Penile prosthesis
06/19/2003US20030114093 Polishing mask for intraocular lens
06/19/2003US20030113495 Tubular member with continuous resin layer
06/19/2003US20030113494 Preform for making prosthetic suspension sleeve
06/19/2003US20030113478 Plasma treating until a desired surface density of active species is formed; converting to a stable functional group; and optionally covalently attaching the modifying group to said group and reacting with a bioactive material
06/19/2003US20030113439 At least three sides extending from first end to second end, which are capable of penetrating at least partially into one end of a stent; minimizing interface between the stent andsupport during coating minimizes defects
06/19/2003US20030113360 Method for producing a bone material enriched with bone growth factors
06/19/2003US20030113313 Process for generating plasmin in the vitreous of the eye and inducing separation of the posterior hyaloid from the retina
06/19/2003US20030113308 Contacting the biological fluid with at least one oxalate-degrading enzyme immobilized on a surface; reduces the incidence of scale
06/19/2003US20030111773 Process for making prosthetic suspension sleeve
06/19/2003US20030111085 Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein
06/19/2003US20030110830 Methods and apparatuses for measuring the compliance of stents and stented grafts
06/19/2003CA2482309A1 Methods, devices, and preparations for intervertebral disc treatment
06/19/2003CA2468787A1 Anchor and pull mitral valve device and method
06/19/2003CA2468746A1 Endoprosthesis of the knee and / or other joints
06/19/2003CA2468512A1 In-situ oxidized textured surfaces for prosthetic devices and method of making same
06/19/2003CA2446556A1 Treatments for a patient with congestive heart failure
06/18/2003EP1318852A2 Method and device to do arteriographies and angiographies with a balloon without injecting contrast media in the vessel lumen
06/18/2003EP1318844A2 Surface-modified implants
06/18/2003EP1318775A1 Valved prostheses with reinforced polymer leaflets
06/18/2003EP1318774A1 Prosthetic mitral heart valve
06/18/2003EP1318773A2 Implantable prosthesis for intravascular applications
06/18/2003EP1318772A2 Intravascular stent
06/18/2003EP1318771A2 Two component sleeves for retaining stent ends on a balloon catheter
06/18/2003EP1318770A2 Coated stents with better gripping ability
06/18/2003EP1318769A2 Apparatus for delivering endoluminal prostheses and methods of making and using them
06/18/2003EP1318768A2 Intravascular stent consisting of stairstep expansion strut pairs and double stairstep diagonal connecting struts
06/18/2003EP1318767A1 Device for crimping a stent onto a catheter delivery system
06/18/2003EP1318765A2 Flexible and expandable stent
06/18/2003EP1187575B1 Manufacturing process of a tubular stent having a slight resistance to crushing
06/18/2003EP1152714B1 Injector for implanting a folded intraocular lens, container for storing and transporting the injector and method for ejecting the lens in a folded state
06/18/2003EP0967942B1 Method for producing custom fitted medical devices
06/18/2003EP0925043B1 Endovascular prosthetic device
06/18/2003EP0805657B1 Hand-held laser scanner
06/18/2003EP0779793B1 Apparatus for reducing circumference of vascular structure
06/18/2003EP0650377B1 Neuroinhibitory compounds released by implanting devices
06/18/2003DE20306821U1 Prosthetic knee joint to replace normal knee action has double link action with third link compressing spring and hydraulic system as knee bends
06/18/2003DE20201637U1 Endoprosthesis, useful as stent in artery, vein, bile duct, airway or gastrointestinal tract, consists of metal with specified magnetic susceptibility and structure avoiding electric circuit perpendicular to axis
06/18/2003DE19581506C2 Articulated stent with rigid segments expanding to form diamond mesh
06/18/2003DE10215729C1 Capsula tensioning ring comprises an elastic element whose ends are provided with head sections incorporating respectively a cutout and a tongue
06/18/2003CN2555862Y Intracranial artery support
06/18/2003CN1424916A Implantable substrates for healing connective tissue
06/18/2003CN1424897A Controlled impotence treatment
06/18/2003CN1424896A Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics
06/18/2003CN1424895A Method and system for bypassing artery block
06/18/2003CN1424894A 植入物 Implants
06/18/2003CN1424893A 医疗植入物 Medical implants
06/18/2003CN1424117A Internal cavitary and vessel stent with medicinal coating against spinal canal restenosis and production thereof
06/18/2003CN1424002A Inserting instruments for movable artificial bodies
06/18/2003CN1423999A Intellectual fixing device by shape memory alloy for plastic surgery
06/18/2003CA2411656A1 Medico-surgical apparatus
06/17/2003USRE38146 Method and apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass
06/17/2003US6579847 Method and apparatus for vascular neuromuscular blockade