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)
11/1999
11/23/1999US5990381 Biomedical materials
11/23/1999US5990380 Percutaneous biofixed medical implants
11/23/1999US5990379 Prosthetic devices including elastin or elastin-based materials
11/23/1999US5990378 A bioabsorbable base cloth having an embroidered mesh structure disposed thereon, the base cloth being absorbed anddegraded after grafting in a patient; use as drug delivery
11/23/1999US5990263 Contrast agents
11/23/1999US5990194 Biodegradable in-situ forming implants and methods of producing the same
11/23/1999US5989472 Casting a metal backing including an attached mesh spaced away from front surface and a grill spaced away from rear surface, conformally molding a polymeric bearing material on rear face of metal backing thereby embedding grill
11/23/1999US5989294 Ball-and-socket joint, particularly a prosthetic hip joint
11/23/1999US5989293 Acetabular cup kit for use during hip replacement surgery
11/23/1999US5989292 Adjustable temporomandibular surgical implant
11/23/1999US5989291 Intervertebral spacer device
11/23/1999US5989290 Height-adjustable artificial vertebral body
11/23/1999US5989289 Bone grafts
11/23/1999US5989288 Device for maintaining urinary continence
11/23/1999US5989281 Cannula with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery
11/23/1999US5989280 Stent delivery apparatus and method
11/23/1999US5989279 Hair implantation device
11/23/1999US5989276 Percutaneous bypass graft and securing system
11/23/1999US5989273 Apparatus for producing hair transplantation donor strips and methods
11/23/1999US5989269 Method, instruments and kit for autologous transplantation
11/23/1999US5989266 Medical device including basket
11/23/1999US5989261 Evaluating the fit of an orthopaedic implant
11/23/1999US5989259 Femoral calcar stop for use with femoral stem inserter
11/23/1999US5989253 Ligament anchoring device
11/23/1999US5989245 Method and apparatus for therapeutic laser treatment
11/23/1999US5989244 Method of use of a sheet of elastin or elastin-based material
11/23/1999US5989230 Rotate to advance catheterization system
11/23/1999US5989215 Fibrin delivery device and method for forming fibrin on a surface
11/23/1999US5989207 Double swirl stent
11/23/1999US5989180 Removable external closure device for managing female urinary incontinence
11/23/1999US5989179 Bladder control device housing and method
11/23/1999US5988824 Anterior segment mirror and method of use for corneal transplant surgery
11/23/1999CA2257665C Annuloplasty and suture rings
11/23/1999CA2172400C Method and device for connecting ultrasound transmission member(s) to an ultrasound generating device
11/23/1999CA2120779C Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire for thrombus formation
11/23/1999CA2085815C Endoprosthesis for the knee-joint
11/18/1999WO1999058184A1 Medical apparatus formed of beta-titanium alloys
11/18/1999WO1999058182A1 Soft flexible tipped balloon
11/18/1999WO1999058174A2 Circulatory support system and method of use for isolated segmental perfusion
11/18/1999WO1999058167A1 Implant with composite coating
11/18/1999WO1999058166A1 Improved bioprosthetic heart valve
11/18/1999WO1999058160A1 The use of a vital dye for facilitating surgical procedures for cataract extraction
11/18/1999WO1999058159A1 The use of a vital dye for facilitating surgical procedures for vitreo-retinal surgery
11/18/1999WO1999058086A1 Intraocular lens insertion instrument
11/18/1999WO1999058085A1 Primary axis prosthetic joint design
11/18/1999WO1999058084A1 Stent/graft structure having different diameter portions
11/18/1999WO1999058083A1 Stent placement and retrieval
11/18/1999WO1999058081A2 Devices and methods for treating e.g. urinary stress incontinence
11/18/1999WO1999058074A2 Manual bone anchor placement devices
11/18/1999WO1999058073A1 Bone augmentation device
11/18/1999WO1999058068A2 A surgical shunt
11/18/1999WO1999042079A9 Antimicrobial denture adhesive composition
11/18/1999DE19822157A1 Radial aufweitbarer Stent zur Implantierung in ein Körpergefäß Radially expandable stent for implantation in a body vessel
11/18/1999DE19821029A1 Intra-ocular lens with lens body implanted in capsule bag
11/18/1999DE19731298A1 Nail system for intramedullar osteosynthesis of fractures and total end prostheses
11/18/1999CA2354065A1 Implant with composite coating
11/18/1999CA2331574A1 Intraocular lens insertion instrument
11/18/1999CA2331502A1 Devices and methods for treating e.g. urinary stress incontinence
11/18/1999CA2331323A1 Circulatory support system and method of use for isolated segmental perfusion
11/18/1999CA2302536A1 Primary axis prosthetic joint design
11/17/1999EP0956857A2 Synergistic combination of a substance with gastric acid secretion inhibiting effect and an acid degradable antibiotic
11/17/1999EP0956836A1 Tibial tray with adjustable keel
11/17/1999EP0956835A2 Oblong acetabular prosthesis
11/17/1999EP0956834A2 Keratoprosthesis and tool to treat the haptic
11/17/1999EP0956833A2 Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance and method of using the appliance
11/17/1999EP0956832A1 Bifurcated stent with improved side branch aperture and method of making same
11/17/1999EP0956829A2 Means for interconnecting two spaced elongated rods of a human spine implant
11/17/1999EP0956299A1 Peptide antagonists of dp transcription factors
11/17/1999EP0956189A1 Method of making expanded polytetrafluoroethylene products
11/17/1999EP0956076A1 Ostial stent balloon
11/17/1999EP0956075A1 Apparatus and method for the treatment of esophageal varices and mucosal neoplasms
11/17/1999EP0956074A1 Cannula with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery
11/17/1999EP0956073A1 Atherectomy, angioplasty and stent method and apparatus
11/17/1999EP0956060A1 Apparatus employing conformable sleeve for providing percutaneous access
11/17/1999EP0956056A1 Multilayer liquid absorption and deformation devices
11/17/1999EP0956005A1 Device and method for making a segmented tubular capsule containing a biologically active medium
11/17/1999EP0955973A1 Dilator peel force reduction
11/17/1999EP0955969A1 Device for local heat treatment of tissue
11/17/1999EP0955968A1 Nasal epidermal lifting mechanism
11/17/1999EP0955964A1 Gel and cushioning devices
11/17/1999EP0955963A1 Valve assembly for a prosthetic limb
11/17/1999EP0955962A1 Knee mechanism for an artificial limb
11/17/1999EP0955961A2 Spinal spacer
11/17/1999EP0955960A1 Endoprosthetic knee joint device
11/17/1999EP0955959A1 Method for making and/or repairing cartilage
11/17/1999EP0955958A2 Joint prostheses
11/17/1999EP0955957A1 Improved porous biomaterials and methods for their manufacture
11/17/1999EP0955956A2 Bileaflet heart valve
11/17/1999EP0955955A1 Sandwich stent
11/17/1999EP0955954A1 Expansible endoluminal prostheses
11/17/1999EP0955953A1 Positioning an intraluminal graft using a guidewire and a catheter therefor
11/17/1999EP0955952A1 Intraluminal grafting of a bifurcated artery
11/17/1999EP0955951A1 Methods for harvesting adipose tissue containing autologous microvascular endothelial cells
11/17/1999EP0955950A1 Flat wire stent
11/17/1999EP0955949A1 Strength enhancement of collagen constructs
11/17/1999EP0955948A1 Induction of immunological tolerance
11/17/1999EP0955934A1 Computer-aided system for revision total hip replacement surgery
11/17/1999EP0955933A1 A device, system and method for interstitial transvascular intervention
11/17/1999EP0955926A1 Fasteners having coordinated self-seeking conforming members and uses thereof
11/17/1999EP0955896A1 Surgical implement particularly useful for implanting prosthetic heart valves