Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor inventions 12/07

20070299496 - Ablation device and method with connector: A tissue ablation device includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an array of ablation elements located at the distal end, and a connector configured to releasably engage the tissue ablation device with at least one medical device. The body is preferably flexible, and may... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20070299494 - Branched stent delivery system: An interventional delivery system with a first catheter having at its distal end a side branch vessel segment; a second catheter attached around the first catheter and having at its distal end a main vessel segment; a side branch vessel device attached to side branch vessel segment of the first... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070299495 - Branched stent delivery system: An interventional delivery system with a first catheter having at its distal end a side branch vessel segment; a second catheter attached around the first catheter and having at its distal end a main vessel segment; a side branch vessel device attached to side branch vessel segment of the first... Agent: Bridget C. Sciamanna W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc

20070299505 - Nesting twisting hinge points in a bifurcated petal geometry: A bifurcated stent that uses turning segments to reduce the strain at regions which bend at extreme angles. The turning segments can be placed on side branch petals or on connectors connecting the petals to the stent body. Combining the turning segments with connectors of different length and tethers provides... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070299504 - Polymer composite stent with polymer particles: Polymer composite implantable medical devices, such as stents, and methods of manufacturing such devices are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070299512 - Implant having a coating containing cholesterol or cholesterol ester: A coated implant and a method of use of cholesterol or a cholesterol ester. The implant has a coating which contains one or more components selected from the group of cholesterol and cholesterol esters.... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070299511 - Thin stent coating: A stent is disclosed comprising a radially expandable body and a coating, wherein the coating has a thickness of less than 3 microns. The thickness can be from 1 to 2 microns. The stent can be a polymeric, biodegradable stent. The coating can be a polymeric and biodegradable and can... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070299517 - Articular cartilage implant: The invention is directed to the repair of articular cartilage in joints and includes an articular cartilage graft, a method of producing the articular cartilage graft, and a method of repairing an articular cartilage defect using the articular cartilage graft. In its preferred embodiment, the articular cartilage graft of the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070299520 - Surface treatment of implantable devices: A device includes a sterilizing system configured to sterilize an implantable device and includes a coating system configured to apply an osteal functional coating to the implantable device.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070299522 - Orthopedic implant with integrated bone screw: An implant is disclosed and can include a component. The implant can further include a bone screw having a head portion that can be integrated within the component. The bone screw can be held in place with respect to the component by a screw engagement hole that only partially surrounds... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070299523 - Sac for use in spinal surgery: A method for fusing spinal bone is provided. The method comprises placing a sac between two or more adjacent sections of the spine to be fused, and filling the sac with bone tissue. The surfaces of the sac abutting the sections of the spine comprise porous material for allowing bone... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070299531 - Tibial insert and method for implanting the same: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and first and second keels extending downwardly from the platform. Each of the first and second keels includes an angled anterior face. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070299532 - Tibial insert having a keel including a bore formed therein: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and includes a bore extending along a width of the keel. The bore is formed to receive a fastener therein.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070299530 - Tibial insert having a reinforced keel: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and a rod of the tibial insert extends through a portion of the keel. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070299529 - Tibial insert having multiple keels: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and plurality of keels of the tibial insert extend downwardly from the platform. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070299538 - Ease of use tissue repair patch: An implantable medical device is disclosed having a tissue repair material with two sides and an outer perimeter and a cuff formed from the outer perimeter to overlap onto a side of the tissue repair material. The device may be used with a removable support member.... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070299542 - Mesh implant for use in reconstruction of soft tissue defects: The present invention relates to a resorbable polymeric mesh implant, that is intended to be used in the reconstruction of soft tissue defects. The mesh implant comprises at least a first and a second material, wherein the second material is substantially degraded at a later point in time than the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070299500 - Guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter: A guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter is described herein. The stent delivery assembly can deliver and place a stent within tortuous regions of the body which are accessible to guidewires but inaccessible to stenting catheters. The assembly comprises a guidewire covered in part by a retractable sheath... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20070299501 - Guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter: A guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter is described herein. The stent delivery assembly can deliver and place a stent within tortuous regions of the body which are accessible to guidewires but inaccessible to stenting catheters. The assembly comprises a guidewire covered in part by a retractable sheath... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20070299502 - Guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter: A guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter is described herein. The stent delivery assembly can deliver and place a stent within tortuous regions of the body which are accessible to guidewires but inaccessible to stenting catheters. The assembly comprises a guidewire covered in part by a retractable sheath... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20070299497 - Implantable vascular graft: Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self-expandable wire support structure having a tubular main body support and first and second branch supports. The support structure may include one or more sliding links to permit axial movement... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070299498 - Methods and devices for aiding in situ assembly of repair devices: Methods and devices for facilitating the repair of vasculature. The methods and devices described accomplish engagement of components employed during in situ assembly of repair devices.... Agent: Ratner Prestia

20070299499 - Multi-port delivery device: A multi-port stent graft delivery device (2) has an annular access lumen (26) between a delivery catheter (24) and a main sheath (6), at least one indwelling access sheath (28, 30) within the access lumen, and an indwelling guide wire (36, 38) within the or each access sheath and a... Agent: Cook Group Patent Office

20070299503 - Stent graft tapered spring: A stent graft includes a stent graft material of cylindrical shape and tapered stent springs coupled to the stent graft material. Each stent spring includes a first stent cell and a second stent cell contiguous with the first stent cell. The first stent cell and the second stent cell are... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20070299507 - Flexible expandable stent: A stent for implanting in the body to hold open a blood vessel includes cells with facing loops and the curved flexible links disposed and adapted to cooperate so that, when unexpanded, the stent can flex as it is moved through curved blood vessels to a site where it is... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070299506 - Self-cleaning stent: A stent is provided that is able to resist clogging from cumulative matter found within a fluid that passes therethrough. The stent includes a mass moveably disposed therein, wherein movement of the stent tends to dislodge any cumulative matter accumulated within the stent. As a result, the device is able... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070299508 - Vascularized tissue graft: The present invention relates generally to improved methods for tissue engineering including tissue transplantation, augmentation and regeneration. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for the generation of donor vascularized tissue suitable for use in tissue transplantation, augmentation and/or repair. The present invention further enables the use of a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070299509 - Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same: The medical devices of the invention comprise a portion having a porous surface for release of at least one biologically active agent therefrom. The porous surface is made of a material such as a polymer having a plurality of voids. To load the porous surface with a biologically active agent... Agent: Jones Day

20070299510 - Implantable article, method of forming same and method for reducing thrombogenicity: Endothelialization of a bodily fluid or tissue-contacting, particularly blood-contacting, surface may be accomplished to render that surface substantially non-thrombogenic. Thrombosis may also be mitigated or eliminated by providing an eroding layer on the surface that results in the removal of any thrombus formation as the layer erodes. An implantable device... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20070299514 - Annuloplasty prosthesis with in vivo shape identification and related methods of use: An annuloplasty prosthesis including a sheath, an arcuate stiffening element, and an imaging element. The arcuate stiffening element is disposed within the sheath and defines discrete, first and second ends separated by a lateral spacing. The imaging element is disposed within the sheath along the lateral spacing. With this configuration,... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070299513 - Annuloplasty ring and method: An annuloplasty ring including a sheath, an arcuate stiffening element, and a tensioning member. The stiffening element is disposed within the sheath and defines discrete, first and second ends separated by a lateral spacing. The tensioning member extends between the stiffening element ends. The tensioning member is characterized as being... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070299515 - Implant capable of forming a differential image in an eye and methods of inserting and locating same: An implant capable of forming a differential image in an eye is shown. The implant comprises an elongated member having a pair of spaced ends. The elongated member is formed of a dimension to be inserted into and/or passed through a punctum opening of an eye and into the canaliculus.... Agent: Daniel J. Meaney, Jr.

20070299516 - Punctal plugs for the delivery of active agents: The invention provides punctal plugs for the delivery of active agent to one or both of the tear fluid of the eye and to the nasolacrimal duct that comprise a body, at least one cap, and optionally a collarette.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070299518 - Device with nanocomposite coating for controlled drug release: An implantable medical device including a nanocomposite coating deposited on at least a portion of a surface of at least one structural element of the device to provide a controlled release of a bioactive agent in one or more dosages is described. The nanocomposite coating includes a matrix, a bioactive... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070299519 - Preformed implants for osteochondral repair: Osteochondral repair of damaged articular joint surfaces is achieved using implants in the form of cylindrical osteochondral plugs. The plugs have an articular surface formed on at least one end. If articular surfaces are provided on both ends of the implant, the articular surfaces have differently curved surfaces. The defective... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070299521 - Minimally invasive spinal disc stabilizer and insertion tool: The invention relates to a spinal implant to be inserted between two vertebra to support and stabilize adjacent vertebra and allow for physiological motion. One embodiment of the implant includes an upper assembly and a lower assembly, where the assemblies are adapted to articulate relative to one another. This implant... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070299524 - Artificial intervertebral disc: The instant invention proposes an artificial intervertebral disc providing for angular displacements between adjacent vertebrae wherein these displacements are accommodated by internal shear in an elastomeric layered element residing between the upper and lower bases attached, respectively, to the upper and lower adjacent vertebrae, without sliding.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070299525 - Bone spacer: This is a new bone spacer with semispherical projecting parts and/or teeth suitable for fitting and engaging in cavities specifically prepared on the surface of the vertebrae so as to prevent the displacement of said spacer, and containing at least one channel placing the side facing towards the operator during... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20070299526 - Percutaneous spinal implants and methods: A method includes forming an incision in a body at a location apart from a mid-line axis defined by a portion of a spinal column including a first pair of adjacent spinous processes. A first support member is inserted percutaneously through the incision into a space between the first pair... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070299527 - Modular trial mechanism: A prosthetic trial for a joint prosthesis includes a stem having a proximal section and a distal section for implantation in a bone. A body includes a channel receiving at least the proximal section of the stem. A locking mechanism is at least partially disposed within the body. The locking... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070299528 - Patello-femoral prosthesis: A patello-femoral prosthesis is provided for replacing the engagement surfaces between the patella and the femur. The prosthesis is configured to cover the trochlear groove and extend into the intercondylar notch without extending onto the articulating surfaces of the condyles. A method is also provided for implanting a patello-femoral prosthesis... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070299533 - Systems and methods for installing ankle replacement prostheses: A method of installing an ankle prosthesis system provides an artificial talar joint surface and a family of talar stem components having different physical characteristics. Each talar stem component in the family is sized and configured to be attached to the artificial talar joint surface. The method selects an ankle... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070299534 - Modular orthopaedic implant apparatus: A trial implant kit includes a plurality of intermediate components and a plurality of inner components. Each of the plurality of intermediate components has a uniform inner surface, although at least two of the plurality of intermediate components having distinct outer surfaces. Each of the distinct outer surfaces is configured... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070299536 - Collagen mimics: Novel peptidomimetics are provided, which mimic collagen. Molecular structures of interest include for imparting the collagen-mimicking property are each of: Gly-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Xaa-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Yaa; Gly-Xaa-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Yaa; Gly-Xaa-Yaa-Ψ[(E)CH═CH]; Gly-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Xaa-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Yaa; Gly-Xaa-Ψ(E)CH═C]-Yaa-Ψ[(E)CH═CH]; Gly-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Xaa-Yaa-Ψ[(E)CH═CH] and Gly-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Xaa-Ψ[(E)CH═C]-Yaa-Ψ[(E)CH═CH]. Xaa and Yaa each means a natural amino acid, Hyp or Flp. Amide bonds may be altered to create collagen mimics. Preferably... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070299535 - Coated enossal implant: The invention is an enossal implant with a coating that accelerates the healing-in process and counteracts demineralization of the bone when the cavities that are necessary for insertion of the implant are made. The invention elevates the osmotic pressure in the immediate vicinity of a freshly inserted implant so as... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070299537 - Cell culture method, three-dimensional cell culture method, three-dimensional tissue, artificial organ and tissue transplantation method: Cultured cells flat-cultured on a permeable sheet is stacked on other flat-cultured cells together with the permeable sheet to construct a three-dimensional tissue. The three-dimensional tissue is transplanted into a living body. Alternatively, the three-dimensional tissue is stacked up in an artificial organ device to construct a stacked-up, three-dimensional bioartificial... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070299540 - Methods of making medical implants of poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel: The present invention comprises methods of making poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel medical implant constructs.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070299541 - Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods: An implant for filling a cavity created by an excisional procedure includes first and second portions. The first portion may include a first collagenous matrix that defines a first selected crosslinking density and the second portion may include a second collagenous matrix that defines a second selected cross-linking density that... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070299539 - Ultrasound accelerated tissue engineering process: In an aspect the invention is a method of preparing a cell or tissue implant for insertion into a patient in need of treatment by obtaining a transplantable cell population, culturing the cell population in a culture media and exposing the cell population to a sonic or ultrasonic stimulation, wherein... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070299543 - Implantable devices for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen: An implantable device for controlling the circumference of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural lumen which is either too large or too small. Implants are disclosed which employ various means for adjusting and maintaining the size of an orifice to which they are attached. Systems permit... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070299544 - Prosthetic foot with adjustable heel height: A prosthetic foot having an adjustable height heel includes a frame portion with an ankle link pivotally supported on the frame portion at a first pivot axis. A detent rod is pivotally connected to the ankle at a second pivot axis, and a detent member is pivotally affixed to the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070293928 - Retrieval device with sidewall grippers: A foreign body retrieval system includes a pusher and a retrieval element connected to the distal end of the pusher. The retrieval element includes one or more gripping members that are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, the gripping members extend in a... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070293929 - Stent delivery system: This stent delivery system includes: a guide catheter inserted into the inside of a cylindrical stent, and inserted into the interior of the living body with the stent; a pusher catheter inserted into the interior of the living body with the guide catheter in a state where the guide catheter... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070293938 - Methods of fabricating stents with enhanced fracture toughness: Stents and methods of manufacturing a stents with enhanced fracture toughness are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070293941 - Rgd peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents: Provided herein is a medical device that includes RGD attached to the device via a spacer compound.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070293942 - Prosthetic valve and deployment method: Prosthetic valves that are adapted to be expanded into deployment and shrunk for repositioning and methods that are applicable to such valves.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20070293945 - Lightweight breast prosthesis: The present invention is directed toward a lightweight, external breast prosthesis. In particular, the present invention provides a breast prosthesis comprised of three material layers which allow the production of an extremely light prosthesis while maintaining the look, shape, feel, and behavior of a natural human breast. The outermost layer... Agent: Marcus Hammack Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee

20070293947 - Multi-part implants for combined repair of hyaline and meniscal cartilage in joints: Surgical implants use combined anchoring components to replace meniscal or labral cartilage, in ways that provide strong reinforcement while emulating natural anchoring. An arc-shaped polymer segment is coupled to an anchoring rim made of shape-memory material, which will fit into a groove prepared in a bone surface using specialized tools.... Agent: Patrick D. Kelly Attorney For Applicant

20070293931 - Balloon-stent combination: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for treating a vascular condition formed within a vessel by providing a balloon having proximal and distal regions and a stent configured to be disposed within the balloon. When the balloon is partially or fully inflated, the stent may be advanced within the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070293932 - Compliant blood vessel graft: Stents and methods of using stents are provided. Stents of the invention provide external support structure for a blood vessel segment disposed within, wherein the stents are capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the compliance properties of an artery. The stent may be formed of a knitted... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070293927 - Gene and cell delivery self expanding polymer stents: A device having polymeric filaments, wherein at least one of the filaments includes at least one groove for slidably retaining at least one other filament, such that the device is adapted to revert to a tubular lattice structure when allowed to expand from a collapsed state. A device as described... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070293930 - Implant and delivery system with multiple marker interlocks: An implant delivery system has one or more interlock assemblies which connect the implant delivery catheter to the implant, an improved inner tubular member and an outer tubular member. The interlock assemblies, improved inner tubular member and outer tubular member cooperate to place the implant in tension during deployment, thereby... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20070293933 - External support device: A medical device inserted into a blood vessel through a tube. The medical device comprises an external support device applied around a portion of the medical device in proximity to the tube.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20070293934 - Prosthesis delivery and deployment device: A system for delivering and deploying an expandable endoluminal prosthesis comprises a delivery catheter and a sheath. The delivery catheter has a proximal end and a distal end and is slidably disposed within a lumen of the sheath. An operating mechanism comprises a contractible air vessel that couples the sheath... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070293935 - Stent deployment anchoring device: An intraluminal stent delivery and deployment system and a method of delivering and deploying an intraluminal stent are described. The stent delivery and deployment system includes a catheter, an expandable stent disposed about a portion of the catheter, and at least one anchoring device attached to the catheter. The anchoring... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070293937 - Endoluminal medical device for local delivery of cathepsin inhibitors, method of making and treating: An endoluminal medical device comprises a drug release system that releases a cathepsin inhibitor at a predetermined location within a lumen of a patient. The endoluminal devices and methods of treatment of disease can treat illnesses such as aneurysms and aortic dissections.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070293936 - Systems and methods for creating customized endovascular stents and stent grafts: A system and method are provided for making a customized stent or stent graft, including the steps of obtaining a digital image of the endoluminal shape of an artery or the blood flow channel of an aneurysm, processing the obtained image to create a three dimensional model of the shape... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070293939 - Fatigue resistant endoprostheses: A superelastic endoprosthesis can have improved fatigue resistance, and improved resistance to crack formation by being configuring to have an austenitic finish temperature from about 5 degrees Celsius to about 35 degrees Celsius, a stress-strain curve having an upper plateau stress from about 40 ksi to about 80 ksi, and... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070293940 - Stent with a crush-resistant zone: An endoluminal prosthesis system for a branched body lumen comprises a branch vessel prosthesis. The branch vessel prosthesis is deployable within a branch vessel body lumen and comprises a stent having a generally tubular body portion, a flareable proximal end portion, and a coupling portion disposed intermediate the body portion... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070293943 - Medical device suitable for use in treatment of a valve: A medical device (1) suitable for use in treatment of a mitral valve comprises a treatment element (2) located at the region of co-aptation of the leaflets (3) of the mitral valve, a support element (4) which supports the treatment element (2) at the region of co-aptation of the valve... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070293944 - Paravalvular leak detection, sealing and prevention: The present invention provides a series of new percutaneous concepts of paravalvular repairs including identifying the leak location, several repair techniques and finally built-in means for leak prevention, built on percutaneous valves. A catheter-delivered device locates cavities occurring between a prosthetic valve and the wall of the body vessel where... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20070293946 - Middle turbinate medializer: Medializing the middle turbinate in the nose has been realized as a solution to the common complication of adhesions following nasal and sinus surgery. The invention provides a system for medializing the middle turbinate by attaching the middle turbinate temporarily to the nasal septum. The attachment is performed using a... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070293948 - Bioactive spinal implants and method of manufacture thereof: A bioactive spinal implant used in cervical fusion, Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), and Transforaminal Interbody Fusion (TLIF), having properties and geometries that enhance bone contact, stability, and fusion between adjacent vertebral bodies.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070293949 - Interior connecting interbody cage insertional tools, methods and devices: Interior connecting interbody cage insertional tools, methods and devices are provided wherein the same can be utilized for making placement of interbody cages more accurate, safer and less likely to violate the structural integrity of the interbody cage while providing support to a leading end of the cage as the... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070288081 - Stent delivery system having a stent stopper: Disclosed are stent delivery apparatus and methods for moving a balloon catheter carrying a stent through a body vessel without the stent slipping from the balloon are provided. In general, the stent delivery system includes a stent stopper that impedes the stent from slipping from the balloon. The stent stopper... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/abbott Vascular Devices

20070288083 - Exclusion device and system for delivery: A medical flow restrictor that may be used to exclude a saccular aneurysm from the circulatory system. The device, a thin walled, foil-like shell, is compacted for delivery. The invention includes the device, electroforming fabrication methods, delivery assemblies, and methods of placing, and using, the device. A device with an... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070288085 - Absorbable medical devices with specific design features: The medical device at least partially includes a novel bioabsorbable metal that has a specific design features that accommodate the degradation properties of the metal.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070288087 - Artificial valve prosthesis: A self-expanding or otherwise expandable artificial valve prostheses for deployment within a body passageway, such as a vessel or duct of a patient. The valve prostheses include a support structure having an outer frame, a supporting member and a valve leaflet. The portion of the valve leaflet is supported by... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070288086 - Device for regulating blood flow: An elongated support dimensioned and configured for implantation in a blood vessel. The support has two axially spaced apart portions, which may be in the form of an expandable crown or a similar structure. At least one linking member connects the two portions to one another. A valve membrane is... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20070288088 - Drug eluting stent with a biodegradable release layer attached with an electro-grafted primer coating: The present invention provides a drug eluting stent including a metallic stent framework, an electro-grafted primer coating disposed on the stent framework; and a biodegradable polymer coating hosting a drug disposed on the electro-grafted primer coating and a method of manufacturing said biodegradable drug eluting stent.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070288090 - Device and method for treatment of mitral insufficiency: A device for treatment of mitral annulus dilatation comprises an elongate body having two states. In a first of these states the elongate body is insertable into the coronary sinus and has a shape adapting to the shape of the coronary sinus. When positioned in the coronary sinus, the elongate... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070288089 - Multiple component prosthetic heart valve assemblies and methods for delivering them: Multiple component heart valves and apparatus and methods for implanting them are provided. The heart valve generally includes a first annular prosthesis and a second valve prosthesis. The first prosthesis includes an annular member compressible from a relaxed condition to a contracted condition to facilitate delivery into a biological annulus,... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070288093 - Semirigid linking piece for stabilizing the spine: The invention relates to a connecting member for maintaining the spacing between at least two anchor members screwed into vertebrae. The connecting member comprises: a flexible part (10) divided into two branches (12, 14), the ends of said branches being interconnected in pairs and defining a first median plane (Pm),... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070282418 - Anti-obesity flow controller: The anti-obesity flow controller includes a tubular structure which is sized to fit within a duodenum in substantially coaxial relation therewith. The anti-obesity flow controller includes a transport structure which is connected to the tubular structure. The tubular structure is secured within the duodenum such that the transport structure provides... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070282425 - Drug delivery spiral coil construct: An implantable medical device is disclosed having a helical construct including a set of spiral coils for local in vivo application of a therapeutic substance in a biological lumen. The helical construct is configured to apply less than 0.75 Bar of pressure to the biological lumen wall. The helical construct... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282426 - Polymer-and polymer blend-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices: Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer/bioceramic composites and polymer blend/bioceramic composites are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282429 - Prosthetic insert for improving heart valve function: A device and methods for improving the function of a heart valve, such as an aortic valve, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes an insert member configured for insertion between leaflets of an aortic valve. The insert member preferably includes three radial arms extending outwardly from a central... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20070282434 - Copolymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices: Methods and devices relating to polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282435 - Implantable medical devices fabricated from branched polymers: Implantable medical devices fabricated from branched polymers are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282432 - Implantable medical endoprostheses: Implantable medical endoprostheses, such as stents, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070282431 - Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices: Methods and devices relating to polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282433 - Stent with retention protrusions formed during crimping: Stents that forms protrusions in a crimped state and methods of crimping the stent are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282438 - Intraocular lenses with enhanced off-axis visual performance: The present invention is generally directed to multi-surface and/or multi-element intraocular lenses (IOLs) in which a plurality of surfaces are adapted to provide compensation for a variety of aberrations, and in particular, for off-axis aberrations such as coma or spherical aberration. In one aspect, an intraocular lens is disclosed that... Agent: Alcon

20070282446 - Body augmenter capable of being inserted with medicine: A body augmenter capable of being inserted with medicine includes a nearly rectangular body augmenter to be planted in a vertebra, and the body augmenter has a fitst end and a second end and a chamber in its interior. The cross-sectional area of the first end gradually enlarges to the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070282447 - Fluid-transfer device, vertebral treatment device,system and methods of use: A fluid transfer device is provided, which is adapted to treat a vertebral body. The fluid transfer device includes a first cavity having a first plunger disposed therewith. The first plunger is configured to draw a first fluid into the first cavity. A second cavity has a second plunger disposed... Agent: Mark. S. Leonardo, Esq. Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070282451 - Prosthesis and implementation system: A prosthesis for replacing a selected portion of the anatomy is disclosed. Also disclosed is an exemplary method and apparatus for performing a procedure. The procedure can be minimally or less invasive.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070282454 - Anti-obesity diverter structure: The anti-obesity diverter structure includes a laminate structure having papilla-supplied and pylorus-supplied surfaces. The laminate structure is sized to fit longitudinally within a duodenum such that a transverse clearance is provided between the papilla-supplied surface and papilla of Vater. The laminate structure is secured within the duodenum to define papilla-supplied... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070282452 - Anti-obesity dual stent: The anti-obesity dual stent includes a tubular outer structure within which is located a coaxial tubular inner structure. The outer structure is sized to fit within a duodenum in substantially coaxial relation therewith. The outer and inner structures communicate with the pylorus and papilla of Vater to provide conduits for... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070282453 - Anti-obesity stent: The anti-obesity stent includes a tubular structure having outer and inner surfaces and proximal and distal ends. The tubular structure is sized to fit within a duodenum in substantially coaxial relation therewith. The tubular structure is impervious or semi-permeable to digestive substances and chyme within the duodenum. The anti-obesity stent... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070282417 - Blood-flow tubing: An artificial or modified natural blood flow tubing has a helical-flow inducer to induce helical flow in such a fashion as to eliminate or reduce turbulence. One inducer is a tubular stent of expansible mesh having a helical vane.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070282419 - Catheter system for stenting and drug treatment of bifurcated vessels: A catheter system and method are described for stenting a vessel at a bifurcation or sidebranch of the vessel. The catheter system includes a first balloon catheter, a second balloon catheter and a releasable linking device for holding the first and second balloon catheters arranged in a side-by-side configuration and... Agent: James J. Leary Gss Law Group

20070282420 - Medical device delivery systems: Medical device delivery systems, and related methods and components, are disclosed. In some embodiments, an implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system includes a catheter, a sheath at least partially surrounding the catheter, and a tip coupled to a distal end portion of the catheter. The tip can cooperate with a distal... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070282421 - Stent assembly for protecting the interior surface of a vessel: A method and device includes advancing an anchor stent assembly and a second stent into a stenosed region of a blood vessel to protect or shield the vessel from possible blockage. The anchor stent assembly may include an anchor stent and a cover made of submucosal tissue (SIS). The cover... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070282423 - Devices and methods for aaa management: A method of treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an endovascular graft configured to be disposed within an aorta of a patient and to be attached to an aortic wall to channel aortic blood flow therethrough; advancing a temporary stent catheter endovascularly... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070282424 - Endovascular apparatus: Percutaneous treatment of aortic aneurysms and like vascular anomalies by an apparatus and method wherein the apparatus is delivered via catheter and comprises a sleeve with at least one peripheral conduit which is caused to assume an expanded, rigid configuration by the introduction of a chemical or mechanical hardening means,... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070282422 - Medical devices and methods for local delivery of elastin-stabilizing compounds: This invention relates to medical devices and an elastin-stabilizing compound, such as a phenolic tannin, the medical device being adapted to release the elastin-stabilizing compound within a body of a patient. This invention also relates to medical devices and methods of treatment of disease, such as aneurysms and aortic dissection.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070282427 - Medicated porous metal prosthesis and a method of making the same: A porous prosthesis for delivering a medication to the site of implantation, and a method of making the same, is disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070282428 - Stent for vessel: Disclosed is a stent for a vessel implanted and left in the vessel of a living body to support the lumen of the vessel from inside. The stent for a vessel consists of a plurality of stent constituting members (4a and 4b), formed by combining a plurality of the tubular-body... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070282430 - Implant for occluding a body passage: An implant for occluding a passage in a circulatory system of a human body comprises elongate members (1) which can be twisted into fixation structures and at least two occluding bodies (2, 2′) being attached to the elongate members (1) and being arranged at a distance to each other. This... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070282436 - Stent-valve and deployment catheter for use therewith: A stent-valve device includes a non-collapsible valve component and a stent component having a first ring connected to a second ring. The first ring has a characteristic first diameter and a valve support for supporting the valve component. The second ring is contractible and expandable between a second diameter less... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070282437 - Temporary anti-photophobic ocular sevice and method for production thereof: The invention relates to an ocular device which permits the avoidance of the phenomenon of photophobia and the method for production thereof. The device comprises one or more chromophores which absorb light in the wavelengths between 400 and 575 nm (blue-green light) and which are dispersed, after the placement in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070282440 - Connecting member insertable inside a bone structure of a human or animal body, and related locating system: A connecting member insertable, at a fracture, inside a bone structure of a human or animal body to immobilize at least two bone portions. The connecting member has at least one radioactive source located at a predetermined reference point.... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070282439 - Method of producing a composite material, a composite material so produced and its application: The invention relates to a method for producing a composite material, to a composite material produced according to said method and to the use of said material.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070282443 - Expandable element: An expandable spacer, comprising: an axial tube having a surface, a proximal end and a distal end and a length, wherein, said surface defines a plurality of slits, said plurality of slits defining at least two axially displaced extensions, such that when said tube is axially compressed, said extensions extend... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070282445 - Facet arthroplasty devices and methods: Devices and surgical methods treat various types of adult spinal pathologies, such as degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative lumbar scoliosis, and kypho-scoliosis. Various types of spinal joint replacement prostheses, surgical procedures for performing spinal joint replacements, and surgical instruments are used to perform the surgical procedures.... Agent: Shayglenn LLP

20070282444 - Kit of spine gauge blocks and a tool assembly: An assembly of a gauge block and tool for determining the size and shape of space between two adjacent vertebrae. There are a plurality of gauge blocks of different sizes and shapes for determining the vertebral space for subsequent insertion of a permanent artificial spinal disc. As such, a kit... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070282442 - Percutaneous spinal implants and methods: A method includes inserting an implant having a support member and a retention member movably coupled to the support member such that at least a portion of the support member of the implant is disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process. The implant is rotated relative... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070282441 - Spinal stabilization device and methods: Implant devices in the form of a vertebral body replacement for implantation within an intervertebral space between adjacent vertebrae is disclosed for immobilization and support of the adjacent vertebrae in a desired spatial relationship and for promotion of fusion by the adjacent vertebrae. Instruments for insertion and implantation of the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070282448 - Inter-vertebral disc motion devices and methods of use: A mobile device is adapted to at least partially replace the motion characteristics of a natural inter-vertebral disc positioned in a disc space. In an embodiment, a receptacle is coupled to the bearing surface. The receptacle is adapted to accept an implantable material without the removal of the bearing surface,... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070282449 - Posterior spinal device and method: An intervertebral joint assembly includes an upper support and a lower support, each of which has two or more components. The upper and lower support components are arranged in situ to form the upper and lower supports, respectively. By arranging the supports in situ, the supports can be introduced from... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070282450 - Humeral head prosthesis: A shoulder joint prosthesis has an at least two-pieced humeral head prosthesis, comprising a calotte, or a joint head (3) and a fixing body (5, 7). The latter comprises a fixing piece (15), for detachable connection of the calotte and a mounting section (21), for the at least cement-free anchoring... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070282455 - Prosthetic device for cartilage repair: A triphasic prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue. The prosthetic device comprises a highly oriented hollow body component between a superficial random oriented polymer layer and a base component.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070282456 - Compositions and methods for myogenesis of fat-derived stem cells expressing telomerase and myocardin: An in vitro method of producing stem cells with potential to develop into cardiovascular myocytes is disclosed which comprises culturing myogenic stem cells obtained from the stromal or mesenchymal compartment of adult adipose tissue in a medium that favors myogenic development of the cells. These myogenic stem cells highly express... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose