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

20090276031 - Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (ii): Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a... Agent: Xtent, Inc. C/o Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090276028 - Cartridge delivery system for delivery of medical devices: A delivery cartridge, delivery system and a method for delivering a medical device are provided. The delivery cartridge includes a housing having a proximal end, a distal end and a cavity defined therein. The delivery cartridge further includes a proximal end covering member connected to the proximal end, a distal... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090276030 - Everting stent and stent delivery system: Devices and methods for delivering stents to target vessel regions, including stent delivery through microcatheters to narrow cerebral arteries. One stent delivery device includes a stent having the distal region everted over the distal end of a delivery tube, having the everted stent distal end captured by a distal element... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090276029 - Helical stent: An expandable balloon for insertion in a fluid conduit of a human or animal body is movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. The balloon has, when in the expanded condition, a center line which follows a substantially helical path. The balloon can be combined with a stent... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090276027 - Stent graft delivery system and method of use: A stent graft delivery system and method of use including a delivery system for a stent graft including a nosecone assembly having a nosecone and a nosecone shaft; a spindle assembly defining a spindle assembly lumen through which the nosecone shaft can slide, the spindle assembly having a spindle fitting... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090276033 - Clad composite stent: A body compatible stent is formed of multiple filaments arranged in at least two sets of oppositely directed helical windings interwoven with one another in a braided configuration. Each of the filaments is a composite including a central core and a case surrounding the core. In the more preferred version,... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090276032 - Docking head for connecting vascular device to a vessel: A docking head of the present invention is provided to be mounted on a vascular graft having an outer diameter comparable with the inner diameter of the blood vessel so as to couple the vascular graft to a vessel wall in a suture-less manner. The docking head comprises a thin-walled... Agent: William H. Dippert Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090276034 - Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent: An expandable medical device having a plurality of elongated struts, the plurality of elongated struts being joined together to form a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter, and the plurality of struts each having a strut... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090276035 - Anastomosis method: The present invention provides improved and simplified methods of vascular or hollow organ suture-less anastomosis for attachment of artificial standard vascular graft to the vessel wall in order to reduce the duration of the surgical procedure and its costs.... Agent: William H. Dippert Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090276036 - Stent: It is intended to provide a stent having little or no risk of the breakage of a coating layer that is formed on the stent surface in the course of producing or transporting the stent or during the step of expanding the stent in clinical use. In other words, a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090276037 - Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus... Agent: William H. Dippert Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090276038 - Method and apparatus for tissue connection: A tissue connecting device is provided. The device comprise an elongate delivery device having a lumen, a proximal end, and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage tissue and advance said device into tissue. At least one anchor deliverable through a lumen of the elongate delivery device.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20090276039 - Implantable prosthetic valve: An implantable prosthetic valve for regulating fluid flow through a body vessel is provided. The prosthetic valve comprises an anchoring member, at least one leaflet, and a restraining member capable of temporarily preventing substantial movement of the leaflet between and open and closed position so as to allow fluid flow... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20090276040 - Device and method for replacing mitral valve: A prosthetic mitral valve assembly and method of inserting the same is disclosed. In certain disclosed embodiments, the prosthetic mitral valve assembly has a flared upper end and a tapered portion to fit the contours of the native mitral valve. The prosthetic mitral valve assembly can include a stent or... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20090276041 - Device for connection between a heart prosthesis and the natural auricles: Device for connection between a heart prosthesis and the natural auricles. According to the invention, the means of joining to the natural auricles are formed by individual suture attachments (11) mounted in such a may as to be free in rotation and to be movable.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090276042 - Biological polysiloxanes: The present invention relates to a macromonomer having a polydimethylsiloxane backbone that has a mol % dimethyl siloxanes, b mol % siloxanes substituted with -K-RIM, c mol % siloxanes substituted with -K-RIM-Z and d mol % siloxanes substituted with -L-Z, and in which the terminal siloxane groups are tri-substituted with... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090276043 - Two-layer external breast prosthesis with self-shaping feature and process for manufacture thereof: A two-layer external breast prosthesis comprising a first inner layer comprised of a self-shaping dispersion and a second outer layer comprised of an elastic material, wherein the second outer layer is relatively stiffer than the first inner layer.... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090276044 - Sheaths for extra-articular implantable systems: Various embodiments are directed to a sheath for covering one or more components of an extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing system. The sheath is generally an elongated structure having an inner space extending the length thereof. In use, the sheath can exclude the energy absorbing system from surrounding tissue and... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson - Exploramed Nc4, Inc.

20090276045 - Devices and methods for treatment of facet and other joints: Embodiments of the present invention describe methods, devices and instruments for resurfacing or replacing facet joints, uncovertebral joints and costovertebral joints. The joints can be prepared by smoothing the articular surface on one side, by distracting the joint and by implant insertion. Implants can be stabilized against a first articular... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090276046 - Prosthesis for correction of flatfoot deformity: An internal human prosthesis used in surgical procedures to treat flatfoot deformities, including pediatric, adult congenital, and adult acquired deformities. The internal prosthesis is inserted between the human talus and calcaneus bones. In a preferred embodiment, the prosthesis has a truncated conical shape along its long axis and a central... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090276048 - Devices and method for bilateral support of a compression-fractured vertebral body: Described herein are devices and systems for restoring compression fractured vertebral bodies to a decompressed configuration and methods of restoring compression fractures by bilateral implantation of such devices.... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090276047 - Rail-based modular disc prosthesis: A method and apparatus for repairing a damaged intervertebral disc nucleus in a minimally invasive manner utilizes a modular disc prosthesis preferably comprised of at least three modular segments and at least two rails that operably connect adjacent modular segments. In one embodiment, each modular segment includes a harder inner... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090276049 - Implant for transforaminal intracorporeal fusion: The invention relates to an implant for the transforaminal intracorporeal fusion of lumbar vertebral column segments. At least some sections of the surface areas that are in direct contact with the spinal column are provided with an anti-dislocation mechanism (1) while an attachment part (4) for a positioning instrument (10)... Agent: Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20090276051 - Polyaryletherketone artificial intervertebral disc: An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion between adjacent vertebrae, in one embodiment, includes upper and lower prosthesis plates and a movable core. The prosthesis plates and optionally the core are formed of polyaryletherketone (PAEK) for improved imaging properties. A metallic insert is provided on each of the PAEK prosthesis plates providing... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090276050 - Space keeper with adjustable axial length: A space keeper for insertion between two vertebrae which has a variable axial length is provided. The space keeper possesses a sleeve-like first member (2) and a second member (3) guided in the latter and movable relative to the first member in the axial direction for adjusting an overall length.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090276052 - Ball and socket assembly: A ball and socket assembly including a ball component with a notch formed therein. The socket is a one-piece structure including an opening sized to receive the ball component.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson - Exploramed Nc4, Inc.

20090276053 - Coated implants: An implantable device which provides structural support for the skeletal system, such as the spine, coated with hydroxyapatite (HA). This invention provides a mechanically and bioactively functional coating of hydroxyapatite (HA) without altering the biocompatibility profile of the poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) substrate.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090276054 - Surgical implantation method and devices for an extra-articular mechanical energy absorbing apparatus: A surgical implantation approach for preparing a patient and precisely and effectively placing an energy absorbing apparatus relative to the patient's anatomy. Various surgical implantation apparatus and methods for achieving proper device-to-anatomy juxtapositional relationships are employed in the implantation approach.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson - Exploramed Nc4, Inc.

20090276055 - Method for gastric volume reduction surgery: A method for treating a patient includes creating at least one incision to gain access to an petitoneal cavity, performing a gastric volume reduction procedure and introducing a device to prevent gastric contents from interacting with at least a portion of the duodenum.... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090276057 - Double layer surgical prosthesis to repair soft tissue: A prosthesis for the treatment of hernias and/or laparoceles via an intraperitoneal route, having a mesh of filaments of non-resorbable and biocompatible polymer material having interstices permitting tissue growth and a sheet of polymer material having barrier properties and low adhesion to sensitive organs and tissues. The sheet is superimposed... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090276056 - Resorbable ceramics with controlled strength loss rates: Particular aspects provide bioresorbable and biocompatible compositions for bioengineering, restoring or regenerating tissue or bone, comprising a three-dimensional porous or non-porous scaffold material comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having at least one dopant therein selected from metal ion or ion dopants and metal oxide dopants, wherein the composition is sufficiently... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090276058 - Movement assisting device and movement assisting method: A movement assisting device including a plurality of attachments to be attached over a joint of a user; an actuator suspended between the plurality of attachments; a sensor, attached to the user, for detecting movement of a muscle; and a control unit for controlling the actuator based on the movement... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090270969 - Delivery system having a release mechanism for releasing an object carried by a catheter as well as a release mechanism of a delivery system: A delivery system having a release mechanism (70) for releasing an object (12), in particular, a supporting body, which is carried by the catheter (20), whereby the catheter (20) has at least one outer shaft (50) which is relatively displaceable toward the object (12) to release the object (12). The... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270965 - Endovascular prosthesis for ascending aorta: An endoluminal prosthesis for treating a diseased portion of the ascending aorta includes a tubular graft material having an outer surface and an inner surface and a support structure coupled to the graft material. An anchoring device is coupled to the proximal end of the support structure to engage the... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270970 - Implantable intraluminal device and method of using same in treating aneurysms: A method and apparatus for reducing blood flow to an aneurysm proximate to a bifurcation having a source blood vessel a first branch vessel and a second branch vessel, the method comprising: providing a first mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material, the first mesh-like tube exhibiting a porosity index pre-selected to... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090270967 - Stent attachment and deployment mechanism: A stent attachment and deployment mechanism is utilized to prevent the distal end of an endoprosthesis comprising fixation barbs or other fixation mechanism from deploying prior to the remaining sections of the fixation device. With this stent attachment and deployment mechanism accurate deployment may be achieved.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090270968 - Stent for branched vessel and balloon catheter unit having the same: A stent for branched vessel by which a stent for main vessel can be inserted in the main vessel easily without interference with the stent for branched vessel that was already installed is disclosed. The stent for branched vessel of the present invention for expanding a constricted branched vessel is... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090270966 - Stent graft system and method of use: A stent graft system and method of use includes a stent graft for fixation at an attachment site with graft material defining at least one opening having an opening perimeter; a support attached to the graft material; a guide rail attached around the opening perimeter; and a helical anchor having... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270964 - Toroidal balloon system and method of use: A toroidal balloon system apparatus and method for use in a vessel includes a catheter defining an inflation lumen and having an inflation port in communication with the inflation lumen; and a toroidal balloon attached to the catheter. The toroidal balloon defines a balloon lumen in communication with the inflation... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270972 - Endovenous valve transfer stent: An endovenous valve transfer stent (10) has an elongated tubular open-work body (12) having a network of longitudinally extending ribs (13) interconnected by laterally extending zigzag struts (14). The struts define a plurality of barbs (15, 17) in opposing longitudinal directions. The body (12) has a first end and a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090270971 - Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methods: A tubular prosthesis comprises a tubular graft; and an undulating stent having a plurality of apexes, a first end defined at least in part by a first group of the apexes, and a second end defined at least in part by a second group of the apexes, the first group... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270973 - Stent assembly for the treatment of vulnerable plaque: An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. A polymeric sleeve having first and second ends interconnects a first metallic stent and a second metallic stent. The first... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20090270974 - Vascular stenting for aneurysms: Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The occluding devices can also conform to the shape of the tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the occluding devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090270975 - Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passageway: A liner is advanced through a narrowed region in a vessel such as the internal carotid artery. The liner is advanced through the narrowed region in a collapsed position. A stent is then advanced through the liner and expanded to open the narrowed region. The liner may also have an... Agent: Hoekendijk & Lynch, LLP

20090270977 - Stent fixation system: A stent fixation system 3 for fixation of a stent, comprising two retaining areas 10 which are connected by a connecting area 12 to form a fixation tubing. The retaining areas 10 provide a retaining structure which is designed to hold at least one stent strut 2 of the stent... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270976 - Stent graft fixation system and method of use: A stent graft fixation system and method of use includes a stent graft system for fixation to a vessel wall, the system having a helical anchor and a stent graft. The helical anchor has a number of coils with a point at one end and a helical anchor axis, and... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270979 - Biodegradable metallic stent: A biodegradable metal stent having delayed degradation after implantation, the stent comprising a stent material coated with at least one wax material, Also provided is a method for manufacturing and use of such a stent.... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270978 - Coated embolization device: Described are embolization devices having unique bioactive coatings, as well as methods for their manufacture and use. An illustrative embolization device of the invention comprises an embolic body and a coating material comprising biotropic extracellular matrix material immobilized on a surface of the embolic body. The biotropic extracellular matrix material... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090270980 - Methods and devices for improving mitral valve function: The various aspects of the invention pertain to devices and related methods for treating heart conditions, including, for example, dilatation, valve incompetencies, including mitral valve leakage, and other similar heart failure conditions. The devices and related methods of the present invention operate to assist in the apposition of heart valve... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090270981 - Apparatus and method for pneumatically driving an implantable medical device: A driver is disclosed for powering a pneumatically operated implantable device, such as an artificial heart with a left and a right ventricle. The driver includes a pair of compressors that each has a first and a second compression chamber. In a first mode of operation, both the first and... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090270982 - Device to store and inject corneal graft: Devices and methods for storing and injecting a corneal tissue graft are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a tissue container and an adaptor configured to be coupled to the tissue container. The tissue container defines an interior region configured to receive a precut corneal tissue graft therein.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090270983 - Intraocular lens: The invention concerns an intraocular lens with negative spherical aberration and a method of determining the refractive power of intraocular lenses. In the environment of immersion medium the intraocular lens refracts an incoming wave with an elliptically oblongly curved wave front into an outgoing wave with a substantially spherical wave... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090270984 - Intraocular lens: An intraocular lens in which deterioration in contrast is suppressed even when the optical axis of the intraocular lens is decentred from the optical axis of the eyeball when the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye while the advantage of a conventional aberration reduction type intraocular lens that the... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20090270985 - Flush patch for elastomeric implant shell: An elastomeric prosthetic implant having a shell and a patch providing a reinforced access region on the shell for introduction of manufacturing implements, such as a gel-filling tool. The shell may cover the entire inner face of the patch, or a substantial part thereof, and a peripheral edge of the... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090270986 - Disc implant: A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant (1) for total disc replacement, comprising two inter-vertebral elements (2) which are flexibly connected... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090270992 - Artificial intervertebral disc implant: The invention relates to an artificial intervertebral disc for placement between adjacent vertebrae. The artificial intervertebral disc is preferably designed to restore disc height and natural disc curvature, allow for a natural range of motion, absorb shock and provide resistance to motion and axial compression. Furthermore, the intervertebral disc may... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

20090270988 - Artificial spinal disc implant: An artificial spinal disc implant is provided that may be implanted between adjacent vertebrae in the spine to replace, repair or augment a natural spinal disc. The spinal disc implant may be characterized by one or more biomechanical properties that approximate those of a natural spinal disc. The implant is... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090270987 - Expandable vertebral implants and methods of use: Illustrative embodiments disclosed herein are directed to vertebral implants and methods of use. In one embodiment, the implant includes first and second end members with an intermediate cage. The cage may be inflatable such that the implant is positionable between a collapsed state with a first reduced height to facilitate... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090270991 - Spinal fusion implant with bone screws: An interbody spinal fusion implant made of a material other than bone adapted for placement across an intervertebral space formed across the height of a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant has a leading end that is curved to form a portion of a circle from side... Agent: Martin & Ferraro, LLP

20090270989 - Spinal implants and methods: Spinal implants are disclosed that can be used for annular repair, facet unloading, disc height preservation, disc decompression, or for sealing a portal through which a nucleus implant was placed. In some embodiments, an implant is placed within the intervertebral disc space, primarily within the region of the annulus fibrosus.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090270990 - Vertebral cage device with modular fixation: Intervertebral arthrodesis for insertion in an intervertebral space separating opposite faces of two adjacent vertebrae has a ring shaped intervertebral cage having a bar that extends perpendicular to the axis of the spine. The bar has a height less than the rest of the cage. A surface of the cage... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090270993 - Orientation feature on eccentric glenosphere: A convex bearing head having a fixation hole is provided. The bearing head is eccentric about an axis defined by the fixation hole and configured to be secured to a mounting plate attached to a bone surface. The unsecured bearing head is rotatable upon the mounting plate about the fixation... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090270994 - Medial and lateral femoral implants for single-compartment knee prosthesis: A single-compartment knee prosthesis provides different femoral implants for the medial and lateral compartments. Both femoral implants feature distinct bends and slight twists following the anatomical shape of the corresponding compartment, of about 22° for the medial implant (11) and 14° for the lateral femoral implant (31). The complementary tibial... Agent: James C. Wray

20090270995 - Tibial insert and associated surgical method: 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. A surgical method for knee anthroplasty is also disclosed.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090270996 - Modular orthopaedic components: Modular neck components for hip implants having independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one... Agent: Zimmer Technology - Baker & Daniels

20090270998 - Artificial bone and method for producing the same: An artificial bone which is excellent in the ability to form bone in a living body, reliably thereof, and has high mechanical strength. The process comprises the steps of: mixing granules, composed of a titanium or a titanium alloy powder and an organic binder, with a particulate pore-forming material, pressure-molding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090270997 - Use of nanomaterials based on titanium dioxide and zirconium diozide as coatings for osteointegrated biomedical prostheses, and osteointegrated biomedical prostheses prepared therewith: The present invention proposes novel materials and methods, for preparation of coatings based on titanium dioxide for osteointegrated biomedical prostheses. The coatings are realized with nanomaterials having antibacterial properties, and have the purpose of: promoting osteointegration of the implants, and, at the same time, reducing reaction attributable to inflammatory processes... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090270999 - Patch for endoscopic repair of hernias: In some embodiments, a method of repairing a hernia may include one or more of the following steps: (a) introducing a patch prosthesis into a patient, (b) positioning the patch prosthesis over the hernia, (c) removing a wire frame from the patch prosthesis and the patient, (d) wrapping the patch... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090271000 - Dynamic support apparatus: A dynamic support apparatus having a frame, a dynamic interface, a temperature control mechanism, and a control system. The dynamic interface is capable of changing its geometry and is disposed on the top surface of the frame. The control system is operably connected to the dynamic interface and controls the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090264976 - Combination dilator-embolic protection device: A combination dilator-embolic protection device and method for simultaneously dilating a stenotic body vessel while providing protection from embolic debris and constant perfusion through a treatment site is disclosed. The device includes an expandable dilator-filtration component having a first filtration segment, a second filtration segment and an interior volume, wherein... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264977 - Family of electrodes for use in performing in situ fenestration using a plasma rf catheter: To facilitate the widespread use of the RF plasma catheter to provide in situ fenestration of a main stent-graft, potential side-effects of the fenestration are ameliorated using an electrode from a family of electrodes. Specifically, a family of electrodes is provided so that for a particular application, an appropriate electrode... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264978 - Friction-release distal latch implant delivery system and components: Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the delivery of medical implants. A distal end portion of the implant is coupled with a delivery device by surface friction between the implant and an underlying surface such that the distal end portion is frictionally locked and maintained in the appropriate... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090264979 - Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deployment: Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using stent structures comprising a plurality of radially expansible rings where at least some of the rings comprise axially extending elements which interleave with axially extending elements on adjacent unconnected rings. The ring structures may be open cell structures or closed cell... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP (client No 021629-000000)

20090264980 - Device delivery catheter having a curved distal tip: A catheter for delivery of intraluminal and expandable devices. The catheter is provided with a flexible curved tip distal to the device loaded onto the catheter for delivery to a desired site within a body conduit. The curved distal tip causes the catheter to rotate to a preferred rotational orientation,... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20090264981 - Method of using optical coherence tomography (oct) in surgery: Methods comprising the use of optical coherence tomography to examine a harvested conduit for its suitability for grafting, to examine a candidate conduit prior to harvesting for coronary artery bypass graftings to assess the quality of an anastomosis, to assess the quality of the suturing of a small vessel or... Agent: Castellano PLLC

20090264983 - Device, a kit and a method for treatment of disorders in the heart rhythm regulation system: A tissue lesion creating device is structured and arranged to be inserted through the vascular system into a body vessel adjacent the heart and to be subsequently subjected to a change of shape in order to penetrate into the heart tissue. The tissue lesion creating device may thus be used... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20090264982 - Stent with auxiliary treatment structure: A medical device for treatment of a stenosed body lumen, includes an open-ended cylindrical body carried on a distal end of a catheter for insertion of the device into the body lumen and placement at the stenosed site. The cylindrical body is movable between a collapsed position for insertion into... Agent: Dennis H. Lambert

20090264984 - Advanced endovascular graft: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090264985 - Branch vessel suture stent system and method: A branch vessel suture stent system and method including a branch vessel suture stent having a stent body having a first end, a second end, and a central axis, the first end having a first periphery; and shape memory hooks disposed about the first periphery, each of the shape memory... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264975 - Medical devices having a coating of inorganic material: In one aspect, a medical device has a first configuration and a second configuration, a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent, and a barrier layer disposed over the reservoir, wherein the barrier layer comprises an inorganic material. In another aspect, a medical device has a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent, a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090264986 - Helical stent having improved flexibility and expandability: A stent includes a central portion of helically wound undulations formed of struts, cylindrical end portions, and transition zones between the helical portion and the cylindrical 5 portions. According to a first aspect of the invention, the torsional flexibility of the stent is maximized by having bridges connecting adjacent winding... Agent: C. R. Bard, Inc. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

20090264987 - Stent graft delivery system and method of use: A stent graft delivery system and method of use including a delivery system for a stent graft having a runner; a stent graft blank having at least one non-stented portion, the stent graft blank being positionable over the runner; and a stent graft cover having a stent graft cutter disposed... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264988 - Stent graft delivery system including support for fenestration in situ and a mechanism for modeling: A system and method for delivering a self-expanding stent graft within a segment of a body vessel having a branch vessel extending therefrom. The graft includes one or more self-expanding stents for anchoring the graft to the vessel wall and has a stent-free body portion positionable across the branch vessel.... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264989 - Prosthetic heart valve systems: A heart valve that can be expanded following its implantation in a patient, such as to accommodate the growth of a patient and the corresponding growth of the area where the valve is implanted, and to minimize paravalvular leakage. In one aspect, the invention may maximize the orifice size of... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090264990 - Radiopaque imprinted ink marker for stent graft: A tubular synthetic endoluminal graft having at least one radiopaque ink marker pattern to radiographically delineate the surface of the graft cloth. The radiopaque ink marker includes a matrix of ink dots defining an annular band about a circumference of the graft. The endoluminal graft including at least one stent... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264991 - Branched vessel prosthesis: The present disclosure describes an implantable branched vessel prosthesis, such as a prosthetic valve, having both a radially expandable annular portion and a laterally extendable branch portion. Methods of delivering the branched vessel prosthesis to a branched body vessel are also provided, as well as delivery systems comprising the branched... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/indy/cook Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090264992 - Combination barb restraint and stent attachment deployment mechanism: An aneurysmal repair system that utilizes a modified apex and delivery device is designed for accurate endoprosthesis delivery and deployment. The modified apex utilizes segments that overlap and hold one another down as well as the fixation barbs attached thereto. The delivery device holds or secures at least one section... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090264993 - Endovascular prosthesis for ascending aorta: An endoluminal prosthesis for use in the ascending aorta is disclosed. The prosthesis includes a tubular graft material having an outer surface and an inner surface, a support structure coupled to the graft material, and a plurality of anchors extending from a proximal end of the support structure. Each anchor... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264994 - Apparatus and methods for treating tissue: Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. Mechanical clips are implanted over the leaflets of a valve, e.g., in the heart, either alone or after thermal treatment to cause the valve to... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090264996 - Set of annuloplasty devices with varying anterior-posterior ratios and related methods: Described is a set of at least two annuloplasty devices having a particular size that corresponds to an inter-trigonal or inter-commissural distance of a heart valve annulus, wherein the at least two annuloplasty devices have different anterior-posterior ratios. Also, described is a kit for annuloplasty repair of a heart valve... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090264995 - Transvalvular intraannular band for valve repair: Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band having an elongate and arcuate body. The elongate and arcuate body has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090264997 - Everting heart valve: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090264999 - Accommodating 360 degree sharp edge optic plate haptic lens: An accommodating intraocular lens having an optic and portions extending from the optic radially outwards preferably with fixation devices at their distal ends, the optic designed such that it has a sharp posterior edge for 360 degrees of its perimeter and the lens designed such that the optic can move... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090264998 - Interfacial refraction accommodating lens (iral): This invention relates to intraocular lenses. More particularly, this invention relates to intraocular lenses that have the ability to alter the light refractive power in response to changes in the tension of the ciliary muscle or ciliary body of the eye or any other accommodative forces. Lenses of this invention... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c. Intellectual Property Department

20090265000 - Small incision intraocular lens with anti-pco feature: A thin intraocular lens for inhibiting posterior capsular opacification (PCO) includes an optic having an anterior concave region, a posterior concave region, a sharp edge which extends posteriorly and between the posterior concave region and at least a portion of an outer-most peripheral edge surface.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090265001 - Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material: The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090265002 - Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament: A method for securing a graft ligament in a bone tunnel is provided. The method includes looping a graft ligament through a graft hole in a graft ligament support block, advancing the graft ligament support block into the bone tunnel, withdrawing the graft ligament support block back down the bone... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090265003 - Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament: A system for use in reconstructing a ligament is provided. The system includes a graft ligament support block and an installation tool. The support block includes a body having a distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the proximal end being tapered so as to facilitate withdrawal... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090265004 - Retrograde fixation technique with insert-molded interference screw: Endosteal fixation of a ligament graft with a bioabsorbable interference screw installed in a retrograde manner in ACL reconstruction. The bioabsorbable interference screw is insert-molded with a length of suture extending from the distal tip of the screw for pulling the interference screw into the joint and into position for... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090265005 - Bioreactor system and method of enhancing functionality of muscle cultured in vitro: A method of producing organized skeletal muscle tissue from precursor muscle cells in vitro comprises: (a) providing precursor muscle cells on a support in a tissue media; then (b) cyclically stretching and relaxing the support at least twice along a first axis during a first time period; and then (c)... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090265006 - Lateral spinous process spacer: Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.... Agent: Globus Medical, Inc. Attn: Brian Malm

20090265008 - Spinal implant apparatus and methods: A method of inserting and positioning an intervertebral spacer is provided. The spacer includes a longitudinal axis, an on-axis interface coincident with or parallel to the longitudinal axis, and an off-axis interface angled to the longitudinal axis. The spacer's front end may be curved. The method may include inserting the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090265007 - Vertebral interbody compression implant: An apparatus and method for securing boney structures is disclosed which includes a compression mechanism and a force transfer mechanism. The compression mechanism may have bone engagement members that have one portion slideably coupled to a housing positioned within the implant and another portion rotatably coupled to the implant so... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090265009 - Cement shroud for use with cemented prosthetic implant: A shroud for protecting exterior portions of a prosthetic implant from adhesive and a method for utilizing the same. The shroud includes a hub, a rim, and at least one bridge connecting the hub and the rim. The rim of the shroud may be sized to cover substantially the same... Agent: Zimmer Technology - Baker & Daniels

20090265010 - Shoulder prosthesis with humeral fracture stem: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a shoulder prosthesis. These embodiments may relate to a shoulder prosthesis including, for example, a humeral stem for fracture indication. Of note, certain embodiments of the present invention provide a humeral prosthesis with improved integration of the tuberosities around the humeral... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090265011 - Femoral component of an artificial knee joint: A femoral component of an artificial knee joint is configured with multiple different facets which are similar in size and shape for many different sizes, to simplify an associated method for forming a distal end of the femur to receive the femoral component. Jig embodiments are provided to form surfaces... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20090265012 - Implants for partial knee arthroplasty: The present invention provides a method and device for restoring individual patient joint kinematic using minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrumentation of the invention sculpts the articular surface of a first bone that normally articulates in a predetermined manner with a second bone. The implant system is comprised of implants... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20090265014 - Method and apparatus for attaching soft tissue to an implant: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to a prosthetic implant can include a prosthetic component that defines a soft tissue attachment region having an attachment surface thereon. A first construct can be formed of porous metal and be removably coupled to the attachment surface. A second construct can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265013 - Tibial component of an artificial knee joint: A tibial component of an artificial knee joint is provided which cooperates with a femoral component to allow pivoting rotation of the artificial knee joint in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The tibial component includes a plate with a tapered dovetail rib thereon which allows an insert to be... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20090265015 - Method and apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to a prosthetic implant can include a prosthetic component that defines a soft tissue attachment region having an attachment surface thereon. A first construct can be formed of porous metal and be removably coupled to the attachment surface. A second construct can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265016 - Material for surgical use in traumatology: The present invention relates to a material, structure, and method for surgical use in traumatology. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composite material, a temporary biocompatible support structure, and related methods of use of the same in aiding osteosynthesis during healing of a bone fracture. The material keeps... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090265017 - Rigid bone graft substitute: A bone graft substitute includes a porous matrix at least partially covered by a reinforcing outer layer. The porous matrix may be a collagen-ceramic composite, and the reinforcing outer layer may be formed from highly cross-linked collagen. The implant may also include one or more reinforcement ribs, which may be... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090265018 - Powered leg prosthesis and control methodologies for obtaining near normal gait: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090265019 - Prosthetic foot with two leaf-springs joined at heel and toe: A prosthetic foot includes a pair of elongated forefoot leaf springs with proximal ends coupled to an attachment member and extending in an arc to distal ends with the forefoot leaf springs being oriented with one over another. The pair of forefoot leaf springs has different lengths and is coupled... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.