Stent Combined With Surgical Delivery System (e.g., Surgical Tools, Delivery Sheath, Etc.)

Stent Combined With Surgical Delivery System (e.g., Surgical Tools, Delivery Sheath, Etc.) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

12/14/06 - 20060282154 - Bifurcation stent delivery catheter assembly and method
A stent delivery system is disclosed for delivering and deploying a radially expandable stent at a strategic orientation and location in a body vessel. The delivery system includes an elongated flexible tubular shaft sized suitably for insertion into the body vessel. A stent deployment assembly includes a distal transition portion ...

12/14/06 - 20060282153 - Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and method of use for guided stent deployment
A catheter system has a balloon angioplasty device disposed about a common lumen near its distal end. The balloon catheter is pre-fitted with a stent which is deployed when the balloon is inflated. The common lumen is in communication with multiple lumens within a proximal region of the catheter body ...

12/14/06 - 20060282152 - Delivery system for a device such as a stent
A delivery system for a medical device. The delivery system comprises an inner member, a retractable sheath disposed over the inner member and being slideable over the inner member, and a retraction member coupled to the retractable sheath and disposed at least in portion within the retractable sheath, the retraction ...

12/14/06 - 20060282151 - Medical device system
Methods and articles used to position a stent within a body are disclosed. ...

12/14/06 - 20060282150 - Devices and methods for operating and controlling interventional apparatus
Devices and methods are provided for operating and controlling an interventional element on an interventional catheter. The interventional element may be a stent or series of stents, a balloon, or any other interventional element for which length control is necessary or desirable. A handle member includes an elongated body and ...

12/14/06 - 20060282149 - 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 ...

12/14/06 - 20060282148 - Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (iii)
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 ...

12/14/06 - 20060282147 - Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (1)
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 ...

12/07/06 - 20060276873 - Stent placement device
A stent placement device capable of forward/backward operation for adjusting a placement position of a stent in a living tissue and forward/backward operation of an ultrasonic endoscope in a treatment instrument insertion channel is realized by providing a guide tube holding a stent to be placed in an opening formed ...

12/07/06 - 20060276872 - Method for implanting a prosthesis with a two-part expanding delivery system
A method of implanting a prosthesis in a patient at a treatment site includes providing a prosthesis delivery system with an inner sheath and an outer sheath. The prosthesis is loaded inside the inner sheath. The inner sheath containing the prosthesis is loaded within the outer sheath. The outer sheath ...

12/07/06 - 20060276871 - Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions
Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to used to improve patency or ...

11/30/06 - 20060271155 - Plaque remover
A method and apparatus for treating occluded or partially occluded vessels comprising a device for treating occluded or partially occluded vessels comprising, a double-balloon inflatable device being deployed by a catheter having a central channel for continuous blood flow, wall of central channel includes a cutting or abrasion instrument for ...

11/30/06 - 20060271154 - Methods and systems for treating vulnerable plaque
The invention provides methods and catheter-based delivery systems for treating vulnerable plaque atherosclerotic conditions using lightweight vulnerable plaque shields. Combination catheters are provided that include a selectively deployable occlusion balloon to occlude blood flow and a mechanism for selectively deploying a lightweight vulnerable plaque shield, which is either self-expanding or ...

11/30/06 - 20060271153 - System and method for delivering and deploying an occluding device within a vessel
A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having ...

11/30/06 - 20060271152 - Catheter system for stenting bifurcated vessels
A stenting system includes a stent delivery catheter having a catheter shaft with a step balloon mounted thereon. The step balloon has a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the proximal portion is inflatable to a larger expanded diameter than the distal portion. A two-part stent has a proximal ...

11/30/06 - 20060271151 - In situ stent formation
Apparatus and methods for delivering stents and other prostheses to body lumens include a prosthesis forming and deploying mechanism carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft. The mechanism is adapted to form and deploy prostheses of a variable length, and to form and deploy multiple prostheses during a ...

11/30/06 - 20060271150 - In situ stent formation
Apparatus and methods for delivering stents and other prostheses to body lumens include a prosthesis forming and deploying mechanism carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft. The mechanism is adapted to form and deploy prostheses of a variable length, and to form and deploy multiple prostheses during a ...

11/30/06 - 20060271149 - System and method for delivering and deploying an occluding device within a vessel
A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introduer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having ...

11/23/06 - 20060265046 - Stent delivery and retention apparatus
A stent delivery system comprises an inner member and an expandable balloon mounted in a collapsed state on the inner member, the expandable balloon having a first and a second end. A compressible stent having a first diameter is mounted in a compressed state around the expandable balloon between the ...

11/23/06 - 20060265045 - Integrated mechanical handle with quick slide mechanism
A method of deploying a prosthesis includes engaging a hub assembly of a handle to a threaded outer surface of a slide shaft of the handle; rotating the hub assembly to cause axial translation of the hub assembly and a sheath coupled to the hub assembly to initiate deployment of ...

11/23/06 - 20060265044 - Methods and devices for protecting 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 ...

11/23/06 - 20060265043 - Method and apparatus for treating vulnerable plaque
Various apparatuses and methods are described to treat vulnerable plaque with the use of combination drug therapy. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an elongated catheter body adapted for insertion in a body lumen, with a drug delivery device attached near a distal portion of the elongated body. The drug ...

11/23/06 - 20060265042 - Devices, systems and methods for retracting, lifting, compressing, supporting or repositioning tissues or anatomical structures
Devices, systems and methods for retracting, lifting, compressing, supporting or repositioning tissues, organs, anatomical structures, grafts or other structures within the body of human or animal subjects for the purpose of treating a diseases or disorders and/or for cosmetic or reconstructive purposes and/or for research and development purposes or other ...

11/23/06 - 20060265041 - Apparatus and methods for delivering a stent into an ostium
Apparatus and methods are provided for delivering a stent into an ostium. The apparatus includes a catheter including a proximal end, a distal end, and proximal and distal balloons disposed adjacent one another on the distal end. The balloons are expandable independently of one another, and a stent is provided ...

11/23/06 - 20060265040 - Stent delivery and retention apparatus
A stent delivery system comprises an inner member and a collapsible balloon mounted in a collapsed state thereon. A compressible stent is mounted around the collapsible balloon. At least a first thermoplastic or elastomeric member is positioned between the collapsible balloon and the stent to increase the retention force between ...

11/16/06 - 20060259121 - Device for inserting an object into the interior of a blood vessel or the heart
A device (1) used for applying an object (2) in an interior of the body, for example, for inserting a closure into an undesired opening (3) between the left atrium and the right atrium of a heart (4) is provided. The device has a delivery catheter (5), whose distal end ...

11/16/06 - 20060259120 - Implant delivery system with interlocked rx port orientation
A medical implant delivery system maintains an orientation between a guidewire lumen of an inner member of the system and a rapid-exchange port in an outer member. The medical device is disposed intermediate the inner and outer members and in friction or pressure-fit contact with the outer member. Once the ...

11/16/06 - 20060259119 - Expandable and retrievable stent
An expandable and retrievable stent is disclosed herein. The stent includes an inner strut, a first traveling anchor movably attached to the inner strut and a second anchor secured to the inner strut. The stent further includes frame connected to the first traveling anchor and the second anchor wherein the ...

11/16/06 - 20060259118 - Delivery system and devices for the rapid insertion of self-expanding devices
Delivery systems for self-expanding devices are provided having a system proximal portion with a handle, an elongate middle section delivery device with an outer sheath and inner compression member, and a system distal portion including an outer guide channel member with first and second end portions defining a guide channel ...

11/16/06 - 20060259117 - Tapered inner compression member and tapered inner guide channel member for medical device delivery systems
Medical devices for delivering stents, prosthetic valve devices, and other implantable articles inside a patient's body are provided. The devices have an elongate inner compression member having a proximal end and a distal mating end with a tapered portion and outer engaging surface, a first portion proximal to the distal ...

11/16/06 - 20060259116 - Apparatus and methods for delivering prostheses to luminal bifurcations
A catheter for delivering luminal prostheses comprises a catheter body having an expandable member near a distal end. The prosthesis has a side hole, and a guidewire extends beneath a proximal portion of the prosthesis and over the exterior of the expandable member. A distal end of the guidewire is ...

11/16/06 - 20060259115 - Medical device delivery systems that facilitate medical device placement in the presence of ultrasonic waves
Delivery systems, methods of fabricating delivery systems, and methods of implanting intraluminal medical devices at a point of treatment within a body vessel are provided. Delivery systems include an elongate tubular member that has first and second wall portions with different acoustic impedences. An intraluminal medical device is disposed on ...

11/16/06 - 20060259114 - Endoprosthesis delivery system
Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems as well as related systems and methods are disclosed. ...

11/09/06 - 20060253186 - Apparatus and methods for renal stenting
The present invention provides and apparatus and methods for emboli removal and stenting within the renal arteries having a catheter system having a distal occlusion element, a stent deployment section, and an emboli removal lumen. The occlusion element is disposed at a predetermined distance from the stent deployment section specific ...

11/09/06 - 20060253185 - Catheter for stent delivery having expanded inner member
An inner member for use within a stent delivery system is provided, wherein the stent delivery system has a stent and a balloon disposed within the stent, the balloon configured to be mounted about the inner member in a collapsed state. The inner member comprises a proximal section, a distal ...

11/09/06 - 20060253184 - System for the controlled delivery of stents and grafts
The present invention provides a delivery mechanism for percutaneously routing a stent or graft through the vascular system and procedures for addressing an aneurysm or an otherwise damaged vessel. The delivery system includes an outer tubular guide catheter 20, an inner tubular delivery (pusher) catheter 14 coaxially disposed and slidable ...

11/02/06 - 20060247756 - System and method for delivering a bifurcated stent
A system and method for delivering and assembling a bifurcated stent in a bifurcated vessel having a first lumen and a second lumen. The system and method includes the use of three balloon catheters wherein at least one of the catheters is a fixed wire catheter. A first segment of ...

11/02/06 - 20060247755 - Internal joint for medical devices, and methods of making the internal joint
Internal joints for medical devices such as delivery systems for stents, prosthetic valve devices, and other implantable articles inside a patient's body, and methods of manufacturing the internal joint, are provided with an inner compression member having a distal mating end portion. A tubular inner guide channel member has first ...

10/19/06 - 20060235502 - Intravascular deployment device with improved deployment capability
An intravascular delivery catheter includes a middle member or manipulator to ameliorate the effect of buckling of the graft cover during the tracking or positioning of the delivery device within a body flow lumen to deploy an exclusion device, such a stent graft. The delivery device/catheter includes a region or ...

10/19/06 - 20060235501 - Stent supplying device
Disclosed is an apparatus for delivery of a stent for a vessel used for implanting the stent for a vessel in the blood vessel. The delivery system includes a protective sheath (1), inserted into the vessel of a living body, a catheter (2) inserted for back-and-forth movement in the protective ...

10/12/06 - 20060229702 - Exchangeable delivery system with distal protection
Medical device delivery systems that include a distal protection feature are provided. A distal tip member that includes a distal protection device and a mounting region for a self-expandable, intraluminal medical device is slidably disposed within a passageway defined by a tubular member. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229701 - Apparatus for use with expandable stents
An apparatus for use with an expandable stent having oppositely disposed first and second terminal edges. The apparatus has a catheter shaft with a lumen, and an inflatable balloon with oppositely disposed first and second end portions and an internal chamber. The internal chamber is in fluid communication with the ...

10/12/06 - 20060229700 - Custom-length stent delivery system with independently operable expansion elements
A stent delivery system for delivering a plurality of stent segments to at least one treatment site includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a plurality of expandable members arranged axially along the catheter shaft near the distal end, a plurality of stent segments, and ...

10/12/06 - 20060229699 - Stent-stabilizing device
A stent-stabilizing device for controllably reducing the relative motion of a guide wire inside a passageway or lumen of a blood vessel catheter thereby restricting the relative motion of a stent or other object fitted thereto. The stent-stabilizing device comprises an elongated sheath, an expandable plug, and an elongated member. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229698 - Catheter
Catheters, as well as related systems and methods are disclosed. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229697 - Catheter
Catheters, as well as related systems and methods are disclosed. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229696 - Gastric ring
The gastric ring comprises an elongate element that can be deformed into a loop between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, together with closure means suitable for folding the elongate element into a loop and for fastening the distal and proximal end portions together once they have ...

10/05/06 - 20060224226 - In-vivo radial orientation of a polymeric implantable medical device
A method and system for treating a bodily lumen with an implantable medical device, such as a stent, are disclosed. The device may be disposed within a bodily lumen and radially expanded by circumferentially deforming a tube-like section of the device. The deforming section may expand the lumen and the ...

09/28/06 - 20060217794 - Separable sheath and method for insertion of a medical device into a bodily vessel using a separable sheath
A separable or splittable insertion sheath is for inserting a medical device into a patient. The insertion sheath includes releasably connectable ends or is configured to split into proximal and distal sections upon application of a predetermined level of pulling or twisting force to opposite ends of the insertion sheath. ...

09/21/06 - 20060212107 - Delivery systems, kits and methods for implanting an intraluminal medical device in a body vessel
Delivery systems, kits and methods for implanting an intraluminal medical device in a body vessel are provided. Indicia are used on one or more devices to facilitate placement of the intraluminal medical device at a desired point within the body vessel, such as a point at which a size determination ...

09/21/06 - 20060212106 - Coatings for use on medical devices
A medical device at least a portion of which has a degradable coating, the coating degrading in an aqueous environment, and to methods of making and using the same. The coating may be a layer-by-layer coating, the first layer comprising a material having a positive charge and the second layer ...

09/21/06 - 20060212105 - Trans-luminal surgical device
A device for trans-luminal delivery of a self-expanding stent or other surgical device and which is designed for rapid exchange over a guidewire has a guidewire lumen that adjacent its proximal exit port lies side-by-side with the line of the shaft of the device. A sleeve which surrounds and confines ...

09/14/06 - 20060206192 - System for implanting a replacement valve
A system for percutaneously inserting a prosthesis containing a biological replacement for a defective valve into an implantation site through a body lumen. The system contains a balloon catheter upon which a collapsable stent containing a venous valvular replacement is mounted. A protective shield is slidably mounted upon the catheter ...

09/14/06 - 20060206191 - Non-compliant balloon with compliant top-layer to protect coated stents during expansion
In order to minimize the potential for damage to bio-compatible and/or therapeutic-containing stent coatings, there is provided a compliant elastic sheath over layer between a non-compliant stent expansion balloon and an unexpanded stent, which is secured over the balloon with a securing crimp. This stent deployment assembly, which is mounted ...

09/14/06 - 20060206190 - Balloon catheter for multiple adjustable-length stent deployment
A catheter configured to carry one or more stents and having an inflatable balloon for expanding a stent surrounding the balloon. The catheter is characterized in having a positioner for moving the one or more stents relative to the balloon from a first position in which the stent does not ...

09/14/06 - 20060206189 - Medical adhesive for medical devices
A medical treatment device that includes a medical adhesive and a medical device. The medical adhesive is formulated to at least partially physically retain the medical device in a particular form until the medical device is at least partially deployed to a treatment area and/or to at least partially physical ...

09/14/06 - 20060206188 - Bifurcation delivery system
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft having a proximal region a distal region and a rotational seal therebetween. The rotational seal comprises a first component fixedly engaged to the proximal region and a second component fixedly engaged to the distal region. The components engaged in an overlapping arrangement. The ...

09/14/06 - 20060206187 - Stent delivery system
A stent delivery system includes at least one stent and a holder. The stent is expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The holder is configured to interfere or interlock with the stent. The holder may be blowmolded onto an inner surface of the compressed stent. An outer ...

09/07/06 - 20060200223 - Stent deployment systems and methods
A stent deployment system includes a catheter shaft, an expandable member mounted to the catheter shaft, and one or more stents or stent segments slidably positioned on the expandable member. The stent deployment system is adapted for deployment of stents or stent segments in very long lesions and in tapered ...

09/07/06 - 20060200222 - Medical appliance delivery apparatus and method of use
The present invention, in an exemplary embodiment, provides a stent deployment apparatus comprising excellent safety and stent placement and deployment features. An exemplary stent deployment apparatus in accordance with the present invention can facilitate the precise delivery of stents in a safe and repeatable fashion. In particular, a preferred deployment ...

09/07/06 - 20060200221 - Rolling membrane with hydraulic recapture means for self expanding stent
A medical device comprising a catheter having a retractable outer sheath and a rolling membrane. The catheter includes a catheter inner shaft about which a stent in a reduced diameter configuration may be disposed. A stent retaining region of the sheath is disposed about the stent to retain the stent ...

08/24/06 - 20060190069 - Unidirectional delivery system
A tubular prosthesis delivery system has an inner tubular member having a distal end including a prosthesis-carrying portion and a proximal end intended to remain outside the patient. An outer tubular member has a distal end spaced from the prosthesis-carrying portion of the inner member. A coupling member couples the ...

08/17/06 - 20060184226 - Delivery system for self-expanding stent, a method of using the delivery system, and a method of producing the delivery system
A medical appliance is provided that includes an outer sheath adapted to enclose a self-expanding stent in an inner space before deployment of the self-expanding stent and an inner sheath arranged between the outer sheath and the self-expanding stent before deployment of the self-expanding stent. The inner sheath includes longitudinal ...

08/17/06 - 20060184225 - Force distributing system for delivering a self-expanding stent
The invention provides a system that distributes along the length of a stent those forces exerted on the stent during release of the stent from a sheath. The system includes a catheter inner member, a stent, and a sheath. Multiple longitudinally spaced protrusions extend from the outer surface of a ...

08/17/06 - 20060184224 - Stent delivery system and method of use
A stent delivery system may be used to position a stent in a body lumen. An endoscope may be positionable in the stent delivery system facilitating direct visual observation during placement of the stent. The stent delivery system may include a first conduit, wherein the endoscope is positionable. A second ...

08/10/06 - 20060178722 - Systems and methods for stent delivery
An inverting sheath delivery system for medical devices, intraocular lens (IOL), and stent placement, in an eye as part of a cataract procedure or other body location or for therapeutic procedures such as the precise placement of radioisotopes (seeds) to a tumor. In one embodiment, the IOL replacement is positioned ...

08/10/06 - 20060178721 - Stent delivery balloon catheter having improved stent retention
A stent delivery balloon catheter having improved stent retention. In one embodiment, a stent mounted on the balloon catheter is embedded in an outer surface of an elastomeric sleeve on the catheter balloon such that the stent forms an imprint in the outer surface of the sleeve. One aspect of ...

08/03/06 - 20060173526 - Two balloon staged stent expansion
A catheter with two balloons for implanting a stent without flaring at the ends of the stent during implantation has an outer balloon overlying an inner balloon. The length of the inner balloon is shorter than the length of the outer balloon and shorter than a stent which is mounted ...

08/03/06 - 20060173525 - Methods and systems for deploying luminal prostheses
Stents and other luminal prostheses may be introduced to body lumens, such as ureters, within a lubricious sleeve. The sleeve may be packed within a distal end of the stent so that it may be everted and withdrawn to cover an exterior surface of the stent as the stent is ...

08/03/06 - 20060173524 - Medical implant delivery and deployment tool
An apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a replacement heart valve implant comprising a valve and an expandable anchor; and a deployment tool adapted to endovascularly deliver the replacement heart valve implant to an implant site within the patient, the deployment tool ...

07/20/06 - 20060161240 - Catheter for controlled stent delivery
A catheter having a catheter shaft and a medical balloon mounted thereon. The medical balloon having a non-inflated state and being inflatable to an inflated state. The medical balloon having a stent mounting region, with a stent being disposed about at least a portion of the stent mounting region. The ...

07/20/06 - 20060161239 - Endoscopic stent delivery system and method
A stent delivery system is disclosed that has an outer assembly and an inner assembly that accommodates a stent. The inner assembly further has an external assembly contact area projecting from its surface that frictionally contacts an inner surface of the outer assembly. The contact area is positioned at one ...

07/13/06 - 20060155358 - Methods for placing a stent in a branched vessel
Methods for placing a stent in a branched vessel include stretching the stent, aligning the stent within a target location at a branched vessel and releasing it for expansion at the target location. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155357 - Delivery system with helical shaft
A delivery system is provided for releasing a medical device within a body cavity. The delivery system may be used in an intravascular procedure to implant a self-expandable stent. A helical structure on the shaft of the delivery system engages the inner surface of the stent. As a result, the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155356 - Balloon catheter
A catheter including at least one inflatable chamber disposed on a catheter stem and in fluid communication with at least one inflation lumen in the catheter stem, the at least one inflatable chamber including an expandable covering with an underfold fluidly sealed to the catheter stem, the underfold including a ...

07/06/06 - 20060149350 - Systems and methods for performing bi-lateral interventions or diagnosis in branched body lumens
Bifurcated delivery assemblies provide bilateral access to first and second branch lumens extending from a main body space or lumen in a patient. One or more interventional devices are combined with the delivery assemblies for delivery s into one or both of the branch lumens. Bilateral renal stenting or embolic ...

07/06/06 - 20060149349 - Device for connection between a corporeal duct and a prosthesis
The invention concerns a device for connection between previously intubed ends of a corporeal duct (12) and a substantially tubular prosthesis (10) characterized in that it consists of a sleeve (16) with meshed structure or the like deformable by means of a balloon catheter and capable of radial expansion between ...

06/29/06 - 20060142837 - Method and apparatus for deployment of an endoluminal device
An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, a shaft having a distal tip and an anterograde sheath attached to the distal tip, and anchoring means in at ...

06/29/06 - 20060142836 - Device for treating aortic dissection
A stent assembly (42) adapted for endoluminal placement by endovascular deployment for the treatment of a false lumen (10) associated with a vascular dissection. The stent assembly has a number of self expanding stents (35) connected together to define an elongate substantially cylindrical lumen wall engaging surface. The stents are ...

06/29/06 - 20060142835 - Endoluminal prosthesis adapted to resist migration and method of deploying the same
An endoluminal prosthesis for treatment of a condition in a lumen in the vicinity of a branch lumen, the lumen being adapted to resist migration, is provided. In one embodiment, the prosthesis includes a substantially tubular main stent adapted for placement in the main lumen. A substantially tubular anchor stent ...

06/29/06 - 20060142834 - Fugitive plasticizer balloon surface treatment for enhanced stent securement
In an assembly of a balloon mounted on a catheter and a stent mounted over the deflated balloon, the balloon is provided with a fugitive plasticizer before the stent is crimped over the balloon. The fugitive plasticizer can soften the balloon surface so that molding of the balloon surface to ...

06/29/06 - 20060142833 - Apparatus for delivery and deployment of an expandable stent within a blood vessel
An improved apparatus for delivering and deployment of an expandable stent with a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The system comprises a fluid pressure device which is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath such that after retraction of the protection sheath the stent is ...

06/22/06 - 20060136036 - Apparatus and method for deployment of an endoluminal device
An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, a shaft having a distal tip and an anterograde sheath attached to the distal tip, and an inflatable balloon mounted ...

06/22/06 - 20060136035 - Coiled endoluminal prosthesis system and delivery catheter
A coiled endoluminal prosthesis system may include means for rotating a delivery catheter while axially releasing a coiled endoluminal prosthesis from the delivery catheter. A release element may be retracted simultaneously with rotation of the delivery catheter. The coiled endoluminal prosthesis may have a first direction of spiral in a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136034 - Delivery catheter and method
A delivery catheter comprises a first, flexible, polymer-based tube and a second, metal tube at the first tube distal end. The second tube has flexibility enhancing relief areas along its length to provide localized areas of reduced bending stiffness to enhance the bending flexibility while retaining good torsional stiffness. A ...

06/22/06 - 20060136033 - Coiled stent delivery system and method
A coiled endoluminal prosthesis delivery assembly includes a catheter and a generally helical endoluminal prosthesis. The endoluminal prosthesis is placeable in a radially contracted state on the catheter. The assembly also comprises means for engaging proximal, intermediate and distal portions of the endoluminal prosthesis to maintain it in the first ...

06/22/06 - 20060136032 - Balloon catheter having a balloon with hybrid porosity sublayers
formed of at least two sublayers of the porous polymeric material which have a different porosity. Additionally, in one embodiment, the sublayers of porous polymeric material have other characteristics which vary, such as tensile strength and orientation. As a result, the balloon of the invention has an improved combination of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136031 - Balloon deployable stent and method of using the same
The present invention provides a balloon-deployable stent having a progressive expansion over time and a method for using such a stent, thereby reducing restenosis. The stent has a progressive radial expansion of an armature (12) comprising a material having an elasticity allowing the self-deployment of the armature and of a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129224 - Two-part expanding stent graft delivery system
A delivery system for endovascularly delivering a prosthesis along a guidewire to a curved implantation site includes a delivery device having control handle and an inner lumen slidably disposed in the handle between a retracted position and an extended position. The inner lumen has a distal end and a tip ...

06/15/06 - 20060129223 - Percutaneously retrievable stent assembly with fluid draining capability
The present invention provides a stent assembly for expanding a bodily passage in a patient and draining a fluid therefrom. The assembly comprises at least one expandable stent and an elongated carrier for delivery or retrieval of the stent. The stent is circumferentially attached to a distal end of the ...

06/01/06 - 20060116750 - 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 ...

06/01/06 - 20060116749 - Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue
Devices and methods for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The methods and devices create channels in lung tissue and maintain the patency of these surgically created channels in tissue. Maintaining the patency of the ...

06/01/06 - 20060116748 - Stepped balloon catheter for treating vascular bifurcations
A stepped balloon catheter prosthesis deployment system is disclosed for placement of a prosthesis across an Os opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support at one end, a circumferentially extending link at the other end and at least one ...

05/18/06 - 20060106448 - Vessel treatment devices
A catheter system for treating lesions is provided. The system is suitable for treatment of bifurcation lesions, has a low profile and provides substantially predictable translational and rotational positioning. In one embodiment, the system includes a fixed wire balloon catheter and a partially attached guidewire lumen, wherein the guidewire lumen ...

05/18/06 - 20060106447 - Adjustable stiffness medical system
A delivery system for implanting a medical device within a lumen or body cavity of a patient is provided, the delivery system having a catheter with a plurality of coils, wherein the gaps between the coils can be increased or decreased, by means of an actuator, to alter the flexibility ...

05/11/06 - 20060100687 - Elongate tubular member for use in medical device shafts
The invention relates to a delivery catheter assembly (100) for a self-expanding stent or other device deployed in a similar manner, comprising: an inner shaft (1) located coaxially within an outer shaft (2). Each of the shafts (1, 2) comprises an elongate spiral-cut outer hypotube (12, 14). Each of the ...

05/11/06 - 20060100686 - Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation
Devices, systems, and methods use a catheter device sized and configured for introduction to a targeted site in a hollow body organ or blood vessel. The catheter device includes a first release mechanisms coupled to the prosthesis to secure at least one region of the prosthesis to the catheter shaft, ...

05/11/06 - 20060100685 - Endoprosthesis for vascular bifurcation
An apparatus for treating an area of bifurcation where a principal body conduit separates into at least two secondary conduits comprises a radially expandable first stent body. The first stent body has a substantially conical shape and a first end having a greater diameter than a second end when fully ...

05/04/06 - 20060095110 - Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems and related components
Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems and related components, as well as related methods are disclosed. ...

04/27/06 - 20060089703 - Expandable stent and delivery system
An expandable stent and delivery system is provided for enhancing luminal dilation of a blood vessel and treating aneurysms. The delivery system includes proximal, intermediate and distal cylindrical members disposed on and spaced apart along an elongated core member such that first and second gaps are formed. The expandable stent ...

04/27/06 - 20060089702 - Sleeve to protect ratcheting stent from interference with guide catheter
A system for delivering a stent having a ratchet mechanism includes a delivery catheter having a movable elastic sleeve. The elastic sleeve covers the ratchet mechanism of the stent and prevents the ratchet mechanism from contacting a guide catheter or the vascular wall, and facilitates retraction of the delivery catheter ...

04/27/06 - 20060089701 - In situ molded stent and method and system for delivery
A method for forming a stent in situ involves manipulating a delivery system to provide a mold within a lumen of a living body, and injecting a settable, biocompatible phase invertible composition into the mold. After the biocompatible phase invertible composition is set, the delivery system is removed. The stent ...

04/20/06 - 20060085058 - System and method for delivering a biologically active material to a body lumen
A medical device system that is insertable in a body lumen for treating and/or preventing injury to a body lumen wall is disclosed. The system comprises a stent comprising a sidewall having a first edge and a second edge, and a balloon capable of being disposed within the sidewall. The ...

04/20/06 - 20060085057 - Delivery guide member based stent anti-jumping technologies
Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures or a variety of other procedures. ...

04/13/06 - 20060079952 - Delivery system for placement of prosthesis at luminal os
An embodiment of the invention provides a prosthesis delivery system comprising a delivery catheter having an expandable member and a prosthesis carried over the expandable member. The prosthesis includes a radially expandable scaffold section and at least two anchors extending axially from an end thereof, and means for capturing at ...

04/13/06 - 20060079951 - Guide catheter with attached stent delivery system
The invention provides a system and method for treating a vascular condition. The system comprises a guide catheter that includes a central lumen. A stent delivery device that includes a delivery catheter and a stent disposed on the delivery catheter is slidably received in the central lumen. A stop interface ...

04/06/06 - 20060074478 - Thin film medical device and delivery system
The present invention relates to a delivery system for an intraluminal thin film medical device particularly well suited for occlusion of an aneurysm, vessel side branch or dissection of a body lumen or duct, such as an artery or vein. The delivery system has an outer sheath attached along the ...

04/06/06 - 20060074477 - Self-expanding stent delivery system
A catheter for a self-expanding stent includes a proximal shaft with a longitudinal guide way along the length of the proximal shaft, a guide member for accessing a guidewire lumen defined by the proximal shaft and for drawing a guidewire into and out of the guidewire lumen along the proximal ...

04/06/06 - 20060074476 - Rotatable sheath, assembly and method of manufacture of same
A medical device comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft and a medical balloon positioned thereon, as well as a rotatable assembly disposed about the balloon. The balloon has a pre-expansion state and an expanded state. The rotatable assembly comprises a sheath, wherein the sheath is disposed about the balloon ...

04/06/06 - 20060074475 - Rotating stent delivery system for side branch access and protection and method of using same
A system for treatment of a vessel bifurcation and its method of use comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a portion of which is characterized as an axle about which a rotatable assembly is disposed and rotatable thereabout. The system employs a series of lumens, openings and/or ports to ...

04/06/06 - 20060074474 - Method of performing protected angioplasty and stenting at a carotid bifurcation
A method is described for performing protected angioplasty and stenting of a patient's carotid bifurcation. A self-expanding stent is deployed across a stenosis in the patient's carotid artery. A catheter system that includes a rapid exchange balloon angioplasty catheter with an occlusion balloon catheter positioned through the guidewire lumen is ...

03/30/06 - 20060069423 - Means and method for treating an intimal dissection after stent implantation
If however, the angiography with the contrast medium indicates that an edge dissection has occurred, then the fixed guidewire stent delivery catheter would be left in place with its balloon deflated. The Luer fitting at the proximal end of the stent delivery catheter would then be cut off and a ...

03/30/06 - 20060069422 - Intraluminal prosthesis attachment systems and methods
Systems and method implant prostheses in the body. The systems and methods provide permanent attachment of the prosthesis in the body. The prosthesis can comprise, e.g., an endovascular graft, which can be deployed without damaging the native blood vessel in either an arterial or a venous system. The endovascular graft ...

03/23/06 - 20060064152 - Stent delivery system loading tool
A removable loading tool for use with a catheter assembly wherein the loading tool comprises a body which defines a substantially hollow chamber. The substantially hollow chamber has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first diameter sized to contain at least a portion of ...

03/16/06 - 20060058866 - Deployment system for an expandable device
The present invention is directed to a deployment system for a self-expanding endoluminal device. The deployment system includes a confining sheath placed around a compacted endoluminal device so that upon deployment the sheath is transitioned into an internal deployment line housed within the catheter. The deployment system is configured to ...

03/16/06 - 20060058865 - Delivery system with controlled frictional properties
Delivery systems and methods of making delivery systems are provided. A delivery system according to the invention facilitates delivery of an intraluminal medical device to a point of treatment in a body vessel. A dilator includes a means for resisting relative movement between an associated intraluminal medical device and the ...

03/16/06 - 20060058864 - Balloon flareable branch vessel prosthesis and method
A stent graft system for intraluminal deployment in an aorta and a branch vessel that includes an aorta stent graft for deployment within the aorta and defining a lumen for the passage of blood therethrough, and having a fenestration positioned and sized so as to allow blood to flow to ...

03/16/06 - 20060058863 - Polymer-based stent assembly
Methods for preparing a polymer-based stent assembly comprising an inflatable balloon catheter and a polymer-based stent resistant to relaxation-related negative recoil are provided. The methods comprise heating a polymeric cylindrical device which is at a final predetermined shape and diameter to a temperature sufficiently above the glass transition temperature (Tg) ...

03/09/06 - 20060052858 - Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations
An apparatus and method is provided for stenting bifurcated vessels. A proximal angled stent is configured for implanting in a side-branch vessel wherein the proximal angled stent has an angulated portion that corresponds to the angle formed by the intersection of the side-branch vessel and the main vessel so that ...

03/02/06 - 20060047336 - Stent-catheter assembly with a releasable connection for stent retention
Medical assemblies with a releasable connection and methods of constructing such medical assemblies are disclosed. The medical assemblies generally comprise a stent, a catheter assembly having catheter body a balloon, and a releasable connection between the stent and the catheter assembly that releases the stent from the catheter assembly in ...

03/02/06 - 20060047335 - Catheter with deflector
A stent assembly including a catheter formed with a side aperture, and a deflector positioned near the side aperture adapted to deflect a guidewire pushed thereagainst to pass through the side aperture. ...

02/23/06 - 20060041304 - Endoluminal occlusion-irrigation catheter with aspiration capabilities and methods of use
A catheter system comprising a guidewire, an endovascular catheter, and an aspiration catheter. The guidewire has an expandable occluder mounted on a distal end. The guidewire and the endovascular catheter are insertable into a lumen of the aspiration catheter. The aspiration catheter also includes infusion and aspiration lumen(s) and port(s). ...

02/23/06 - 20060041303 - Guidewire with stopper
A stent assembly including a catheter formed with a side aperture, and a branch guidewire disposed in the catheter and which passes into the side aperture, the branch guidewire including a stopper sized such that the stopper cannot be pulled through the side aperture into the catheter but can be ...

02/23/06 - 20060041302 - Stent delivery system
A medical device comprises a catheter, a retractable sheath, and a rolling membrane. The catheter includes a catheter shaft about which a stent in a reduced diameter configuration may be disposed. A stent retaining region of the sheath is disposed about the stent to retain the stent in the reduced ...

02/16/06 - 20060036309 - Guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter
A method of delivering a stent comprising providing an elongate guide having a stent coaxially supported on the guide for placement and movement by the guide, providing a tubular sheath member, advancing the elongate guide into the body to provide initial access to a preselected treatment site within the body ...

02/16/06 - 20060036308 - Stent with extruded covering
The stent having an extruded covering of the present invention, and method of making the same, provides a stent 112 having stent elements 116 forming cells 118, and a covering 114 disposed on the stent 112. The seamless covering 114 encloses the stent elements 116 and the cells 118. The ...

02/09/06 - 20060030924 - Catheter system for stenting 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 ...

02/09/06 - 20060030923 - Stent delivery system
A medical device comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a sheath and a rolling membrane. The sheath is being disposed about the catheter shaft and is longitudinally moveable relative thereto. A distal portion of the sheath defines a stent retaining region. The sheath is moveable between an extended position ...

02/09/06 - 20060030922 - Intraluminal stent assembly and method of deploying the same
Intraluminal stent assemblies and methods of deploying the same. The assemblies include a catheter including at least one lumen formed therein. At least one inflatable member is disposed on the catheter and in communication with the lumen. The inflatable member includes at least one distal projection and/or at least one ...

02/09/06 - 20060030921 - Intravascular securement device
A method and apparatus for a securement device useful for the treatment of aneurysms includes a hub and, in one aspect, a plurality of arms or spikes in a star pattern extendable therefrom and into engagement with a blood vessel wall. The securement device may be deployed to anchor a ...

02/02/06 - 20060025845 - Expandable stent with markers and stent delivery system
An expandable stent and delivery system therefor is provided for treating vascular diseases such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes proximal, intermediate and distal cylindrical members disposed about an elongated core member. The proximal, intermediate, and distal cylindrical members are spaced apart such that first ...

02/02/06 - 20060025844 - Reduced deployment force delivery device
A reduced deployment force delivery apparatus having an outer sheath with two layers that move relative to one another so as to reduce the deployment force necessary for deploying a stent, stent graft or other intraluminal device. ...

02/02/06 - 20060025843 - Apparatus for treating atherosclerosis
An apparatus for interventional treatment of atherosclerosis at a vascular bifurcation includes structure for receiving a first guidewire and a second guidewire. An exit for the second guidewire is located in a central section of the structure. A first balloon portion is secured to the structure so a proximal end ...

01/26/06 - 20060020320 - Bifurcation graft deployment catheter
Disclosed is a deployment catheter for deploying a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The deployment catheter includes a proximal tubular section and a distal tubular section which are axially movable in opposite directions to deploy a prosthesis. A central core extends throughout ...

01/26/06 - 20060020319 - Device and method for delivering an endovascular stent-graft having a longitudinally unsupported portion
An endoluminal prosthesis having an unsupported or flexible region and a delivery system for delivering the endoluminal prosthesis is provided. The delivery system includes a prosthesis delivery catheter with stiffening elements that provide longitudinally rigid support to a flexible or unsupported portion of an endoluminal prosthesis as the prosthesis is ...

01/19/06 - 20060015169 - Methods for treatment of aneurysmal tissue
Methods and apparatus for stabilizing vascular tissue adjacent the site of the placement of an intravascular repair vehicle such as a stent graft are provided. Thus, there is provided a method for stabilizing a segment of a blood vessel for placement of an intravascular repair vehicle comprising: isolating the segment ...

01/19/06 - 20060015168 - Catheter
Catheters, as well as related systems and methods are disclosed. ...

01/12/06 - 20060009833 - Delivery system and method for bifurcated graft
A flexible low profile delivery system for delivery of an expandable intracorporeal device, specifically, an endovascular graft, which has at least one belt circumferentially disposed about the device in a constraining configuration. The belt is released by a release member, such as a release wire, by retracting the wire from ...

01/12/06 - 20060009832 - Balloon catheter and method and system for securing a stent to a balloon catheter
A stent is retained on a balloon catheter with a stent retention feature in the form of a pillow which minimizes sliding of the stent on the balloon during stent delivery and deployment. The balloon catheter/stent assembly includes a balloon catheter having an elongated catheter shaft and a balloon positioned ...

01/05/06 - 20060004434 - Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism
The over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism includes a cylindrical lock receiving section of a small diameter attached to an implantable medical device such as a blood clot filter, a stent, or a septal occluder. This cylindrical lock receiving section has a plurality of spaced, curved cutouts to receive both the guide ...

01/05/06 - 20060004433 - Thoracic deployment device and stent graft
A stent graft introducer for intraluminal deployment of a stent graft (26), the introducer comprising a stent graft release mechanism (6) to allow partial release of the stent graft (26) when carried on the introducer, whereby control of the stent graft can be maintained while allowing access into the lumen ...

12/29/05 - 20050288764 - Devices and methods for controlling expandable prosthesis during develoyment
Prosthesis delivery devices and methods are provided that enable precise control of prosthesis position during deployment. The prosthesis delivery devices may carry multiple prostheses and include deployment mechanisms for delivery of a selectable number of prostheses. Control mechanisms are provided in the prosthesis delivery devices that control either or both ...

12/29/05 - 20050288763 - Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems with stent bumpers
Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems and methods enable precise control of prosthesis position during deployment. The stent delivery systems carry multiple stent segments and include a stent bumper for helping control the axial position of the stent segments during deployment. This enables the deployment of multiple prostheses at a target ...

12/29/05 - 20050288762 - Apparatus and method for securing a graft to a tunneler
An apparatus is provided for securing a graft to a tunneler during implantation of the graft subcutaneously for vascular access. The apparatus includes an elongated member adapted to be tunneled subcutaneously from an entry point at a first location on the skin surface of a patient to an exit point ...

12/22/05 - 20050283223 - Double sheath deployment system
A stent-graft deployment system (10) includes a stent-graft (15), a flexible catheter tip (12) attached to a catheter shaft (25), a retractable primary sheath (20) containing the stent-graft in a first constrained small diameter configuration around the catheter shaft near the flexible tip. The stent-graft deployment system further includes a ...

12/22/05 - 20050283222 - Apparatus for delivering endoluminal prostheses and methods of making and using them
An apparatus for delivering a stent into a blood vessel includes a sheath having a rounded bullet-shaped distal portion including a plurality of flexible leaflets integrally molded thereto. The stent is disposed in its contracted condition within a lumen of the sheath proximate the distal portion. A bumper is slidably ...

12/22/05 - 20050283221 - Catheter assembly
Catheter having a proximal section and a distal section. The proximal section having at least a delivery lumen and a guidewire receiving lumen, the guidewire receiving lumen having a proximal guidewire exit port at a location proximal of the distal end of the proximal section. A reinforcing tubular member located ...

12/15/05 - 20050278013 - Method for endovascular bypass stent graft delivery
The invention provides a method of providing an endovascular bypass. The method includes the steps of inserting an elastic needle carrying a guidewire adjacent an ostium via a catheter and extending the needle through a branch vessel wall. The method continues by extending the needle through the extravascular space and ...

12/15/05 - 20050278012 - Protected stent delivery system and packaging
The present invention is directed to sterile packaging systems for medical devices or components where the medical device or component (e.g. a stent) is covered at least in part with a protective sheath that is configured to maintain a body of protective fluid about the covered portion of the device ...

12/15/05 - 20050278011 - Stent delivery system
A medical device comprises a catheter having a balloon positioned thereon, a stent and a sheath. The sheath is disposed about the stent when the stent is in a reduced diameter configuration. When the stent is in the reduced diameter configuration it is disposed about a portion of the catheter ...

12/15/05 - 20050278010 - Stent delivery system with imaging capability
A stent delivery system includes a catheter shaft defining two lumens, for respectively receiving a guidewire and a fiber optic cable having a viewing capability. Specifically, the fiber optic cable has a first (e.g., proximal) end and a second (e.g., distal) end, and is adapted for transmitting illumination light from ...

12/08/05 - 20050273153 - Method and apparatus for delivering a stent into a body lumen
The invention is a method and apparatus for delivering a stent, including, but not limited to, a self expanding stent, into a body lumen. The apparatus comprises an outer tube having a proximal end and a distal end and sized to hold a stent therein in a radially constricted condition, ...

12/08/05 - 20050273152 - Balloon catheter device
Balloon catheters having the strength and maximum inflated diameter characteristics of an angioplasty balloon and having the recovery characteristics during deflation of an elastic embolectomy balloon. The balloon catheter can be made in very small sizes and has a lubricious and chemically inert outer surface. The balloon catheter is easy ...

12/08/05 - 20050273151 - Stent delivery system
A stent delivery system includes an inner tubular member on which a stent is loaded, an outer jacket extending over said inner tubular member, the retraction of which causes deployment of the stent, and a handle adapted to move the jacket relative to the inner tubular member. The constructions of ...

12/08/05 - 20050273150 - Stent introducer system
A stent delivery system for positioning a first and second stent the first and second branch lumens of a bifurcation. The stent delivery system includes stent introducers and a sheath or catheter having a frangible wall. A method of delivering stents to anatomies such as bifurcated ducts or vessels. ...

12/08/05 - 20050273149 - Bifurcated stent delivery system
A stent delivery system comprises a catheter which includes a catheter shaft and a balloon positioned thereon. A rotatable sheath is rotatably disposed about a portion of the catheter. The rotatable sheath has a distal portion which extends over the balloon and a proximal portion which extends over the catheter ...

12/08/05 - 20050273148 - Device for placement of a self-expanding endoprosthesis
The atraumatic tip (6) is made of elastomer material and comprises a thin-walled inflatable chamber (10) which can be inflated by a pressure insufficient to widen a channel intended to receive the prosthesis, and into which there leads a lumen (9) extending from the distal end to the proximal end ...

12/08/05 - 20050273147 - Expandable and contractible guidewire
A guidewire for a stent assembly, the guidewire including an outwardly expandable and inwardly contractible deformable portion. ...

12/01/05 - 20050267563 - Exchangeable delivery system for expandable prosthetic devices
Exchangeable delivery systems, methods of making delivery systems, and methods of delivering a self-expandable prosthetic device are provided. Delivery systems according to embodiments of the invention include an elongate tubular member defining a passageway with a distal end defining an exchange port, and a distal tip member slideably disposed partially ...

12/01/05 - 20050267562 - Stent-reduction sleeve
The present invention provides a method of reducing a stent. A stent framework is provided and inserted into a stent-reduction sleeve having a plurality of apertures formed therein. The stent-reduction sleeve is compressed towards a central axis of the stent framework with a substantially uniform inwardly directed radial force that ...

12/01/05 - 20050267561 - System and method for stent deployment and infusion of a therapeutic agent into tissue adjacent to the stent ends
The invention provides a system and method for deploying a stent and infusing a therapeutic agent into tissue adjacent to the ends of the stent. The system comprises a catheter, an inflatable balloon, a stent, and a plurality of infusion elements. The catheter has an inflation lumen and at least ...

11/17/05 - 20050256562 - Stent delivery handle and assembly formed therewith
A delivery handle and assembly are provided which allow for deployment and reconstrainment of a stent. The delivery assembly may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough; and, a housing having an aperture, the catheter extending through the aperture. A driver is movably coupled to the housing such that ...

11/10/05 - 20050251243 - Stent body sock
A stent delivery system which includes a stent delivery catheter, the stent delivery catheter having a stent mounting region, the stent mounting region having an inflatable portion. A stent is disposed about the stent mounting region, the stent having an unexpanded position and an expanded position. At least one stent ...

11/03/05 - 20050246009 - Multiple drug delivery from a balloon and a prosthesis
Disclosed is an interventional device for delivery of therapeutic agents from an angioplasty balloon and from a prosthesis such as an intraluminal stent. The invention also relates to the method of loading the beneficial agents onto the balloon and the device, as well as the method of delivery of the ...

11/03/05 - 20050246008 - Delivery system for vascular prostheses and methods of use
The present invention is directed to a delivery system for delivering a vascular prosthesis within a vessel, the vascular prosthesis having a contracted delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. The delivery system comprises a loader tube having a lumen preloaded with a delivery wire carrying a vascular prosthesis in the ...

10/27/05 - 20050240256 - Method and apparatus for contracting, loading or crimping self-expanding and balloon expandable stent devices
An apparatus for manipulating a medical device is formed of at least three coupled movable blades which are disposed about a reference circle to form an aperture whose size may be varied. The aperture capable of being sized to contain a medical device. Each blade is in communication with an ...

10/27/05 - 20050240255 - Carrier-based delivery system for intraluminal medical devices
A cartridge-based delivery system is provided. The cartridge is at least partially disposed within a portion of a sheath. An intraluminal medical device is advanced from the cartridge into the lumen of the sheath. Kits can include a sheath and multiple cartridges. ...

10/27/05 - 20050240254 - Stent delivery system
A medical device for delivery of a self-expanding stent comprises a catheter assembly having a catheter shaft and a self-expanding stent disposed thereabout. A retractable sheath is disposed about the catheter shaft and the stent. The retractable sheath retains the stent in a reduced diameter condition prior to delivery. A ...

10/20/05 - 20050234539 - Urethral catheter stent delivery system
A stent delivery system for the placement of non-expandable stents in the urethra is described. The delivery system is generally composed of a catheter with a stent mounted near the distal end of the catheter. The stent is held in place by a balloon or mechanical mechanism. ...

10/20/05 - 20050234538 - Bioresorbable stent delivery system
A method and system for delivering a bioresorbable intravascular stent includes a delivery system or catheter having an expandable balloon. A guidewire lumen having a distal guidewire port and a proximal guidewire port spaced a relatively short distance from the distal end allows rapid exchange of the stent delivery system ...

10/20/05 - 20050234537 - Stent crimper
An apparatus for reducing the size of a medical device, the apparatus including at least one independently operable discrete section which can reduce the diameter of the medical device, the independently operable discrete section including a plurality of coupled movable blades arranged to form an aperture whose size may be ...

10/13/05 - 20050228479 - Medical device delivery system
A delivery system (10) for implanting a medical device (30) such as a venous valve into the vasculature of a patient. The delivery system includes a delivery catheter (11) having a device-containing portion (15) adjacent to the distal end (14) thereof, and an inner member (16) extending through the catheter ...

10/13/05 - 20050228478 - Medical device delivery systems
Medical device delivery systems, and related methods and components, are disclosed. ...

10/13/05 - 20050228477 - Topographic coatings and coating methods for medical devices
Medical devices having topographic coatings are provided. The topographic coatings have regions of high and low elevation and may be composed of polymers, metals, ceramics, proteins and other biocompatible materials. Such topographic coatings facilitate the deposition, elution, and protection of therapeutic agents on the medical device, manipulation of the medical ...

10/13/05 - 20050228476 - Method for inserting a prosthesis
A graft system for intraluminal delivery in a vessel in need of repair comprising a graft, anchoring means, and a strippable sheath around at least part of the graft. A preferred anchoring means is a balloon-expandable stent. Also included in the invention is a method of using the device to ...

10/13/05 - 20050228475 - Control device for medical catheters
A control mechanism comprises an elongate handle 10 having an external thread 12 and a barrel 20 with internally projecting pins 21 threaded over handle 10. Rotation of barrel 20 causes handle 10 to move back and forth along its longitudinal axis to retract and advance a catheter sheath to ...

10/13/05 - 20050228474 - Apparatus and methods for conduits and materials
The present invention provides apparatus and methods for a conduit, such as an implantable conduit for a vessel. The conduit may comprise a main member and a side-branch member. The conduit may be implanted with the side-branch member initially disposed within the main member. When positioned, the side-branch member may ...

10/06/05 - 20050222665 - Endovascular fastener applicator
Endovascular fastener applicator for endoluminally fastening prosthetic grafts to vessels, are provided. The endovascular fastener applicator includes a delivery assembly configured for positioning within a vessel, and a control assembly mounted to a proximal end of the outer sheath for extracorporeal control of the delivery assembly. The delivery assembly includes ...

10/06/05 - 20050222664 - Prosthesis deployment system
A stent deployment system includes a handle and a flexible sheath coupled the handle. A flexible tube extends from the handle through the sheath. A tapered flexible extension is coupled to the flexible tube, the tapered flexible extension has a taper angle of between about 5 degrees and 15 degrees ...

10/06/05 - 20050222663 - Debulking catheters and methods
A method of removing material from a blood flow lumen includes providing a device having a cutting element and an opening, the cutting element being movable relative to the opening. The method then includes advancing the device through a patient's vascular system to the blood flow lumen. Finally, the method ...

10/06/05 - 20050222662 - Implant delivery system with marker interlock
An implant delivery system is disclosed. The delivery system includes an elongated member having an implant mounting location. A self-expandable implant is mounted at the implant mounting location. The implant is held in a compressed orientation by a retractable sheath. An interlock structure prevents the implant from deploying prematurely as ...

09/29/05 - 20050216074 - Implantable medical devices
A medical device includes a balloon catheter having an expandable member, e.g., an inflatable balloon, at its distal end and a stent or other endoprosthesis. The stent is, for example, an apertured tubular member formed of a polymer and is assembled about the balloon. The stent has an initial diameter ...

09/22/05 - 20050209677 - Stent delivery devices
A stent delivery system for treating lesions is provided. The system is suitable for treatment of bifurcation lesions, has a low profile and provides substantially predictable translational and rotational positioning. In one embodiment, the system includes a fixed wire balloon catheter and a partially attached guidewire lumen, wherein the guidewire ...

09/22/05 - 20050209676 - 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 ...

09/22/05 - 20050209675 - Corewire actuated delivery system with fixed distal stent-carrying extension
Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a self-expanding stent is deployed in connection with an angioplasty procedure ...

09/22/05 - 20050209674 - Balloon assembly (v)
Described here is a balloon catheter system, a very low profile medical device system having one or more adjustable length and/or adjustable diameter components, (e.g., balloons), system accessories, and system components. Also described are methods for using the variations of the system and its parts, such as by performing procedures, ...

09/22/05 - 20050209673 - Bifurcation stent delivery devices
A stent delivery system for treating bifurcations is provided. The system has a low profile and provides substantially predictable translational and rotational positioning. In one embodiment, the system includes a fixed wire balloon catheter and a partially attached side branch lumen, wherein the side branch lumen is attached to the ...

09/22/05 - 20050209672 - Sliding restraint stent delivery systems
Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a self-expanding stent may be deployed in connection with an angioplasty ...

09/22/05 - 20050209671 - Corewire actuated delivery system with fixed distal stent-carrying extension
Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a self-expanding stent is deployed in connection with an angioplasty procedure ...

09/22/05 - 20050209670 - Stent delivery system with diameter adaptive restraint
Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a self-expanding stent may be deployed in connection with an angioplasty ...

09/22/05 - 20050209669 - System for stent placement in a vasculature bifurcation
A positioning system for use in placing a stent at a vascular bifurcation includes an elongated catheter having an inflatable balloon mounted at its distal end. With the balloon deflated, the catheter/balloon assembly is engageable with the stent allowing the stent to be advanced through the vasculature to the bifurcation. ...

09/15/05 - 20050203605 - Radially crush-resistant stent
A system for treating a vascular condition includes a catheter and a stent coupled to the catheter. The stent includes a stent framework having at least one stent segment with a plurality of interconnected struts and crowns and at least one stiffening ring having a plurality of ring segments connected ...

09/08/05 - 20050197688 - Catheter system for protected angioplasty and stenting at a carotid bifurcation
A catheter system is described for performing protected angioplasty and stenting of a patient's carotid bifurcation. A self-expanding stent is deployed across a stenosis in the patient's carotid artery. A catheter system that includes a rapid exchange angioplasty catheter with an occlusion balloon catheter positioned through the guidewire lumen is ...

09/01/05 - 20050192660 - Device for introducing a stent into a hollow organ
A device is for introducing a stent into a hollow organ, in particular into the gastrointestinal tract of the body of a patient. The device includes a magnet system which covers the area of treatment of the patient and generates a 3D gradient field for remote-controlled movement and orientation of ...

09/01/05 - 20050192659 - Apparatus and method for performing a surgical procedure
The present invention depicts a method and apparatus for treating an aneurysm. The method of treating an aneurysm is to first, insert a flared stent having a lumen into an artery with the flared portion extending into the lumen of the aneurysm, second, insert a bifurcation graft through the lumen ...

09/01/05 - 20050192658 - Apparatus and method for the articulation of a catheter
A delivery apparatus for delivering a surgical device comprising, a catheter having a distal segment, a proximate segment, and a lumen. The distal segment has a first configuration having a curved shape. A delivery component is then inserted within the lumen of the catheter where the delivery component has a ...

09/01/05 - 20050192657 - Medical devices
Medical devices, particularly stents, suitable for drug delivery and including a sugar, sugar derivative, inorganic ionic salt, polysaccharide, amino acid, amino acid derivative, polypeptide, surfactant, or combination thereof, are disclosed. ...

09/01/05 - 20050192656 - Bifurcated stent delivery system
The present invention is drawn to a system for deploying a stent at a bifurcation. In one embodiment, the system includes a stepped balloon which has a first section of a first diameter, and a second section of a second diameter. The first portion is sized to deploy a first ...

08/25/05 - 20050187603 - Rotatable catheter assembly
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft, a balloon and a pair of collars engaged to the catheter shaft. Each collar has a body portion and at least one lip portion extending radially outward from the body portion. Each collar has a nonactivated state and an activated state, wherein in ...

08/25/05 - 20050187602 - Rotatable catheter assembly
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter shaft, a balloon and a pair of collars. The collars may be fixed or rotatable about a catheter shaft prior to exposure to an electric current. Where the collars are fixed to the shaft, the balloon is rotatable about the collars. When exposed to ...

08/18/05 - 20050182476 - Introducer for an iliac side branch device
An introduction arrangement for a fenestrated or branched stent graft (13) intended for deployment into the lumen of a vessel having a blind vessel extending from it. The introducer (1) has a distal end intended to remain outside a patient in use and a proximal end with a nose cone ...

08/18/05 - 20050182475 - Delivery system for a medical device
The invention is directed to a delivery system for delivering a medical device. The delivery system includes an inner member having a proximal end and a distal end. The inner member defines a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end. A tip is formed at the distal ...

08/18/05 - 20050182474 - Coated stent having protruding crowns and elongated struts
The present invention provides a stent comprising a stent framework having a plurality of stent framework rings. At least one stent framework ring includes a plurality of interconnected crowns and struts with at least one protruding crown formed by two elongated struts. The protruding crowns of one stent framework ring ...

08/18/05 - 20050182473 - Multi stent delivery system
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft with a first rotatable sheath rotatably disposed thereabout. A first guidewire housing which defines a first guidewire lumen for passage of a first guidewire therethrough is engaged to the first rotatable sheath. A first stent, which when in the reduced ...

08/11/05 - 20050177221 - Ostial stent
The specification discloses a cardiovascular ostial stents, a ostial stent balloon, and methods for their use. The stent includes two portions having different degrees of expandability. The distal portion has a normal degree of expandability to support a vessel. The proximal portion has a higher degree of expandability so that ...

08/04/05 - 20050171592 - Spiral centering catheter
A catheter with proximal and distal ends having a spiral centering device attached near the catheter distal end. The spiral centering device has at least one spiral strut having a proximal end and a distal end. The spiral centering device resiliently tends to center the distal end portion of the ...

08/04/05 - 20050171591 - Catherter tip
A catheter tip may be coupled to a catheter shaft. The catheter tip may include markers, such as radiopaque markers and MRI markers, securement hubs, recessed portions, a radiused tip, and varying axial flexibility. The catheter tip may be a molded tip, and the markers may be insert molded. Recessed ...

07/21/05 - 20050159802 - Method for verifying position on an angioplasty balloon
A monitoring system and data archive system for a stent crimping process. The information concerning the crimped stent is used in deciding whether the stent is acceptable for insertion into the body cavity of a human or animal. ...

07/14/05 - 20050154443 - Stent delivery device
A stent delivery device comprises a guide member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a stent mounted to the guide member. A restraining member positioned about the stent comprises two or more portions that are held together by one or more actuating members. The one or more ...

07/14/05 - 20050154442 - Bifurcated stent delivery system
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter which includes a catheter shaft and a balloon positioned thereon. A rotatable sheath is rotatably disposed about a portion of the catheter. The rotatable sheath has a first portion inner diameter and a second portion inner diameter, which are different. ...

07/14/05 - 20050154441 - Introducer
A stent introducer is provided for introducing a stented catheter through a hemostatic valve. The stent introducer is inserted into the hemostatic valve to open the valve member and provide an open passageway for the stented catheter. The stent introducer is made from flexible plastic and has a slot that ...

07/14/05 - 20050154440 - Balloon catheter having a textured member for enhancing balloon or stent retention
This invention is directed to a balloon catheter having at least one advancement wire with a distal end section secured to a distal tip section of the catheter, and with a textured section extending along the outer surface of at least a portion of an inflatable section of the catheter ...

07/14/05 - 20050154439 - Medical device delivery systems
Medical device delivery systems, and related methods and components, are disclosed. ...

07/07/05 - 20050149164 - Method for treating neurovascular aneurysms
A graftless prosthetic stent for treatment of vascular lesions such as aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas, especially in neurovascular vessels, comprises a continuous helical ribbon formed of a shape-retaining metal having a transition temperature at which the stent expands from its contracted condition to a radially expanded condition, the stent remaining ...

07/07/05 - 20050149163 - Reduced restenosis drug containing stents
A drug delivery stent and stent delivery system and method are provided.