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Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, Or Aids And Accessories Therefor > Arterial Prosthesis (i.e., Blood Vessel) > Stent Structure > Having Multiple Connected Bodies Having Multiple Connected BodiesHaving Multiple Connected Bodies 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.11/30/06 - 20060271165 - Drug-eluting stent cover and method of use An intravascular stent includes an eluting sheath fabricated from a mesh for controlled release of therapeutic drugs and for delivery of the therapeutic drugs in localized drug therapy in a blood vessel. The eluting sheath is attached to at least a portion of an outside surface area of the stent ... 11/30/06 - 20060271164 - Implantable vascular graft Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self-expandable wire support structure having a tubular main body support and first and second branch supports. The support structure may include sliding links to permit flexibility while maintaining patency of ... 11/30/06 - 20060271163 - Endoluminal vascular prosthesis Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self expandable wire support structure surrounded by a flexible tubular membrane. A delivery catheter and methods are also disclosed. ... 11/23/06 - 20060265050 - Portal design for stent for treating bifurcated vessels A stent pattern includes an improved portal region for repairing a main vessel and a side branch vessel forming a bifurcation. More particularly, the stent has rings aligned along a common longitudinal axis that are connected by links, where the stent has a proximal section, a distal section, and a ... 11/23/06 - 20060265049 - Stent and mr imaging process and device A passive resonant circuit is disposed on an implanted stent. The materials, geomentry and electrical parameters of the stent with passive resonant circuit are chosen and arranged so that incident electromagnetic radiation induces currents in the passive resonant circuit that optimize imageability during MR scanning. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259127 - Apparatus and method for anchoring endoluminal prostheses in tortuous geometries The present invention is an endoluminal prothesis consisting of one or more anchor bodies and a main body for the treatment of vascular disease, especially when such disease requires the ability to anchor in a region remote from the diseased tissue. Anchor bodies and main bodies attach together in a ... 11/16/06 - 20060259126 - Medical devices and methods of making the same Medical devices, such as endoprosthesiss, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a endoprosthesis includes at least three layers, each of the layers comprising approximately one grain or more across a thickness of the layer. ... 11/02/06 - 20060247761 - Branched vessel endoluminal device with fenestration An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen extending therethrough, a wall, an anastomosis in the wall, and a first fenestration in the wall, wherein the prosthetic trunk has a circumference. The endoluminal prosthesis further comprises a prosthetic branch comprising a branch lumen extending therethrough. The branch ... 11/02/06 - 20060247760 - Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysms adjacent branch arteries A polymer coating/ring is employed to aid in the sealing and connection of modular elements used in body flow lumens for the exclusion and bypass of diseased regions of the flow lumen, such as where aneurysm occurs adjacent to branching blood vessels. ... 10/26/06 - 20060241740 - Extendible stent apparatus The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may ... 10/19/06 - 20060235506 - Intravascular stent An expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, is disclosed. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical rings generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by one or more interconnecting links placed so that the stent is flexible in ... 10/12/06 - 20060229707 - Vascular endograft An endograft for a vessel having a vascular branch extending from the vessel is provided. The endograft includes a main body having a wall separating interior and exterior surfaces and adapted to be inserted within the vessel. The main body is characterized by a single proximal opening and two distal ... 10/12/06 - 20060229706 - Drug-delivery endovascular stent and method for treating restenosis An intravascular stent and method for inhibiting restenosis, following vascular injury, is disclosed. The stent has an expandable, linked-filament body and a drug-release coating formed on the stent-body filaments, for contacting the vessel injury site when the stent is placed in-situ in an expanded condition. The coating releases, for a ... 10/05/06 - 20060224234 - Drug eluting structurally variable stent The present invention provides a stent including a tubular body having a plurality of reservoirs disposed therein and a therapeutic agent located in the reservoirs or located in the reservoirs and on a surface portion of the tubular body, wherein the stent is free of polymeric material. The invention also ... 10/05/06 - 20060224233 - Stent for ostial lesions and vascular bifurcations A stent for ostial lesions and vascular bifurcations has a tubular body comprised by a succession of sections of skeletal members. In one or both end rows of the tubular body, there are expansive bending devices comprising sectional weakenings and open extremities. In the case of the end row, by ... 10/05/06 - 20060224232 - Hybrid modular endovascular graft A hybrid modular endovascular graft wherein a main graft is sized to span at least a portion of a target vessel lesion in a large percentage of patients. Graft extensions may be secured to the main graft to extend the main graft and provide a sealing function for some applications. ... 10/05/06 - 20060224231 - Endoprostheses Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, are disclosed. In some embodiments, an endoprosthesis includes a circumferentially-oriented band including two curved portions and a first portion connecting the two curved portions, the first portion having a first width and at least one curved portion having a second width; and a connector extending ... 09/28/06 - 20060217796 - Variable length endovascular graft prosthesis adapted to prevent endoleaks A variable length endovascular prosthesis adapted to prevent endoleaks is provided that includes a substantially tubular first graft member having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a proximal end, and a substantially tubular second graft member slidably engaged coaxially within the first graft member. The prosthesis further includes a ... 09/21/06 - 20060212109 - Delivery of therapeutic capable agents The present invention provides improved stents and other prostheses for delivering substances to vascular and other luminal and intracorporeal environments. In particular, the present invention provides for therapeutic capable agent eluting stents with minimized undesirable loss of the therapeutic capable agent during expansion of the stent. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206196 - Device for closure of a vascular defect and method for treating the same A device for the non-invasive treatment of a vascular defect. The device includes at least one occlusive member having a first unexpanded configuration and a second expanded configuration and at least one securement member for securing the vaso-occlusive device to a support structure at the location of the vascular defect. ... 09/07/06 - 20060200229 - Geometry and material for use in high strength, high flexibility, controlled recoil drug eluting stents A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The biocompatible material may comprise metallic and non-metallic materials. These materials may be designed with a microstructure that facilitates or enables the design of devices with a wide range of geometries adaptable to various ... 08/31/06 - 20060195177 - Stent for implantation in a blood vessel, especially in the region of the aortic arch A stent for implantation in a blood vessel is disclosed, especially in the region of the aortic arch. The stent is comprising rings which are disposed successively in the stent's longitudinal direction and which are made up of meandering circumferential supports. The stent further comprises a prosthesis material which is ... 08/17/06 - 20060184233 - Flexible and conformable stent An expandable stent is fabricated from a plurality of radially undulating rings, each pair of adjacent radially expandable undulating rings being interconnected by a multiplicity of flex members. Each flex member contacts a portion of an apex on one ring at a circumferential location and a portion of an apex ... 08/10/06 - 20060178726 - Vascular graft and deployment system A vascular graft includes a main portion and a branch portion that is coupled to the main portion by an articulating joint. The vascular graft may be inserted into the thoracic aorta with the branch portion positioned within a branch vessel and the main portion positioned within the thoracic aorta. ... 08/10/06 - 20060178725 - Electrical conduction block implant device The present invention provides an electrical block implant sized and shaped for securement at the perimeter of the pulmonary ostium of the left atrium. By utilizing various expandable ring designs and optional anchoring mechanisms, the present invention causes even, circular scarring around the perimeter of the pulmonary ostium, achieving reliable ... 08/03/06 - 20060173531 - Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent An intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in lumens having variable characteristics such as curvatures, changing diameters as found in ostial regions or variable wall compliance during systolic cycles. The stent can include an end region which is fabricated to have a greater radial strength than the remaining axial length ... 08/03/06 - 20060173530 - Flexible cells for interconnecting stent components Axially flexible stents for tracking through tortuous segments of tubular structures in body passages are disclosed. The stents, which utilize flexible interconnects, conform to such tortuous segments, track easily, and have sufficient surface areas to prevent gaps between stent components. In a preferred embodiment the interconnects have the form of ... 08/03/06 - 20060173529 - Metal structure compatible with mri imaging, and method of manufacturing such a structure The present invention relates to tubular radially expansible metal structures, having an abluminal wall, a luminal wall and a radial wall thickness therebetween with struts defining through-apertures in the wall, the structure further defining a plurality of expansible rings arranged adjacent one another along the longitudinal axis of the structure, ... 07/13/06 - 20060155365 - Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent An intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portions or ostial regions. The stent can include an end region which is fabricated to have a greater radial strength than the remaining axial length of the stent. Such a stent is particularly suited for use in ostial regions, which ... 07/13/06 - 20060155364 - Flexible stent and method of making the same A stent that can be made of self-expandable members and balloon expandable members is described. The members can be held together by a polymer layer, polymer rings or discreet polymer connectors. Methods of making and using the stent are also described. ... 07/13/06 - 20060155363 - Apparatus and method for deploying an implantable device within the body The present invention provides devices and methods for fabricating and deploying an implantable device within the body. The invention is particularly suitable for delivering and deploying a stent, graft or stent graft device within a vessel or tubular structure within the body, particularly where the implant site involves two or ... 07/06/06 - 20060149357 - 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 ... 07/06/06 - 20060149356 - Stent A radially expandable stent comprising a plurality of spaced band-like elements and intersecting links is disclosed. The band-like elements have a generally serpentine configuration to provide continuous waves of generally sinusoidal character to each band-like element. The waves are characterized by a plurality of peaks and troughs taking a generally ... 07/06/06 - 20060149355 - Intravascular stent device A very small diameter intravascular stent device which may be used in balloon angioplasty or in the treatment of an aneurysm in the human brain, which is comprised of a thin-walled skeletal cylindrical tube formed of undulating or sinusoidal elements which, when compressed, nest tightly with each other. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149354 - Expandable medical device with improved spatial distribution An expandable medical device having a plurality of elongated struts, the plurality of elongated struts being joined together by ductile hinges to form a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter. The plurality of struts and ductile ... 07/06/06 - 20060149353 - Expandable intraluminal graft A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the ... 06/29/06 - 20060142844 - Endoprosthesis having foot extensions Endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes at least one annular element defined by a first set of strut members interconnected to define apices proximate opposite sides of the annular element. The annular element further includes a foot extension extending between at least one pair of circumferentially-adjacent strut members. The foot ... 06/29/06 - 20060142843 - Soft stent with excellent follow-up capability to blood vessel A stent according to the present invention comprises radially expandable annular members (1) which are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the stent, and one or more coupling elements (2) that couple adjoining two annular members (1) in the longitudinal direction of the stent, wherein said annular member comprises first ... 06/22/06 - 20060136042 - Vulnerable plaque stent A tubular, expandable prosthesis comprises a framework with a plurality of openings therethrough and a carbon nanotube sheet. The carbon nanotube sheet extends across at least one of the openings. ... 06/22/06 - 20060136041 - Slide-and-lock stent The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter. ... 06/22/06 - 20060136040 - Longitudinal design and improved material for flexible connectors in high strength, high flexibility, controlled recoil stent A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The biocompatible material may comprise metallic and non-metallic materials. These materials may be designed with a microstructure that facilitates or enables the design of devices with a wide range of geometries adaptable to various ... 06/22/06 - 20060136039 - Magnetic resonance compatible stent An intravascular stent (50) is provided for use in conjunction with a magnetic resonance imaging system. The stent is constructed to minimize the radio-frequency cage effect which results from currents being induced in stents when subjected to magnetic resonance related radio frequency signals. The stent includes a mesh of electrically ... 06/15/06 - 20060129231 - Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis and a method for the production thereof A radially expandable prosthesis for implantation in a lumen comprises a tubular wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The tubular wall is provided with cuts to form solid struts which have a thickness and which enables the prosthesis to expand. The solid struts have reservoirs made therethrough ... 06/15/06 - 20060129230 - Varying circumferential spanned connectors in a stent A stent comprises a plurality of serpentine circumferential bands and a plurality of connector columns. Each connector column is located between two adjacent serpentine circumferential bands and comprises a plurality connector struts. Each connector strut is connected at one end to one serpentine circumferential band and at another end to ... 06/15/06 - 20060129229 - Stent A stent that can further reduce the incidence of repeated stenosis (restenosis) that has been experienced in conventional stents is provided. Onto the outer surface of a stent body, a structure for cutting body tissues and the like is disposed so that during stent expansion in the outward radial direction ... 06/15/06 - 20060129228 - Stents A stent is provided for external application to an artery in which an aneurysm has occurred or is about to occur to provide support thereto, the stent being of bespoke character by virtue of its creation to conform morphologically to the actual contour of the artery captured using for example ... 06/15/06 - 20060129227 - Auxetic tubular liners The present invention concerns tubular liners for insertion into a duct, said tubular liners defining first and second ends and a lumen, both of said first and second ends being open, such that fluid flow can occur through said tubular liners from said first end to said second end, characterised ... 06/08/06 - 20060122691 - Hybrid stent A stent is provided with a series of short pieces or sections connected together by a bioresorbable polymer. The stent sections are designed to separate or articulate with time as the polymer biodegrades. The time of separation can be controlled by the characteristics of the bioresorbable polymer to allow the ... 06/01/06 - 20060116751 - Endoluminal stent, self-supporting endoluminal graft and methods of making same An endoluminal stent composed of a plurality of first structural elements arrayed to form the circumference of the stent and extending along the longitudinal axis of the stent, and a plurality of second structural elements that interconnect adjacent pairs of first structural elements. The plurality of first structural elements have ... 05/04/06 - 20060095116 - Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation, including a prosthesis assembly Devices, systems, and methods for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable, and may include a single lumen or more than one lumen. After initial placement, a fastener applier system ... 05/04/06 - 20060095115 - Stent and method of manufacturing same A stent insertable in a body lumen. The stent includes a scaffold having interlinked struts forming a scaffold first section and a scaffold second section, the scaffold being deformable substantially radially between a scaffold retracted configuration and a scaffold expanded configuration. The struts are configured and sized such that the ... 05/04/06 - 20060095114 - Stent graft connection arrangement A connection socket (12) for an end of a stent graft or a side arm (10) of a stent graft. The connection socket has a first resilient ring (14) around the arm at its end, a second resilient ring (16) spaced apart along the arm from the first ring and ... 03/30/06 - 20060069427 - Drug-delivery endovascular stent and method for treating restenosis A radially expandable, endovascular stent designed for placement at a site of vascular injury, for inhibiting restenosis at the site, a method of using, and a method of making the stent. The stent includes a radially expandable body formed of one or more metallic filaments and a liquid-infusible mechanical anchoring ... 03/30/06 - 20060069426 - Methods and devices for extravascular intervention The present invention relates to methods for treating an aneurysm or other vascular condition in a patient by implanting an extravascular intervention device at least partially around a blood vessel, or portion thereof, having the vascular condition. The present invention also provides extravascular devices for use in treating patients with ... 03/30/06 - 20060069425 - Ciliated stent-like-system A ciliated stent-like system and method of operating the same. ... 03/23/06 - 20060064157 - Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent An expandable medical device has a plurality of elongated struts 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. At least one of the plurality of struts includes at least one opening extending at ... 03/23/06 - 20060064156 - Atraumatic connections for multi-component stents A stent is provided that includes at least two stent segments which mate with one another. At least one of the stent segments includes a hollow member, and at least one of the stent segments includes a solid member. At least one of the solid members is secured to at ... 02/16/06 - 20060036312 - Flexible stent and method of manufacture A preferred embodiment of a stent provides a folded strut section that provides both structural rigidity and reduction in foreshortening of the stent mechanism. A flexible section provides flexibility for delivery of the stent mechanism. In a second embodiment, flexible section columns are angled with respect to each other, and ... 02/09/06 - 20060030932 - Flexible stent A stent device including a stent body having a plurality of adjacent rows and one or more interconnections or interlocking rings between rows. The interconnections have first and second connecting portions with first ends permanently and immovably coupled to the rows and second ends interlocked with each other, such that ... 02/02/06 - 20060025851 - Aaa device having connected bifurcated legs An abdominal aortic aneurysm device having an anchoring portion with attached bifurcated legs for increasing the column strength thereof. The bifurcated legs comprise staggered stents so that nesting is possible during delivery. ... 02/02/06 - 20060025850 - Reduced profile aaa device An abdominal aortic aneurysm endoprosthesis having a reduced profile for percutaneous delivery of the endoprosthesis. The endoprosthesis provides a cranial section supported by a stent, and a bifurcated caudal section having at least two legs each of which are supported by individual stents. The individual stents of each leg of ... 01/26/06 - 20060020325 - Material for high strength, controlled recoil stent A biocompatible metallic material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The intraluminal stents may be specifically configured to optimize the number of discrete equiaxed grains that comprise the wall dimension so as to provide the intended user with a high strength, controlled recoil ... 01/26/06 - 20060020324 - Balloon expandable crush-recoverable stent device An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is ... 01/19/06 - 20060015173 - Endoprosthesis having foot extensions Endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes at least one annular element defined by a first set of strut members interconnected to define apices proximate opposite sides of the annular element. The annular element further includes a foot extension extending between at least one pair of circumferentially-adjacent strut members. The foot ... 01/12/06 - 20060009838 - Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent An expandable medical device has a plurality of elongated struts 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. At least one of the plurality of struts includes at least one opening extending at ... 01/05/06 - 20060004437 - Structurally variable stents The present invention provides a tubular stent including a longitudinal cylindrical base structure having a first end portion, a second end portion, a mid-portion interposed between the first and second end portions. A plurality of linear strut members connect the mid-portion to the first and second end portions, where the ... 12/08/05 - 20050273158 - Draining bodily fluids with a stent A stent for assisting urinary release in a male patient includes a first segment, a second segment, and a connecting member disposed between the first and second segments. The first segment includes a multi-winged malecot. When the stent is properly positioned within the patient's urinary system, the first segment is ... 11/17/05 - 20050256563 - Stent delivery handle and assembly formed therewith A method for making an implantable stent includes the steps of (i) providing a plurality of elongate stent wires; (ii) forming said wires into a hollow tubular structure having opposed first and second open ends; (iii) terminating said wires at the second end; (iv) aligning the wires at the second ... 11/03/05 - 20050246011 - Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals A method for implanting a balloon expandable stent at a site within a passageway of a curved coronary article. The stent includes at least two longitudinally spaced apart circumferential rings. At least one longitudinally extending connector extends between adjacent rings. The connector has at least one turn back portion that ... 10/13/05 - 20050228485 - Angioplasty stents An angioplasty stent comprises a body comprising a plurality of successive segments connected in pairs by bridge means so that the successive segments can be oriented relative to one another for the purposes of bending of the body in any direction defined by a linear combination of respective orientation axes ... 10/13/05 - 20050228484 - Modular endovascular graft A modular endovascular graft wherein the graft body sections may be secured to each other by a variety of methods, including attachment elements having inflatable circumferential channels that interlock with other inflatable channels, recessed pockets or the like. Embodiments may have inflatable cuffs for sealing against an inside surface of ... 10/06/05 - 20050222673 - Stent overlap point markers A medical device and method of providing same, comprises a first stent body and a second stent body wherein the medical device is formed when the at least one first marker portion and the at least one second marker portion of the stent bodies are positioned in a predetermined alignment ... 09/01/05 - 20050192663 - Expandable stents and method for making same The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by ... 09/01/05 - 20050192662 - Stent with differently coated inside and outside surfaces A medical device, e.g., a stent, is provided with different coatings on different surfaces, or with a coating on only one of the inside or outside surface. In accordance with certain embodiments, two different stent members are provided, one to fit inside of the other. When the two stent members ... 07/28/05 - 20050165474 - Flexible stent A stent provides a folded strut section that provides both structural rigidity and reduction in foreshortening of the stent mechanism. A flexible section provides flexibility for delivery of the stent mechanism. In a second embodiment, flexible section columns are angled with respect to each other, and to the longitudinal axis ... 07/07/05 - 20050149171 - Crimp and weld wire connection A stent comprises a first section and a second section and at least one securement member. The at least one securement member is disposed about at least one region of the first section and at least one region of the second section. The at least one securement member has a ... 06/23/05 - 20050137680 - Variable density braid stent A stent comprises at least one stent member woven to form a substantially tubular body that defines a flow path. The tubular body comprises a first region and a second region. In the first region the at least one stent member defines a plurality of first region openings and in ... 06/16/05 - 20050131530 - Endoluminal stent An endoluminal stent for placement in a body lumen, particularly a human coronary artery. The stent consists of a plurality of expansion rings aligned about a common axis, the expansion rings being comprised of a plurality of substantially ovaloid support units interconnected by rotatable struts, the expansion rings interconnected by ... 06/02/05 - 20050119727 - High strength member for intracorporeal use This invention is directed to an intracorporeal device formed of a high strength Co—Ni—Cr alloy and is particularly suitable for forming a composite product with a pseudoelastic member formed of NiTi alloy. Suitable intracorporeal products include guidewires and stents. The high strength alloy consists essentially of about 28 to about ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |