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Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, Or Aids And Accessories Therefor > Implantable Prosthesis > Hollow Or Tubular Part Or Organ (e.g., Bladder, Urethra, Bronchi, Bile Duct, Etc.) > Stent

Stent

Stent 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 - 20060271202 - Pull-through medical device and method of using the same
A ureteral stent assembly includes a ureteral stent having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial end portion. The ureteral stent assembly also includes an elongate positioner for positioning the ureteral stent within the body of the patient. The positioner includes a distal end portion, a ...

11/16/06 - 20060259151 - Ureteral stent with conforming retention structure
A ureteral stent includes an elongate member defining an axis and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. A first extension member and a second extension member extend from the proximal end portion and each include a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and an ...

06/08/06 - 20060122707 - Ureteral stent for improved patient comfort
A ureteral stent for assisting the movement of urine along a patient's ureter and into the patient's bladder. The stent includes an elongated tubular segment extending toward the bladder from a kidney end region for placement in the renal cavity to a bladder end region. A central lumen connects at ...

03/09/06 - 20060052879 - Open lumen stents
A stent may include a flexible, elongate body having a curled proximal portion, a curled distal portion, and a main portion extending between the proximal and distal portions. The main and distal portions together may define a channel laterally open throughout at least a part of the channel's length and ...

12/08/05 - 20050273177 - Prosthetic device having drug delivery properties
A prosthesis includes suitable mechanical properties needed to open and maintain a vessel, duct, tract, or organ in a mammalian body. The prosthesis includes a pharmaceutical coating containing a pharmaceutical agent. The pharmaceutical agent is capable of acting upon and altering the mechanisms of biologic systems in a manner providing ...

10/27/05 - 20050240278 - Stent improvements
In accordance with the invention, there are provided medical devices for providing a fluid passage between two areas in the body. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a stent comprising a tubular member at least a portion of which comprises a reinforcement structure. The tubular member includes a ...

10/27/05 - 20050240277 - Stent with flexible elements
In accordance with the invention, there are provided medical devices for providing a fluid passage between two areas in the body. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a stent comprising a tubular member comprising a distal transition region and a proximal transition region adapted to provide the ability ...

08/11/05 - 20050177246 - Biodegradable stent
The present invention is directed to stents that are formed into a helical structure having a plurality of coils, a longitudinal axis, an internal longitudinal passage, a distal section and a proximal section having different diameters; where the structure is made from a fiber having a cross-section and including an ...

06/23/05 - 20050137712 - Devices for maintaining surgically created openings
Devices and methods are directed to improving the gaseous exchange in a lung of an individual having, for instance, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. More particularly, conduits may be deployed in the lung to maintain collateral openings (or channels) surgically created through airway walls. This tends to facilitate both the exchange ...

06/16/05 - 20050131547 - Ureteral stent
A stent is designed to be placed within a patient's ureter to facilitate drainage from the patient's kidneys to the bladder. An elongated portion of the stent includes a length sufficient to extend substantially within the ureter from the kidney to the bladder, and defines a lumen extending therethrough. A ...

06/09/05 - 20050125072 - Open lumen stents
A stent may include a flexible, elongate body having a curled proximal portion, a curled distal portion, and a main portion extending between the proximal and distal portions. The main and distal portions together may define a channel laterally open throughout at least a part of the channel's length and ...

06/09/05 - 20050125071 - Polymeric stent useful for the treatment of the salivary gland ducts and method for using the same
A polymeric stent, especially useful in surgical endoscopy and for the treatment of salivary gland ducts comprising; an elongated tube (1), wherein the proximal end (3) of said tube is having a funnel-like shape; and wherein said funnel further comprise at least one gorge (5a), which enables the suturing of ...



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