Hemostatic puncture closure system and method of use
These and other objects of this invention are achieved by providing a system for sealing a percutaneous incision or puncture in a blood vessel. The system comprises carrier means, introducer means, an... Read More
Inventors: Kensey, Kenneth; Nash, John E.; Evans, Douglas;, Assignee: Kensey Nash Corporation (Exton, PA) |
Occlusion assembly for sealing openings in blood vessels and a method for sealing openings in blood vessels
We claim: 1. An occlusion assembly for percutaneously sealing a puncture in the wall of an artery or vein in the human body comprising: a flexible retaining element; a pair of clamping members mounted... Read More
Inventors: Muijs Van de Moer, Wouter M.; Rienks, Rienk;, Assignee: |
Apparatus and method for dilating a lumen and for inserting an intraluminal graft
The invention herein provides an intraluminal graft, an insertion device for deploying the graft, and a method for deploying the graft in a lumen. The intraluminal graft includes a generally tubular, ... Read More
Inventors: Hogendijk, Michael; Wholey, Mark H.;, Assignee: Endotex Interventional Systems, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) |
Suture thread for intracardiac suture operation
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a suture thread which makes it possible to perform intracardiac suture procedure easily and smoothly. The above and other objects are achi... Read More
Inventors: Koike, Kazuyuki; Kishigami, Yoshikazu; Miyagawa, Katsuya; Kurashima, Syu;, Assignee: Nissho Corporation (Osaka-fu, JP) |
Fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices
This is a vaso-occlusive device made up of at least one short retainer and a longer fiber bundle. The retainer may be radio-opaque. The fibers may be straight, looped, or tufted. The primary use of th... Read More
Inventors: Sepetka, Ivan; Gia, Son M.;, Assignee: Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site
The present invention provides devices and methods for suturing percutaneous lumenal puncture sites. The devices will comprise a shaft, a pair of needles removably carried near the distal end of the s... Read More
Inventors: Klein, Enrique J.; Gross, T. Daniel; Hinohara, Tomoaki; Vetter, James W.;, Assignee: Perclose, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) |
Method and apparatus for implanting a graft in a vessel of a patient
The present invention pertains to an apparatus for implanting a graft into a vessel of a patient. The apparatus comprises a mechanical delivery mechanism for delivering the graft to a desired location... Read More
Inventors: Revelas, Demetrios;, Assignee: Cardiac Assist Technologies, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Method and apparatus for local delivery of therapeutic agent
The present invention provides a therapeutic substance delivery device and method which provides for the positioning of at least one delivery conduit in close proximity with the intended treatment sit... Read More
Inventors: Shah, Chirag B.; Gambale, Richard A.; Forcucci, Stephen J.;, Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) |
Methods for treating implantable biological tissues to mitigate the calcification thereof and bioprosthetic articles treated by such methods
The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above-mentioned deficiencies associated with the prior art. More particularly, the present invention comprises a method for treating glu... Read More
Inventors: Carpentier, Sophie M.; Carpentier, Alain F.;, Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
Electromagnetic therapeutic treatment device and methods of using same
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Reference will now be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Throughout th... Read More
Inventors: Holcomb, Robert R.;, Assignee: Holcomb Healthcare Services, LLC (Memphis, TN) |
Catheter and method for infusing fluid into a patient
Referring to the figures of the drawing, there is shown in FIG. 1 a schematic view a preferred embodiment of the medical catheter 10 of the present invention in a system 12 suitable for rapidly infus... Read More
Inventors: Lindsay, Erin J.; Pittman, John N.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Introduction balloon catheter
The invention provides an apparatus and method for delivering otherwise oversized devices through passageways in the body. The apparatus comprises an elongated inflatable balloon having an inner diame... Read More
Inventors: Shturman, Leonid;, Assignee: Shturman Technologies, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Blood vessel occlusion trocar
In accordance with a principle aspect of the present invention there is provided an occluder apparatus for obstructing the flow of blood in a blood vessel comprising an elongated hollow tubular body h... Read More
Inventors: Hill, John D.;, Assignee: |
Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries
In a first embodiment, an arterial atherectomy catheter with associated filter is provided as depicted in FIG. 1. The catheter system includes a flexible elongate member 50 having an outer surface, a... Read More
Inventors: Barbut, Denise; Root, Jonathan D.; Rizzari, Robert; Sellers, James M.; Pastrone, Giovanni; McKenzie, John;, Assignee: Embol-X, Inc. (Portola Valley, CA) |
Non-invasive aortic impingement and core and cerebral temperature manipulation
The present invention provides a non-invasive method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrest patients, patients in various forms of shock, such as hemorrhagic, cardiogenic, neurogenic and septic, pa... Read More
Inventors: Ward, Kevin R.; Brown, Charles G.; Dzwonczyk, Roger R.;, Assignee: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) |
Portable and modular cardiopulmonar bypass apparatus and associated aortic balloon catheter and associated method
The aortic balloon catheter of the present invention meets the above mentioned needs. The catheter includes an elongated tube device formed with a first lumen sized to communicate blood between an aor... Read More
Inventors: Safar, Peter; Stezoski, S. William; Klain, Miroslav;, Assignee: University of Pittsburg of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburg, PA) |
Dual lumen catheter with controlled antegrade and retrograde fluid flow
The present invention is a catheter device that regulates fluid flow within a circulatory vessel by controlling flows through and around a catheter. Included is an elongated catheter body configured ... Read More
Inventors: Macoviak, John A.; Ross, Michael;, Assignee: Cardeon Corporation (Saratoga, CA) |
Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries
In a first embodiment, an arterial atherectomy catheter with associated filter is provided as depicted in FIG. 1. The catheter system includes a flexible elongate member 50 having an outer surface, a... Read More
Inventors: Barbut, Denise; Root, Jonathan D; Rizzari, Robert; Sellers, James M; Pastrone, Giovanni; McKenzie, John;, Assignee: Embol-X, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Medical device for flow augmentation in patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disease and methods of use
The invention provides devices and methods for treatment of acute ischemic stroke and occlusive cerebrovascular disease by taking advantage of the collateral cerebral circulation. Anastomoses between ... Read More
Inventors: Barbut, Denise;, Assignee: Coaxia, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Enhanced intra-aortic balloon assist device
One object of the present invention is to provide a means and method for enhancing heart function when the blood pressure within the aorta is insufficient to prevent the collapse of the descending aor... Read More
Inventors: Downey, H. Fred; Bian, Xiaoming;, Assignee: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (Fort Worth, TX) |
Segmented peristaltic intra-aortic balloon pump
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a minimally invasive, cost-effective, temporary left-ventricular assisting device to augment cardiac output in an acutely failing heart. It is... Read More
Inventors: Fischi, Michael C.;, Assignee: |
Drug container entry mechanisms and method
The present invention solves the aforementioned drawbacks of and needs from drug infusion devices by providing a drug infusion cassette that incorporates a strong vial spike that may be non-metal, a m... Read More
Inventors: Hickle, Randall S.;, Assignee: Scott Laboratories, Inc. (Lubbock, TX) |
Device and method for vascular anastomosis
In view of the limitations with existing methods, Applicant has succeeded in devising an improved device and method for vascular anastomosis. The method comprises the steps of placing, in vessels to b... Read More
Inventors: Khouri, Roger K.;, Assignee: Khouri Biomedical Research, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) |
Vibrator appliance particularly useful for dialysis
What is claimed is: 1. A vibrator apparatus, comprising: a body weight support to support the body weight of a subject; at least one arm to said body weight support, said arm including a first arm por... Read More
Inventors: Zicherman, Yahuda;, Assignee: Advanced Dialysis Methods, Ltd. (IL) |
Device and method to slow or stop the heart temporarily
Several inventions described below permit local transient therapy for arrhythmias. Drugs or other anti-arrhythmia agents may be delivered into one or more regions of the atrial or ventricular wall to ... Read More
Inventors: Altman, Peter A.; Altman, John D.;, Assignee: BioCardia, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA) |
Tissue stabilization
These and other objects are achieved by the tissue stabilizers of the present invention and the method for their use which stabilize tissue through the use of pneumatics. In accordance with broad, fun... Read More
Inventors: Kochamba, Gary S.; Kochamba, Suzanne E.;, Assignee: |
Behavior modification
What is claimed is: 1. A method of stimulating enhanced performance of an activity by a human subject, comprising the steps of a) providing a stimulation means for applying a mechanically or electrica... Read More
Inventors: Rose, John Edward;, Assignee: |
Method for reducing pumping damage to blood
What is claimed is: 1. A method for optimizing each of a plurality of blood pump configuration parameters, comprising the following steps: selecting a plurality of blood pump configuration parameters ... Read More
Inventors: Bozeman, Jr., Richard J.; Akkerman, James W.; Aber, Gregory S.; Damm, George Arthur Van; Bacak, James W.; Svejkovsky, Paul A.; Benkowski, Robert J.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the (Washington, DC) |
Hydrophilic, swellable coatings for biosensors
The present invention provides methods for reducing the electrode impedance of implantable biosensors by coating the surface of the biosensor with a uniform hydrogel which allows unimpeded water movem... Read More
Inventors: Van Antwerp, William Peter; Decker, Christian C.; Mastrototaro, John J.;, Assignee: MiniMed Inc. (Sylmar, CA) |
Double dowel spinal fusion implant
I claim: 1. An intervertebral implant comprising a unitary body having a shape, said shape having a width, said shape comprising a conjoined pair of cylinders, said pair comprising a first cylinder ha... Read More
Inventors: Sennett, Andrew R.;, Assignee: Cortek, Inc. (Dedham, MA) |
Heart Surgery 
