Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120259408 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ANCHOR MEMBERS - An implantable medical support frame ( | 10-11-2012 |
20130123907 | PRELOADED WIRE FOR ENDOLUMINAL DEVICE - A system may include an endoluminal prosthesis and a guide wire. The prosthesis may include a tubular body including a graft material wall, a proximal end opening, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending longitudinally therein. The prosthesis may include first and second fenestrations in the graft material wall. The first and second fenestrations may be spaced from one another circumferentially about the tubular body. The guide wire may have a first end and a second end both extending from a region proximal of the proximal end opening. The guide wire may enter the proximal end opening, exit the first fenestration, partially traverse an exterior surface of the prosthesis, enter the second fenestration, and exit the proximal end opening. No portion of the guide wire may extend distally beyond the distal end opening. | 05-16-2013 |
20130158646 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL TRIGGER WIRE FOR DEPLOYING AN ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS - A deployment device for deploying an expandable endoluminal prosthesis within a body vessel may include an elongate member extending longitudinally along at least a portion of a length of the deployment device. The deployment device may include at least one engagement member coupled to the elongate member and extending outwardly from the elongate member. The deployment device may include a circumferential trigger wire extending at least partially circumferentially around the elongate member and removably received between the engagement member and the elongate member. The circumferential trigger wire may be manipulatable from a distal end of the deployment device, whereby the circumferential trigger wire is removable from between the engagement member and the elongate member. | 06-20-2013 |
20130190858 | BARBED ANCHORS FOR WIRE STENT - An endoluminal prosthesis that includes a support structure comprising a curvilinear portion having a first strut and a second strut that meet at an apex. Disposed on the support structure is an anchor with an anchor body and one or more barbs extending outwardly from the anchor body and where the anchor body comprises a multi-filar tube fits at least partially about, and conforms to the first strut, second strut, and the apex. | 07-25-2013 |
20130204342 | ORIENTATION MARKERS FOR ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM - An endovascular stent graft delivery device has portion to remain outside a patient in use and a proximal portion to be introduced into a patient. The proximal portion has a dilator at the proximal end and a length extending module is fastened to the dilator and extends proximally. The length extending module has a proximal end which in use extends out of the patient. The dilator has a dilator marker and the length extending module has a first and second marker at the distal and proximal ends of the length extending module. The first marker and the second marker are at the same relative circumferential position on the length extending module so that the rotational position of the elongate body within the patient can be determined. | 08-08-2013 |
20130218257 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD - An aortic stent-graft may include a tubular graft extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the graft comprising a proximal sealing portion and an intermediate portion, wherein a proximal end of the intermediate portion abuts the distal end of the proximal sealing portion. At least one sealing stent may be attached to the proximal sealing portion. A first fenestration window is disposed in the intermediate portion. The first fenestration window has a length determined by the equation L=1.23*D−24 millimeters, where L is the length of the first fenestration window. D is between about 24 millimeters and 45 millimeters. | 08-22-2013 |
20130297001 | STENT GRAFT ADAPTOR - A stent graft adaptor has an outer graft tube and an inner graft tube with the inner graft tube substantially concentric with and within the outer graft tube. A joining member extends between the inner tube and the outer tube. The s joining member can be a continuous fold of graft material extending from a proximal end of the outer tube to a proximal end of the inner tube. The inner tube has at least one self expanding stent on an outer surface thereof and the outer graft tube has at least one self expanding stent on an inner surface. The outer surface of the outer tube provides a sealing surface to engage against the wall of a vessel and the inner tube provides a sealing surface to engage with a corresponding sealing surface of a stent graft deployed through it. The outer sealing surface can include barbs. | 11-07-2013 |
20130331655 | ACCESS PORT - An endoscopic access port and sheath assembly or laparoscopic port ( | 12-12-2013 |
20130338787 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING A PORTION OF A STENT USING AT LEAST ONE COILED MEMBER - The present embodiments provide systems and methods for deploying at least a portion of a stent. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cannula having an outer surface, and at least one coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween. One of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula, and the other of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is unsecured relative to the outer surface of the cannula. A portion of a stent is looped around the unsecured end of the coiled member and disposed within spacing between adjacent turns of the coiled member. Rotation of the cannula subsequently causes the portion of the stent to disengage from the coiled member. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING A PORTION OF A STENT USING AT LEAST ONE COILED MEMBER - The present embodiments provide systems and methods for deploying at least a portion of a stent. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cannula having an outer surface, and a coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween. At least a portion of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula. A stent is releasably secured to a portion of the coiled member. A protective cage may encircle the coiled member. | 12-19-2013 |
20140121749 | Delivery System With Curved Preloaded Catheter - A delivery system for a medical device includes a proximal tip having a curved groove formed therein and a pre-loaded catheter disposed in the groove such that the pre-loaded catheter is disposed at least partly circumferentially with regard to the proximal tip. A guidewire can be advanced through the pre-loaded catheter and extended laterally from the delivery system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140172069 | REPOSITIONABLE DIAMETER CONSTRAINTS - An endoluminal prosthesis includes an expandable stent graft that includes a cannula extending through a lumen of the stent graft. A suture is threaded along the perimeter of the graft through openings therein, with an inner end of the suture mounted to the cannula. The cannula is rotatable relative to the graft to wind or unwind the suture around the cannula and cause the graft to become compressed when wound or allow the graft to expand when unwound. The cannula includes an attachment member for retaining an inner end of the suture, and the attachment member can release the inner end of the suture when adjustment of the graft diameter is no longer desired. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180378 | EXPANDABLE STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM HAVING DIAMETER REDUCING CONNECTORS - A system for deploying a stent-graft within a body vessel is provided. The system includes an expandable stent-graft having expandable stent rings attached thereto and a cannula extending through the stent-graft. The system includes a plurality of diameter reducing connectors extending around the circumference of the graft for reducing the diameter of the graft. The system further includes a plurality of trigger wires extending longitudinally along the perimeter of the graft. The trigger wires extend through the diameter reducing connectors to constrain the connectors for reducing the diameter of the stent-graft. The trigger wires are also releasably attached to the apices of a bare stent portion extending from the proximal end of the graft body. The trigger wires can be sequentially retracted to release the bare stent and the diameter reducing connectors to expand the stent-graft radially into engagement with the wall of the body vessel. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180393 | PROSTHESIS HAVING PIVOTING FENESTRATION - An endoluminal prosthesis system includes a tubular graft having a pocket on the exterior of the graft. The graft further includes a wire extending within a lumen of the graft, with the wire extending through the passageway and into the pocket. An extension prosthesis can be inserted over the wire and into engagement with the pocket and the passageway, where the extension prosthesis can be sealed with the pocket and the passageway to seal the otherwise unused passageway in the graft. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180394 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS HAVING MODULAR BRANCHES AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT - The present embodiments provide an endoluminal prosthesis having modular branches, and systems and methods for facilitating deployment of the endoluminal prosthesis. In one example, the endoluminal prosthesis comprises a graft including a bifurcated body of a biocompatible material. The bifurcated body includes distally extending limbs. Limb extensions can be longitudinally and circumferentially adjusted prior to mating with the limbs to enable an “off-the-shelf” prosthesis that can conform to various complex anatomy. When adjusted and mated, fenestrations in the limb extensions can align with branch vessels. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188211 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS INTRODUCER - An endoluminal prosthesis introducer may include an elongate tubular sheath including a reinforced longitudinal segment and a peelable longitudinal segment extending distally from the reinforced segment. An elongate tubular cannula may be disposed within the sheath. Upon application of a force applied to a distal end of the sheath, the peelable segment may progressively split in a proximal direction, and the reinforced segment may longitudinally move relative to the cannula in a distal direction. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188212 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS WITH FIBER MATRIX - An expandable endoluminal prosthesis may include a graft body and a support structure attached to the graft body. The graft body may include a tubular body of nonwoven electrospun fibers disposed about a longitudinal axis. A first fiber matrix segment may be attached to and extend in a transverse direction along the tubular body. A second fiber matrix segment may be attached to and extend in a longitudinal direction along the tubular body. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200651 | PARARENAL STENT GRAFT - A stent graft and a stent graft system having a scallop at the proximal end of the stent graft and extending below the proximal edge, the scallop having two substantially longitudinally extending opposing side edges and a substantially laterally extending bottom edge parallel to the proximal edge of the stent graft and extending between the two substantially longitudinally extending opposing side edges to define a scallop parameter. The stent graft and stent graft system include side arms extending externally from the stent graft at an acute angle to the body of the stent graft with an open end of the side arms extending toward the proximal end of the stent graft. | 07-17-2014 |
20140257453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING PERFUSION OF BRANCH VESSELS - An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a graft having a tubular body comprising proximal and distal ends, inner and outer surfaces, and partially and fully deployed states. A temporary channel is disposed external to the outer surface of the graft in the partially deployed state. The temporary channel begins at one of the proximal and distal ends of the graft, and extends along only a portion of a longitudinal length of the graft. The temporary channel is removed when the graft is in a fully deployed state. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257464 | Endovascular Grafts for Treating the Iliac Arteries and Methods of Delivery and Deployment Thereof - This invention relates generally to medical devices, and more particularly, to endovascular grafts and methods for treating branched vessels in diverse patient populations including those with shorter than average common iliac arteries. A bifurcated stent graft as described herein comprises adjacent facing fenestrations formed in the graft legs in order to permit proper placement of an “up-and-over sheath” and a side branch which may be proximally located in order to properly align the side branch with the opening of the branch vessel such as the internal iliac artery while keeping the graft bifurcation seated near the aortic bifurcation. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257474 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS COMPRISING A VALVE AND AN AXIALLY EXTENDABLE SEGMENT - The present embodiments provide a prosthesis comprising first and second segments, and an axially extendable segment coupled to the first and second segments. A valve is coupled to at least one of the axially extendable segment or the second segment. The axially extendable segment comprises a first state in which the valve at least partially overlaps with the first segment, and the axially extendable segment comprises a second state in which the valve lacks an overlap with the first segment. | 09-11-2014 |
20140277330 | Pre-Loaded Iliac Branch Device and Methods of Deployment - Methods for accessing the common and internal iliac arteries and delivering and deploying an endovascular graft therein utilizing an ipsilateral approach are disclosed. A system including a pre-loaded delivery and deployment device to enable such a method to be practiced is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277335 | PROSTHESIS HAVING AN EVERTING PIVOTING FENESTRATION - The present disclosure relates to an endoluminal prosthesis, such as a stent graft that includes one or more fenestrations to accommodate endovascular disease, such as an aneurysm in cases where one or more side branches is involved. In one aspect, the prosthesis includes fenestrations that are pivotable to accommodate the dynamic geometry of the aortic branches. In another aspect, the pivotable fenestrations include a first perimeter, a band of flexible material attached and surrounding the first perimeter, a second perimeter attached to and surrounding the band of flexible material and a support frame disposed about a surface of the band of flexible material. The first perimeter, band of flexible material, and second perimeter have a geometric shape. The support frame includes a plurality of support units having curved segments. The curved segments of the support units may be concave with respect to an exterior surface of the prosthesis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277342 | AUTOMATIC WIRELESS MEDICAL DEVICE RELEASE MECHANISM - An automatic wireless medical device release system may reduce the overall diameter of the medical device delivery system. The medical device delivery system may include a medical device with a looped portion at a distal end of the medical device. A capture wire may be located on a delivery tool that is distal to the medical device. The looped portion of the medical device may be attached to a bend in the capture wire. The bend in the capture wire may be maintained by a sheath covering the delivery tool. Removal of the sheath may automatically remove the bend in the capture wire, which may release the looped portion of the medical device from the capture wire. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277348 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEM - An endoluminal prosthesis system may include a main graft and an extension graft. The main graft may include a tubular main body having a sidewall, open proximal and distal ends, a lumen, and a fenestration in the sidewall. The extension graft may include a tubular extension body, and tubular first and second extension legs. Each of the first and second extension legs may extend from the extension body and include a lumen in fluid communication with the extension body lumen. The extension graft may be deployable within the main graft such that the extension body extends through the fenestration in the sidewall of the main body. Each of the first and second extension legs may extend outward away from the main graft. An auxiliary guide such as an auxiliary cannula and/or auxiliary guide wire may be preloaded in the extension graft and extend through the lumen of each of the second extension leg and the extension body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277355 | EXTENSION FOR ILIAC BRANCH DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Methods for accessing the common and internal iliac arteries and delivering and deploying an endovascular graft therein are disclosed. A system including a pre-loaded delivery and deployment device with an extension sheath is described which enables such a method to be practiced is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277362 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A first endoluminal prosthesis coupled to an inner catheter and a dilator tip is delivered to the body vessel via a guidewire and a delivery sheath in a conventional manner. After deployment of the first endoluminal prosthesis at the target site, the dilator and catheter are retracted from the body, leaving the delivery sheath in place. A second endoluminal prosthesis is housed within a peel-away sheath without a catheter or dilator tip, and is mated to the delivery sheath outside the patient. The second prosthesis is advanced from the peel-away sheath into the delivery sheath without the use of a dilator tip or catheter. As the second prosthesis is advanced into the delivery sheath from the peel-away sheath, the peel-away sheath is peeled away. The second prosthesis is advanced through the delivery sheath and delivered into an overlapping engagement with the first prosthesis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277370 | LOW PROFILE NON-SYMMETRICAL STENT - A stent for use in a medical procedure having opposing sets of curved apices, where the curved section of one set of apices has a radius of curvature that is greater than the curved section of the other set of apices. One or more such stents may be attached to a graft material for use in endovascular treatment of, for example, aneurysm, thoracic dissection, or other body vessel condition. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277394 | STENTS HAVING BARBS PROTECTED DURING DELIVERY - The present embodiments provide a stent comprising a plurality of interconnected strut segments that enable expansion of the stent from a delivery state to a deployed state. A first strut segment and a second strut segment, of the plurality of strut segments, each comprise frontal surfaces facing radially inward in the deployed state and rear surfaces facing radially outward in the deployed state. The frontal surface of the first strut segment is at least partially stacked behind the rear surface of the second strut segment in the delivery state. A first barb coupled to at least a portion of the first strut segment. A sharpened tip of the first barb is aligned at least partially circumferentially behind at least one strut segment in the delivery state such that the sharpened tip is not radially exposed. | 09-18-2014 |