Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100092655 | Clamp Mandrel Fixture And A Method Of Using The Same To Minimize Coating Defects - A mounting assembly for supporting a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent is disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100183799 | Stent Coating Method And Apparatus - An apparatus includes a mandrel for supporting a stent during a composition deposition process. The mandrel includes an elongated body for insertion into a longitudinal bore of a stent. The body comprises carbide. | 07-22-2010 |
20110001271 | Thermal Treatment Of An Implantable Medical Device - A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a drug eluting stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting an implantable medical device that includes a polymer to a thermal condition. The thermal condition can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the device subsequent to the implantation of the device and/or improve the mechanical properties of a polymeric coating on the device. | 01-06-2011 |
20110003068 | Thermal Treatment Of An Implantable Medical Device - A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a drug eluting stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting an implantable medical device that includes a polymer to a thermal condition. The thermal condition can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the device subsequent to the implantation of the device and/or improve the mechanical properties of a polymeric coating on the device. | 01-06-2011 |
20110008529 | Thermal Treatment Of An Implantable Medical Device - A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a drug eluting stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting an implantable medical device that includes a polymer to a thermal condition. The thermal condition can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the device subsequent to the implantation of the device and/or improve the mechanical properties of a polymeric coating on the device. | 01-13-2011 |
20110022163 | Implantable Medical Device Comprising Copolymer Of L-Lactide With Improved Fracture Toughness - The present invention relates to implantable medical devices comprising a L-lactide-constitutional unit-containing copolymer having a wt % percent crystallinity of 40% or less. | 01-27-2011 |
20110062638 | Controlling Crystalline Morphology Of A Bioabsorbable Stent - Methods to expand polymer tubing with desirable or optimum morphology and mechanical properties for stent manufacture and fabrication of a stent therefrom are disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110260352 | Stabilizing Semi-Crystalline Polymers To Improve Storage Performance Of Medical Devices - Methods are disclosed for improving the storage performance of polymeric stents that reduce or eliminate the effects of long term aging on the properties of the stents. A polymeric stent or a polymeric tube from which a stent is made is heated to a temperature between ambient and the glass transition temperature of the polymer for a period of time. The heating causes densification or an increase in density of the polymer which stabilizes the properties of the polymer in later processing steps and storage. The stent can be made from a polymeric tube that is expanded at a temperature above the glass transition temperature and cooled to maintain an expanded diameter. | 10-27-2011 |
20130041129 | Controlling Moisture In And Plasticization Of Bioresorbable Polymer For Melt Processing - Methods and systems for controlling the moisture content of biodegradable and bioresorbable polymer resin during extrusion above a lower limit that allows for plasticization of the polymer resin melt and below an upper limit to reduce or prevent molecular weight loss are disclosed. Methods are further disclosed involving plasticization of a polymer resin for feeding into an extruder with carbon dioxide and freon. | 02-14-2013 |
20130187313 | Controlling Crystalline Morphology of a Bioabsorbable Stent - Methods to expand polymer tubing with desirable or optimum morphology and mechanical properties for stem manufacture and fabrication of a stent therefrom are disclosed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130310913 | Polymer Scaffold With Multi-Pleated Balloon - A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a balloon. The balloon is formed with between 6 and 15 pleats to provide a uniform expansion of the scaffold when the balloon is inflated. Also provided are methods for crimping a scaffold to a multi-pleated balloon and methods for making a multi-pleated balloon. | 11-21-2013 |
20130333193 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CRIMPING - This disclosure describes a method for crimping a stent with a polymer coating onto a catheter for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or other intraluminal interventions. The method comprises crimping the stent onto a catheter when the polymer coating is at a target temperature other than ambient temperature. The polymer coating can optionally comprise drug(s). | 12-19-2013 |
20140107761 | Biodegradable stent with enhanced fracture toughness - Stents and methods of manufacturing a stents with enhanced fracture toughness are disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107762 | Biodegradable stent with enhanced fracture toughness - Stents and methods of manufacturing a stents with enhanced fracture toughness are disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114394 | Biodegradable stent with enhanced fracture toughness - Stents and methods of manufacturing a stents with enhanced fracture toughness are disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140128959 | Biodegradable stent with enhanced fracture toughness - Stents and methods of manufacturing a stents with enhanced fracture toughness are disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140260502 | Stent Crimping Tool Insert, System, and Method - A stent crimping tool insert comprises a core body configured for insertion into and removal from within a crimping chamber of a stent crimping tool. The core body has a core surface configured to withstand a compressive force without a reduction in diameter of the core surface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277398 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE - A medical device implantable within a peripheral vessel of the body composed of a bioresorbable polymer is disclosed. The device has a high resistance to fracture, is very flexible, and has a high crush recovery when subjected to crushing, axial, or torsional forces. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298675 | CONTROLLING MOISTURE IN AND PLASTICIZATION OF BIORESORBABLE POLYMER FOR MELT PROCESSING - Methods and systems for controlling the moisture content of biodegradable and bioresorbable polymer resin during extrusion above a lower limit that allows for plasticization of the polymer resin melt and below an upper limit to reduce or prevent molecular weight loss are disclosed. Methods are further disclosed involving plasticization of a polymer resin for feeding into an extruder with carbon dioxide and freon. | 10-09-2014 |