Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100262227 | IMPLANTS HAVING HIGH FATIGUE RESISTANCE, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE - According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent comprises a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20110130777 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CUTTING TISSUE - A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element. | 06-02-2011 |
20110144673 | MATERIAL REMOVAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED MATERIAL CAPTURE EFFICIENCY AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides an improved atherectomy catheter having means for directing particles generated by a cutting element into a collection chamber. Methods of directing the cut material from a blood vessel lumen into a collection chamber are also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20130018397 | MATERIAL REMOVAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED MATERIAL CAPTURE EFFICIENCY AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides an improved atherectomy catheter having means for directing particles generated by a cutting element into a collection chamber. Methods of directing the cut material from a blood vessel lumen into a collection chamber are also provided. | 01-17-2013 |
20140052230 | IMPLANTS HAVING HIGH FATIGUE RESISTANCE, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE - According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent includes a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided | 02-20-2014 |
20140163590 | Device for Cutting Tissue - A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element. | 06-12-2014 |
20140277380 | Stent - A stent comprising a stent body and a plurality of cells is disclosed. Each cell includes two structural members extending in an undulating pattern. Each structural member includes a plurality of cell segments defining a plurality of peaks and valleys therebetween. A first segment and a second segment defining a first peak, the second segment and a third segment defining a first valley, the third segment and a fourth segment defining a second peak, the fourth segment and a fifth segment defining a second valley, the fifth segment and a sixth segment defining a third peak. The first peak, the second peak and the first valley include a first radius of curvature. The third peak and the second valley include a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature. | 09-18-2014 |
20150216555 | MATERIAL REMOVAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED MATERIAL CAPTURE EFFICIENCY AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides an improved atherectomy catheter having means for directing particles generated by a cutting element into a collection chamber. Methods of directing the cut material from a blood vessel lumen into a collection chamber are also provided. | 08-06-2015 |