Angioplasty stents

F Vallana, G Rolando, M Curcio, P Gaschino - US Patent 6,699,281, 2004 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A stent for use at an implant site in a vessel having recesses containing
one or more active agents. The stent is a tubular body having a plurality of sinusoidal …

Metal alloy for medical devices and implants

J Wachter, J Trotzschel - US Patent App. 10/409,559, 2004 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to a medical device or implant made at least in part of a high
Strength, low modulus metal alloy comprising Niobium, Tantalum, and at least one ele ment …

Timed delivery of therapeutics to blood vessels

B Kwitkin - US Patent App. 10/422,507, 2004 - Google Patents
US20040215318A1 - Timed delivery of therapeutics to blood vessels - Google Patents
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Prosthesis with multiple drugs applied separately by fluid jet application in discrete unmixed droplets

D Verlee, P Tarcha, K Cromack, J Toner… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2004 - Google Patents
An interventional device for delivery of multiple beneficial agents. The device includes a
prosthesis having a Surface loaded with a plurality of discrete droplets of first and Second …

Integral stent graft

J Machek - US Patent App. 10/423,370, 2004 - Google Patents
0001) 1. Field of the Invention 0002 The present invention relates to the field of lumen repair,
more particularly to the field of exclusion devices Such as Stent grafts placed in body …

In situ detection of endoleak and endotension

M Letort - US Patent App. 10/419,324, 2004 - Google Patents
The present invention generally provides methods and apparatus for detecting endoleaks,
and thus the resulting endotension, in an aneurysmal location. In one embodiment, the …

Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysmal tissue

D Brin, D Tseng - US Patent App. 10/423,192, 2004 - Google Patents
US20040215335A1 - Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysmal tissue - Google
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Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysmal tissue

B Fernandes, T Dinh, L Christoferson… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2004 - Google Patents
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0009 Embodiments according to the present invention
address the problem of aneurysm repair, particularly the problem of continued breakdown of …

Methods for using adipose-derived cells for healing of aortic aneurysmal tissue

M Hendriks, B Kwitkin - US Patent App. 10/422,176, 2004 - Google Patents
The present invention encompasses methods and apparatus for minimizing the risks
inherent in endovascular grafting for aneurysm repair. The invention includes tracking a …