General Surgical Innovations, Inc.

Xtent, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

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Medtronic Ave, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Medtronics, Inc.

J.w. Medical Systems Ltd.

Apneon, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Allan R Will

Thomas J Fogarty

Kenneth H Mollenauer

George D Hermann

Michelle Y Monfort

Bernard H Andreas

Hanson S Gifford, Iii

Jay Alan Lenker

Sunmi Chew

Mark E Deem

Michael A Evans

Steven W Kim

Kirsten Freislinger

Ron French

Brian J Cox

Ivan Sepetka

Ronald G Lax

Darin Charles Gittings

Ryan Boucher

Martin S Dieck

Timothy J Ryan

Lionel M Nelson

Eric N Doelling

Jinfang Liu

Sylvie Lombardi

Douglas S Sutton

Denise M Demarais

Ronald G French

George D Herman

Sascha K Zarins

Glen R Davis

Ryan P Boucher

Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.

Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit

Blood vessels and other body lumens are expanded using an evertible braided prosthesis. The braided prosthesis is delivered to the blood vessel in a radially collapsed configuration. A leading edge of the braided prosthesis is then everted so that it expands as it is advanced through the blood vessel. Optionally, the prosthesis can be provided with a biologically active substance in order to inhibit hyperplasia or have other desired biological effects.

Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses

Methods and devices for harvesting veins from the body. The methods and devices allow vein harvesting using laparoscopic procedures. A working space is created over the vein using standard laparoscopic procedures and a side-hooked wire is inserted into the working space and twisted to insert the side-hook under the vein. The wire is then pulled or drawn along the vein to separate the vein from the surrounding tissue. In an alternative embodiment, vein separation is accomplished by threading a soft rubber tube under the vein, grasping the ends of the tube so as to surround the vein, and then pulling the tube along the vein. In other embodiments, the working space is created with everting balloons.

Methods and devices for blood vessel harvesting

Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.

Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses

Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using multiple, discreet stent structures. Stent structures may be balloon expandable or self-expanding and are delivered by a delivery catheter which is repositioned to spaced-apart delivery sights. By coating the stents with particular biologically active substances, hyperplasia within and between the implanted stents can be inhibited. An exemplary delivery catheter comprises a catheter body having both a pusher rod for advancing the stents relative to a sheath and a reciprocatable delivery catheter for implanting the stents.

Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents

Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using multiple, discrete stent structures, or continuous coiled or mesh stent structures. Stent structures may be a balloon expandable or self-expanding and are delivered by a delivery catheter which is repositioned to spaced-apart delivery sites. By coating the stents with particular biologically active substances, hyperplasia within and between the implanted stents can be inhibited. An exemplary delivery catheter comprises a catheter body having a deployment mechanism for deploying one or more stents of selectable length into the vessel.

Apparatus and methods for delivery of variable length stents

Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using multiple, discreet stent structures, or continuous coiled or mesh stent structures. Stent structures may be balloon expandable or self-expanding and are delivered by a delivery catheter which is repositioned to spaced-apart delivery sights. By coating the stents with particular biologically active substances, hyperplasia within and between the implanted stents can be inhibited. An exemplary delivery catheter comprises a catheter body having a deployment mechanism for deploying one or more stents of selectable length into the vessel.

Methods and apparatus for delivering prostheses to body lumens, such as stents and grafts to blood vessels, utilize a delivery device which carries one or more linearized elements. The linearized elements assume non-linear configurations, particularly helical configurations, when advanced and released from the delivery device. By selectively controlling the length and/or number of elements delivered from the delivery device, extended and disseminated disease within the body lumens may be effectively treated.

Apparatus and methods for delivering coiled prostheses

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Atherton, CA, United States of America

Allan R Will