Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Intersect Ent Gmbh

Ara Medical, LLC

Abbott Cardiovascular Sysetms Inc.

Bin Huang

David C Gale

Anthony J Abbate

Daniel A Castro

Vincent J Gueriguian

Abigail Freeman

Gail M Zaler

Yunbing Wang

Timothy A Limon

Klaus Kleine

Donald J Eaton

Syed Faiyaz Ahmed Hossainy

Brian Riggs

Robert Harrison

Gregory Scott Simmons

Richard E Kaufman

Dan Castro

Stephen D Pacetti

Svava Maria Atladottir

Garth L Wilkes

Syed F A Hossainy

Mikael Trollsas

Thierry Glauser

Florian Ludwig

Jonathan P Durcan

Vijaykumar Reddy Rajasekhar

Kleine Klaus

Lothar W Kleiner

John Joseph Stankus

Patrick Peichen Wu

Florencia Lim

Barbara E Stamberg

Stephen G Schaible

Mary Suh

Michael A Savitt

Gail Meredith Zaler

Richard Eric Kaufman

Syed F Hossainy

John Y Yan

Houdin Dehnad

Jerome Hester

Jim Kennedy

Suresh Amin

John Guardiano

Lisa Earnhardt

Stephen Schalble

John M Capek

Vincent A Gueriguian

Susan P Stimson

Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here.

Self-expanding devices and methods therefor

A formulation for generating an adhesion barrier that includes a plurality of particles or a dry powder that is made of a polymer combination of at least one biodegradable polymer and at least one water soluble polymer is disclosed. Methods of making and delivering the formulation are further disclosed. The formulation of particles is deposited on a surface of internal body tissue and the deposited formulation absorbs moisture from the tissue and forms a film over the surface. The film acts as an adhesion barrier by reducing or preventing adhesion of the surface to other body tissue.

Sprayable polymers as adhesion barriers

Methods and systems of fabricating a polymeric stent are disclosed herein.

Manufacturing process for polymeric stents

A method of crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter assembly is provided. A polymeric stent is disposed over a balloon in an inflated configuration. The stent is crimped over the inflated balloon to a reduced crimped configuration so that the stent is secured onto the balloon. The balloon wall membrane is wedged or pinched between the strut elements of the stent for increasing the retention of the stent on the balloon.

Methods for improving stent retention on a balloon catheter

A method and system of monitoring environmental exposure of stents using radiofrequency identification is disclosed.

Radio frequency identification monitoring of stents

Methods of manufacturing a medical article that include radial deformation of a polymer tube are disclosed. A medical article, such as an implantable medical device or an inflatable member, may be fabricated from a deformed tube.

Deformation of a polymer tube in the fabrication of a medical article

Implantable medical devices fabricated from branched polymers are disclosed.

Implantable medical devices fabricated from branched polymers

Devices and methods for treating a diseased tracheobronchial region in a mammal. The device can be a stent which can include a sustained-release material such as a polymer matrix with a treatment agent. The stent can be bioabsorbable and a treatment agent can be incorporated therewith. A treatment method can be delivery of a stent to a tracheobronchial region by a delivery device such as a catheter assembly.

Tracheobronchial implantable medical device and methods of use

Stents fabricated from polymer composites toughened by a dispersed phase are disclosed.

Stent fabricated from polymer composite toughened by a dispersed phase

Described here are devices and methods for crimping self-expanding devices. The crimping devices may be useful for crimping a variety of different self-expanding devices (whether such devices are biodegradable or bio-durable). The crimping devices may have crimping members to engage the self-expanding device to reduce the device from an expanding configuration to an unexpanded configuration. The crimping member may comprise or include a suture, wire, ribbon, guiding hoop, pusher, prong, holding bar, balloon, jaws, combinations thereof, or the like. The crimping devices may also include or comprise a holding structure to hold the self-expanding device in an unexpanded or expanded configuration.

Methods and devices for crimping self-expanding devices

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Bin Huang