Rotation Medical, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Ivantis, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Pako Corporation

Alcon, Inc.

Other

Cardionomic, Inc.

Boston Scientific Limited, an Irish Company

Charles L Euteneuer

Nathaniel Z Zenz-Olson

Rebecca McCarville

Duane Frion

Andrew T Schieber

Diane M Feehan

John Quackenbush

Thomas A Westling

Thomas R Hektner

Peter Trexler Keith

Richard Carlton Mattison

John L Wardle

Craig Van Kampen

Christopher R Larson

Steven Paul Mertens

Terry V Brown

Louis G Ellis

David J Blaeser

Andrew Joseph Dusbabek

Jeff Sims

Paul H Burmeister

Edward Matthees

Lixiao Wang

Roger Noel Hastings

Daniel M Lafontaine

Daniel O Adams

Martin R Willard

Michael M Witzmann

Dean A Peterson

Linda R Lorentzen Cornelius

Stanley A Nordin

Brian J Brown

Anthony Ciro Vrba

Susan M Shoemaker

Kent David Harrison

Fernando Di Caprio

Andrew W Buirge

Phlayne M Fraser

Rebecca Mccarville

Paul J Fordenbacher

Lloyd K Willard

Robert E Diesch

Tracee E Eidenschink

Todd J Mortier

Cyril J Schweich, Jr

Matthew M Burns

Steven Lawrence Waldhauser

Timothy J Mickley

Steven D Goedeke

Thomas E Broome

Gerald A Jensen

Fernando DiCaprio

Vladimir B Tsukernik

Kenneth M Galt

John W Humphrey

Gerald G Voegele

Leo M Klisch

Armer J Willenbring

Nam H Hoang

Jonathan C Sell

Louis A Larson

Lawrence W Ulanowski

Christoper R Larson

David T Van Meter

Andew T Schieber

Implant delivery systems for delivering sheet-like implants include a delivery shaft, an implant expander, a sheath, and a sheet-like implant. In some embodiments, the delivery shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. The implant expander is mounted to the distal end of the delivery shaft. The implant expander includes a central portion and a plurality of leg portions radiating from the central portion. The implant expander is evertable between an unstressed configuration in which a distal surface of the implant expander defines a concave surface, and a first compact configuration in which the distal surface of the implant expander defines a convex surface. The implant expander has a first lateral extent when the implant expander is free to assume the unstressed configuration. The sheath defines a lumen having a lumen diameter. At least a portion of the delivery shaft is slidably disposed in the lumen. The lumen diameter is smaller than the first lateral extent of the implant expander so that the sheath holds the implant expander in the first compact configuration when slidably disposed therein. The sheet-like implant overlays at least a portion of the distal surface of the implant expander with portions of the sheet-like implant extending between the leg portions of the implant expander and the sheath. Methods of treating a rotator cuff of a shoulder are also disclosed.

Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials

A tendon repair implant for treatment of a partial thickness tear in the supraspinatus tendon of the shoulder is provided. The implant may incorporate features of rapid deployment and fixation by an arthroscopic means approach that compliment current procedures; tensile properties that result in desired sharing of anatomical load between the implant and native tendon during rehabilitation; selected porosity and longitudinal pathways for tissue in-growth; sufficient cyclic straining of the implant in the longitudinal direction to promote remodeling of new tissue to tendon-like tissue; and, may include a bioresorbable construction to provide transfer of additional load to new tendon-like tissue and native tendon over time.

Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation

An ocular implant for treating glaucoma is provided, which may include any number of features. More particularly, the present invention relates to implants that facilitate the transfer of fluid from within one area of the eye to another area of the eye. One feature of the implant is that it includes a proximal inlet portion and a distal inlet portion adapted to be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, and an intermediate portion adapted to be inserted into Schlemm's canal. Another feature of the implant is that it can be biased to assume a predetermined shape to aid in placement within the eye.

Methods and apparatus for treating glaucoma

An implantable tendon protection system includes a body adapted to be implanted within a bursa overlying a tendon of a patient to protect the tendon. The body may be fixed to the tendon with adhesive, sutures, staples, and/or anchors. A surgical kit is provided with such a tendon protection system and an insertion cannula. Methods of protecting a tendon of a patient are also disclosed.

Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methods

An ocular implant having an inlet portion and a Schlemm's canal portion distal to the inlet portion, the inlet portion being disposed at a proximal end of the implant and sized and configured to be placed within an anterior chamber of a human eye, the Schlemm's canal portion being arranged and configured to be disposed within Schlemm's canal of the eye when the inlet portion is disposed in the anterior chamber.

Methods and devices for increasing aqueous humor outflow

An illustrative method for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient may comprise deploying an ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye and administering a therapeutic agent comprising a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor to the patient. The ocular implant may be configured to lower the intraocular pressure from an initial to a second pressure within a first range and the therapeutic agent may lower an intraocular pressure to a third pressure within a second range, the third pressure lower than the second pressure.

Ocular implant and delivery system

A device for attaching a sheet-like implant to a target tissue includes a pilot member and a staple push rod. In some embodiments, the pilot member has a distal end and at least a pair of prongs extending from the distal end. The prongs are configured to form pilot holes when the distal end of the pilot member is pressed against the target tissue. The staple push rod is disposed within at least a portion of the pilot member and slidable relative thereto. The staple push rod includes at least a pair of stakes. Each stake is dimensioned to engage a surface of a staple to apply pushing forces thereto. Each stake is positioned relative to a prong along an inner surface of the pilot member so that the stakes advance into the pilot holes when the stakes are moved in a distal direction. Methods for attaching a sheet-like implant to a target tissue are also disclosed.

Methods and apparatus for delivering staples to a target tissue

A method of inserting an ocular implant into Schlemm's canal, the method comprising: moving the ocular implant into Schlemm's canal; and injecting a visco-elastic medium in front of the implant.

Method of implanting an ocular implant

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St. Michael, MN, United States of America

Charles L Euteneuer