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Howmedica Corp.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Advanced Bionics Ag

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Covidien LP

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Claude A Vidal

Russell J Redmond

Alan Kirby Plyley

Thomas Banks

Michael Collinson

Russel James Redmond

Gregory Lambrecht

Robert Kevin Moore

Daniel G Brady

Russ J Redmond

Roger Lagerquist

Byron L Moran

Geoffrey Hamilton White

Sriram S Iyer

Gary S Roubin

Joshua Makower

J Christopher Flaherty

Timothy R Machold

Patrick Edward Macaulay

Philip Christopher Evard

John T Garibotto

Christopher H Porter

Jason Brian Whitt

John L Minck, Jr

Arlene E Gwon

Abram D Janis

Paul Kaluzniak

Cary J Reich

Gregory R Furnish

Gregory G Brucker

Benjamin E Morris

Simon M Furnish

Todd A Hall

David A Rahdert

William C Mers Kelly

Jacob Einhorn

Matthew Pease

Floyd L Foslien

Brandon G Walsh

Alan J Solyntjes

Felix Vega

Gerald M Hubbs

Hacene Bouadi

John Conrad Muskivitch

Thomas F Banks

Jonas H Bourghardt

Indaka Gunasekara

William A Reuss, Jr

Travis Rowe

Enrique Malaret

David Byrd

Josh Barber

Sava A Chernomordik

Gregory M Ruhf

Steven R LeMott

Michael W Wilson

Rodney E Wells

Hector R Santos

David A Chandos

John Michael Barker

Kenneth C Gardeski

Alexander S Borsanyi

Kelly Ann Chapman

Michael R Neidert

Edmund E Spaeth

Richard Louis Weisman

David L Robbins

David Quinn

Robert M Eyerly

Valerie Futral

Michael A Russell

William H Slattery, Iii

Valerie Futral Maron

Russell Heinrich J Redmond

Menachem Zucker

Ronen Eyal

Russell A Redmond

An intraluminal prosthesis is provided with a plurality of annular elements. Each annular element includes a plurality of struts and apices connected to form an annular configuration. Each annular element has a compressed state and an expanded state, and has a longitudinal dimension which is smaller in the expanded state than in the compressed state. A plurality of connecting members connect the apices of adjacent annular elements. The connecting members have a plurality of alternating segments that function to compensate for the smaller longitudinal dimension of each annular element in the expanded state. The stent may be provided with varying flexibility along its length and/or circumference, and may include segments that have different diameters.

Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis

A medical injection system includes an elongate injection apparatus and an actuator apparatus. The actuator apparatus includes a fitting for coupling the actuator apparatus to a delivery catheter and a reversible gripping means to grip the injection apparatus; the gripping means is included in a plunger that is slideably engaged with the fitting and directs the injection apparatus through a fitting lumen and through a catheter lumen, when the fitting is coupled to the catheter.

Modular medical injection system

Systems for delivering a bifurcated stent to a bifurcation site include catheters and/or bifurcated systems delivered therefrom. A catheter includes a balloon with a bulge region that allows a portion of the stent to be expanded.

Bifurcated stent and delivery system

A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation between a fully open position wherein the jaws are separated for receiving tissue therebetween and an approximated position wherein the jaws are closer together. Preferably, the jaws are in the fully open position when the distal portion of at least of the jaws is located in an extended position and are in the approximated position when the distal portion of the extended jaw or jaws is located in a retracted position. The surgical instrument may further include a detachable knife assembly and knife actuating mechanism.

Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife

A voice coil suspension system comprising a spider formed of flexible dielectric material defining a flexure portion configured to suspend a voice coil for axial displacement and an elongate connector portion for carrying flat electrical conductors for electrically connecting terminals of said voice coil to stationary electric contacts.

Planar flexible voice coil suspension

A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a percutaneous catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve having a tapered forward portion to facilitate its insertion through an undersized incision. The sleeve provides an interior elongate passageway which extends from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve distal end. The sleeve is intended to be percutaneously implanted through an incision in the patient's skin so that the sleeve distal end resides subcutaneously. The sleeve outer peripheral surface carries a layer of porous material intended to be placed under the patient's outer skin layer in contact with the dermis to promote tissue ingrowth for anchoring the sleeve and forming an infection resistant barrier. The sleeve passageway is dimensioned to snugly accommodate the outer surface of catheter while permitting the catheter to slide relative to the sleeve. A sealing device is mounted around the catheter adjacent to the sleeve proximal end to prevent deleterious material from migrating into the patient's body along the catheter outer surface. A locking member secured to the sleeve can be pivoted to an unlocked portion for permitting axial and rotational movement of said catheter relative to said sleeve and or to a locked position for preventing such relative movement.

Enhanced apparatus for percutaneous catheter implantation and replacement

A hearing aid system () including an implantable device (), and a surgical instrument () for enabling a physician to install the implant () in a patient's body in a simple office procedure using only local anesthesia.

Surgical instrument set and procedure for implanting sound transducer proximate to patient's outer ear canal

Systems for delivering a bifurcated stent to a bifurcation site comprise catheters and/or bifurcated stents delivered therefrom.

A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a percutaneous catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve comprising a wall surrounding an interior elongate passageway. The passageway extends from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve distal end. The sleeve is intended to be percutaneously implanted through an incision in the patient's skin so that the sleeve distal end resides subcutaneously. The sleeve outer peripheral surface carries a layer of porous material intended to be placed just under the patient's outer skin layer in contact with the dermis to promote tissue ingrowth for anchoring the sleeve and forming an infection resistant barrier. The sleeve passageway is dimensioned to snugly accommodate the outer surface of catheter while permitting the catheter to slide relative to the sleeve. A sealing device is mounted around the catheter adjacent to the sleeve proximal end to prevent deleterious material from migrating into the patient's body along the catheter outer surface.

Apparatus and method for facilitating the replacement of an implanted catheter

A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve comprising a wall surrounding an interior passageway extending from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve distal end. The sleeve is intended to be percutaneously implanted through an incision in the patient's skin to place the sleeve distal end subcutaneously. The sleeve distal end outer surface carries porous material intended to contact the patient's dermis to promote tissue ingrowth. The sleeve passageway is dimensioned to snugly accommodate the outer surface of the catheter while permitting the catheter to slide relative to the sleeve. A split ring locking member is selectively operable in an unlocked state for permitting axial and rotational movement of said catheter relative to said sleeve and operable in a locked state for preventing such relative movement.

Apparatus and method for percutaneous catheter implantation and replacement

An implantable device including a housing having a stud projecting percutaneously through an incision in the patient's skin. The stud defines a peripheral surface extending longitudinally inwardly from the stud outer end. The longitudinal peripheral surface is used as a substrate to carry a peripheral fibrous layer which extends longitudinally along the stud from its outer end adjacent to the skin incision to below the patient's epidermal and dermal skin layers for promoting laterally directed soft tissue ingrowth. The housing also defines a lateral shoulder surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal peripheral surface. The shoulder surface also carries a porous layer conducive to promoting tissue ingrowth. The porous layers on the device allows tissue ingrowth into the interstices of both porous layers to form an enhanced infection resistant barrier while also providing improved device anchoring.

Percutaneously implantable medical device configured to promote tissue ingrowth

Methods of reinforcing annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc include the implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or herniation of tissue outside the disc. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. The device is compressible and may be delivered in a minimally invasive manner through a cannula.

Methods of reinforcing an intervertebral disc annulus

The present invention is directed to an improved anesthesia manifold and an improved induction valve mechanism. A plurality of induction valve elements may be joined or 'ganged' together in order to define a manifold. In the preferred embodiment of the induction manifold, at least two individual valve elements are combined to form the manifold. Each of the plurality of valve elements includes the following components: (1) a valve body; (2) a first inlet port carried by the valve body and defining at least in part a central fluid communication flow path for supplying intravenous fluid to patient; and (3) a second inlet port carried said valve body and at least in part defining an anesthesia drug inlet. Each of the plurality of valve components: (1) an induction valve mechanism which maintains said second inlet port in a closed condition until a predetermined amount of pressure is applied thereto; (2) a back flow valve mechanism which maintains said induction valve components in open condition to permit at least one of the following operations: (a) aspiration; (b) back flow; (c) purging; and (d) sampling. Additionally, a control mechanism is provided for each of the plurality of individual valve components to actuate said induction valve mechanism and said backflow valve mechanism.

Anesthesia manifold and induction valve

Reinforcement of annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc can be achieved through implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or herniation of tissue outside of the disc. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. The device is compressible and may be delivered in a minimally invasive manner through a cannula.

Implant for reinforcing and annulus fibrosis

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Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America

Claude A Vidal