Vactronix Scientific, Llc.

Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.

Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.

Cordis Corporation

Expandable Grafts Partnership

Eugene A. Sprague

Roger W. Wiseman

Christopher T. Boyle

Steven R. Bailey

Cristina Fuss

Julio C. Palmaz

Denes Marton

Christopher E. Banas

Eugene A Sprague

Julio C Palmaz

Christopher E Banas

Roger W Wiseman

Cristina Simon

Christopher T Boyle

Steven Bailey

Steven R Bailey

Roger Wiseman

Christina Fuss

An implantable medical device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid or tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a monolithic material formed into differentiated regions defining structural members and web regions extending across interstitial spaces between the structural members. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities at the blood flow surface of the stent.

Implantable medical devices having controlled surface properties for improved healing response

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing intravascular stents wherein the intravascular stent has its inner surface treated to promote the migration of endothelial cells onto the inner surface of the intravascular stent. In particular, the inner surface of the intravascular stent has at least one groove formed therein.

Method of making recessed features on inner surface of tubular structure by thermal ablation

Method of making recessed features on inner surface of tubular structure by photolithography

Implantable materials having defined patterns of affinity regions for binding endothelial cells and providing for directed endothelial cell migration across the surface of the material. The affinity regions include photochemically altered regions of a material surface and physical members patterned on the material surface that exhibit a greater affinity for endothelial cell binding and migration than the remaining regions of the material surface.

Implantable biomaterials having functional surfaces

Method of making implantable medical devices having controlled surface properties

Implantable biomaterials having engineered functional surfaces

Method for making grooves on a luminal surface of an intravascular stent

An implantable medical device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid or tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a monolithic material formed into differentiated regions defining structural members and web regions extending across interstitial spaces between the structural members. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities at a the blood flow surface of the stent.

Implantable materials having engineered surfaces comprising a pattern of features and method of making same

Methods for manufacturing intravascular stents are disclosed wherein the intravascular stent has its inner surface treated to promote the migration of endothelial cells onto the inner surface of the intravascular stent. In particular, the inner surface of the intravascular stent has at least one groove formed therein.

Implantable material having patterned surface of raised elements and photochemically altered elements and method of making same

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Eugene A Sprague