W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

C. R. Bard, Inc.

John L Loewen

Joseph Patrick Sullivan

Ryan C Patterson

Eric James Davis

Justin W Sokel

Eric W Lindekugel

Dennis Raymond Dietz

Eric Davis

Clare Regimbal Long

Clyde Gerald Oakley

Daniel H Todd

Markus Wierzoch

Harold Alexander Brown

Craig T Nordhausen

Charles L Farnworth

Michelle L Gendron

David J Messick

Jim H Polenske

David W Wilson

Thomas L Tolt

Joseph P Sullivan

Curtis J Franklin

Shawn D Quick

Clare R Long

Harold A Brown

Eric J Davis

Device useful for implanting an implantable device within the vasculature of a patient. The device includes a deployment line, a control component for actuating the deployment line, and an actuation mechanism for translating constant-rate actuation of the control component into variable rate retraction of the deployment line from a remotely deployable implantable device. Suitable implantable devices include, for example, stents and stent grafts.

Device for deploying an implantable medical device

A hemostatic valve apparatus used in medical procedures that provides rapid activation of a sealing mechanism resulting in lower blood loss during use of the sealing device. The valve apparatus incorporates an actuator and two mechanisms that counter-rotate opposite ends of a sealing tube.

Medical apparatus and method of making the same

An improved catheter is provided. The catheter may include a deflectable member located at a distal end of a catheter body. The deflectable member may comprise an ultrasound transducer array. The deflectable member may be interconnected to the catheter body by a live hinge. The catheter may include a lumen extending from a proximal end of the catheter body to the distal end. The lumen may be used to deliver an interventional device to a point distal to the distal end of the catheter body. The deflectable member may be selectively deflectable in a pivot-like manner through an arc of at least 90 degrees. In embodiments where the deflectable member includes an ultrasound transducer array, the ultrasound transducer array may be operable to image both when aligned with the catheter body and when pivoted relative to the catheter body.

Catheter

A fixed sequence activation handle is described that forces a predetermined activation sequence. Such handles are suitable for use in the delivery of medical devices or for other application that require a fixed sequence of activations.

Forced deployment sequence

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

John L Loewen