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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Endovascular Technologies, Inc.

Shifamed Holdings, LLC

Xlumena, Inc.

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Abbott Vascular Solutions Inc.

Impella Cardiotechnik Aktiengesellschaft

Onda Corporation

Peter S Brown

Kenneth F Binmoeller

Ryan R Donovan

Keke Lepulu

David E Hancock

Sith Khoune

Larry J Voss

Amr Salahieh

Tom Saul

Claudio Argento

Michael Francis Wei

Daniel K Hildebrand

Brady David Esch

Tim J Kovac

Colin Mixter

Daniel Varghai

Anna Kerlo

Samuel H Tibbetts, Ii

Albert K Chin

Thorsten Siess

Michael Stephan Mirizzi

Arnold M Escano

Gregory W Fung

Shuji Uemura

Helmut Reul

Juan I Perez

Brett W Cryer

Richard Rapoza

Gunter Rau

Robin W Eckert

Arlene Sucy Yang

Claudio I Zanelli

David Chi

Jens Hutzenlaub

Marcelyn A Berlo

Christopher C Pfaff

Tina Ton

Rasean L Hamilton

Joanne L Parker

Kimberly Barkman

Misty L Pyatt

Mona Patel

Mary Bellack

Mark T Lemere

Kim-Lien Dang

Veronica Creech

Tina A Ton

Adjacent tissue layers can be accessed using a catheter device with a distal tip having a conductive portion including a first cutting feature and one or more projections extending from the first cutting feature towards an outer diameter of the distal tip. Electrical energy can be supplied to the conductive portion of the device to cut tissue. A stent can be delivered to form a fluid communication between the adjacent tissue layers.

Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers

Devices and methods for deploying an anastomotic stent between portions of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract are disclosed. The anastomotic stents are configured to atraumatically engage the tissue walls and to permit the flow of fluid, partially digested food, and food. The stents can be deployed using endoscopic catheter devices, laparoscopic tools, and combinations of both endoscopic tools and laparoscopic tools. Examples of anastomoses include anastomoses between the stomach and a portion of the intestines such as the jejunum. Anastomoses can also be formed between two closed ends of the intestines, such as two closed ends of the colon formed during a colon resection procedure. Anastomoses can also be formed between a fundal pouch formed during a gastric bypass procedure and the jejunum. Laparoscopic tools are disclosed to deploy a stent by selectively removing a radial restraint on a self expanding stent with the restraint removed through the laparoscopic access points.

Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis

An intravascular fluid movement device that includes an expandable member having a collapsed, delivery configuration and an expanded, deployed configuration, the expandable member having a proximal end and a distal end, a rotatable member disposed radially and axially within the expandable member, and a conduit coupled to the expandable member, the conduit at least partially defining a blood flow lumen between a distal end of the conduit and a proximal end of the conduit, the conduit disposed solely radially inside of the expandable member in a distal section of the expandable member.

Intravascular fluid movement devices, systems, and methods of use

Eyewear device includes an eyeglass frame, a temple, and a coupling device for hingedly coupling the temple to the eyeglass frame, formed of an elastically deformable material, and including a single flexible arm of an elongate shape and a front end portion positioned and retained against the front surface of the eyeglass frame. The single flexible arm extends from the front end portion into a slot in the frame and an internal elongate slot in the temple positioned in opposing alignment therewith. The elasticity of the coupling device flexibly, hingedly couples the temple to the eyeglass frame and allows a temple that has suffered inordinate bending moments and directions to instantly return to nominal use by retightening or replacing the coupling device, and/or by repositioning the temple to properly abut the eyeglass frame.

Device for coupling a temple to an eyeglass frame

The present invention is a selectively attachable watch accessory for filling the gap between a watch and/or wristband and a wearer's wrist. The watch accessory also keeps a watch from rotating or sliding along a wearer's wrist without making the wristband unusually tight and also can change the angle of the watch display. The watch accessory can include a wedge pad, a removable bridge strap and a removable wedge pin that secures the accessory to a watch and/or a wristband. The watch accessory allows a user to fill a gap between a watch and/or wristband and a wearer's wrist that is present on many watches to enhance the fit of a watch. This device is useful for traditional watches and smart watches that encourage a user to interact much more with a limb mounted screen.

'Wedge in place' watch attachment

Devices and methods for deploying an anastomotic stent between portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are disclosed. The anastomotic stents are configured to atraumatically engage the tissue walls and to permit the flow of fluid, partially digested food, and food. The stents can be deployed using endoscopic catheter devices, laparoscopic tools, and combinations of both endoscopic tools and laparoscopic tools. Examples of anastomoses include anastomoses between the stomach and a portion of the intestines such as the jejunum. Anastomoses can also be formed between two closed ends of the intestines, such as two closed ends of the colon formed during a colon resection procedure. Anastomoses can also be formed between a fundal pouch formed during a gastric bypass procedure and the jejunum. Laparoscopic tools are disclosed to deploy a stent by selectively removing a radial restraint on a self expanding stent with the restraint removed through the laparoscopic access points.

A self-expanding, pseudo-braided device embodying a high expansion ratio and flexibility as well as comformability and improved radial force. The pseudo-braided device is particularly suited for advancement through and deployment within highly tortuous and very distal vasculature. Various forms of the pseudo-braided device are adapted for the repair of aneurysms and stenoses as well as for use in thrombectomies and embolic protection therapy.

Self-expanding pseudo-braided intravascular device

A medical device incorporating magnetic material is introduced into the body of a patient. A time varying magnetic field is generated externally of the patient's body and which is of sufficient strength to magnetically induce motion in the device, thereby causing the medical device to vibrate within the patient's body. The frequency and the amplitude of the magnetic field oscillations can be continuously varied to control the vibrations induced in the medical device.

Apparatus and method for inducing vibrations in a living body

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Peter S Brown