W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Sherif A Eskaros

Edward H Cully

Peter J Roeber

James William Mann

George N Foutrakis

Carey V Campbell

Michael J Vonesh

Benjamin M Trapp

David R King

Joseph E Korleski, Jr

Kenneth R Newcomb

Clifford P Warner

Michael L O'Hara

Lonzo C McLaughlin

John M Herman

Michael L O'hara

Eric A Mokelke

Matthew A Johnson

Jeffrey C Towler

Eric Gerard Johnson

Kenneth Mazich

John Streeter

David C Everson

Alfred A Alpini

Reed A Houge

Peter J Lutz

Ji Zhang

Michael Houghton

Keith M Flury

Nathan K Mooney

D H Perkins

David J Messick

Michael S Winterling

Dh Perkins

Joseph E Korleski

Joseph J DiPietro, Jr

Mary Jo Russell

Eric C Lafferty

Lonzo C Mclaughlin

Michael L O'HARA

James W Mann

Michael Winterling

A non-shortening catheter balloon having a longitudinal axis and an inflatable balloon able to be affixed to a catheter shaft is provided. The balloon has an uninflated length which remains relatively unchanged upon inflation and is formed of least two helically oriented wrapped passes of balloon materials at a balanced force angle. Methods of making this balloon are also provided.

Non-shortening wrapped balloon

An endoluminal access device including an outer sheath defining a lumen and a guide assembly. The guide assembly includes an expandable portion configured to be transitioned between a collapsed configuration having a first diameter and an expanded configuration having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The expandable portion includes a first arm defining a first lumen and an aperture in communication with the first lumen. The expandable portion is configured to expand outwardly from a central longitudinal axis when the expandable portion transitions to the expanded configuration and to deflect inwardly toward the central longitudinal axis when the expandable portion is transitioned to the collapsed configuration. The endoluminal access device further includes an endoluminal tool deliverable from the first lumen of the first arm and outwardly from the aperture of the first arm.

Fenestration devices, systems, and methods

A stomach lining patch includes a collapsible frame, a membrane covering the collapsible frame, collapsible frame and the membrane providing a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery to a stomach of a patient and an expanded configuration suitable for lining an internal surface of a gastric wall of the stomach, and a set of anchoring arms extending from the collapsible frame and being configured to pass through a puncture in the gastric wall and lay flat against an outer surface of the gastric wall when the collapsible frame and the membrane are in an expanded configuration lining the internal surface of the gastric wall.

Stomach lining patch with central fixation

The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.

Devices and methods for securing medical devices within an anatomy

Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device while maintaining normal GI tract functions.

Microanchors for anchoring devices to body tissues

Tissue plugs for occlusion of hollow anatomical structures and methods for their use are provided.

Tissue plug

An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.

Medical device for use with a stoma

The present disclosure describes medical devices comprising a bio-corrodible stent member and a graft member. The bio-corrodible stent member can comprise a metal applied directly to the graft member via a vapor deposition process, such as a chemical or physical vapor deposition process.

Devices and methods related to deposited support structures

Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.

Catheter assembly

Devices and methods for securing medical devices with an anatomy

Puncturing tools that cause an aperture to be pierced through the wall of a guidewire lumen of a catheter shaft at a location at which it is desired to have a guidewire exit the guidewire lumen.

Puncturing tool for puncturing catheter shafts

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Elkton, MD, United States of America

Sherif A Eskaros