Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Inflow Dynamics, Inc.

Coramaze Technologies Gmbh

Biotronik Ag

Universitat Duisburg-essen

Boston Scientific Corporation

Admedes Gmbh

Acquandas Gmbh

Torsten Scheuermann

Jan Weber

Eckhard U Alt

Aiden Flanagan

Michael Kuehling

Stephen B Ruble

Barry Rudman

Jonathan Swift Stinson

Barry J O'Brien

Dennis A Boismier

Jacob Drew Edick

Charles Deng

Michael Kühling

Dominique Seidel

Roger Noel Hastings

Yixin Xu

Niklas Maximilian Nathe

Lutz Stehling

Louis Toth

Daniel J Gregorich

Liliana Atanasoska

Michael P Meyer

Scott Schewe

Tim O'Connor

Steven R Larsen

Tat-Jin Teo

Jaydeep Yeshwant Kokate

Young-Ho Song

Umang Anand

Samuel Robaina

James Lee Shippy, Iii

Robert Herrmann

Ken Merdan

John Kilcooley

Rodrigo Lima De Miranda

Anurag Singhal

Till Neumann

Mary Joe Timm

Michael K&uuml;hling

Jan Webber

Rajesh Radhakishnan

Eckhard Alt

Peter Albrecht

Nathe Niklas

Barry L Rudman

James Lee Shippy Iii

A bioerodible endoprosthesis includes a bioerodible magnesium alloy. The bioerodible magnesium alloy has magnesium and one or more additional alloying elements, including aluminum. The alloy has a microstructure comprising equiaxed Mg-rich solid solution phase grains having an average grain diameter of less than or equal to 5 microns and continuous or discontinuous second-phase precipitates in grain boundaries between the Mg-rich solid solution-phase grains, the second-phase precipitates having an average longest dimension of 0.5 micron or less.

Bioerodible magnesium alloy microstructures for endoprostheses

The invention relates to a heart implant comprising a tubular attachment element () for attaching an inflatable membrane (), particularly an inflatable membrane () being coaxially positioned around the tubular attachment element () and fixed to it, the tubular attachment element () at one of its ends being split into several strips (), the strips () extending away from the tubular attachment element () and forming an expandable cage (C), particularly for fixing the heart implant to the atrium of the heart by surface contact between an exterior surface of the expandable cage (C) and an interior atrium surface, each one of the strips () being split into two branches (', . . . ), each respective branch () being merged into a new strip () together with another respective branch (&#x2032;) of a neighboring strip () wherein such splitting and merging is performed one after the other at least three times and the number of strips () being formed of the last merged branches (, . . . ) at the end of extension corresponding to the number of strips () at the one end of the tubular attachment element ().

Heart implant

A medical device for reducing the volume of a left atrial appendage (LAA) may include an elongate shaft having a distal portion, and a volume-reducing means expandable from a collapsed to an expanded state, the volume-reducing means being releasably attached to the distal portion. The volume-reducing means may include an actuatable frame and an impermeable covering disposed over the frame. The volume-reducing means may be sized to fit within the LAA in the expanded state while maintaining an open fluid flow path from a distal region through the ostium of the LAA. A medical device may include a second volume-reducing means to be placed within and substantially occlude a distalmost region of the LAA. A method may include inserting a volume-reducing means into the LAA, expanding the volume-reducing means, and positioning the volume-reducing means such that an open fluid flow path is maintained through an entire cycle of the heart.

Centered balloon for the left atrial appendage

An implantable device for improving or remedying valvular incompetence, comprising a sealing body and at least one anchoring element () fastened thereto, by means of which the sealing body is able to be fastened in the heart, preferably in the atrium of the heart, wherein the sealing body comprises at least one cavity (), which is also able to be filled with a fluid after implanting the sealing body and preferably not able to be emptied independently, and wherein, furthermore preferably, the sealing body remains expanded with constant volume during the cardiac phases as a result of the filling, characterized in that a plurality of cavities () are disposed about a main body () of the sealing body lying in the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body, or a single cavity () surrounds a main body () of the sealing body lying in the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body, wherein the main body () is embodied as a tube which is able to be bent out of the linear extent thereof and into the lateral surface of which a multiplicity of cuts have been introduced.

Implantable device for improving or remedying valvular incompetence

Described is an apparatus for locally monitoring nerve activity that may be incorporated into a nerve ablation catheter. Such a catheter is equipped with magnetic sensing for both identifying nerves and assessing the success of the ablation. The catheter is also equipped with an ablation instrument for both stimulating and destroying nerve tissue.

Method and apparatus for monitoring and ablating nerves

An implantable medical device includes a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, a lumen and at least one lead wire extending through the lumen. The lead wire has an outer surface and a polymeric coating on at least a portion of the outer surface of the lead wire. The coating includes a first structure having a first end proximate the outer surface of the lead wire and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is movable relative to the first end and relative to the lead wire.

Pacing leads with a structured coating

A medical device includes a tubular body having a distal end and a proximal end, a lumen extending through the tubular body from the distal end to the proximal end, a wire extending through the lumen from the distal end to the proximal end, and a polymeric coating. The wire has an outer surface. The polymeric coating is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the wire. The coating comprises a bulk material and a plurality of flexible microstructures disposed on the bulk material. The microstructures extend outwardly from a surface of the polymeric coating.

Medical device with a structured coating

Provided are devices, systems and methods of selectively controlling air flow into one or more section of a patient's lungs. In particular, the devices may be valve devices having an inner lumen configured to transition between a first diameter and a second diameter smaller than the first diameter to control the airflow through the valve.

Devices for obstructing passage of air or other contaminants into a portion of a lung and methods of use

A bioerodible endoprosthesis includes a bioerodible magnesium alloy. The bioerodible magnesium alloy has a microstructure including equiaxed Mg-rich solid solution-phase grains having an average grain diameter of less than or equal to 5 microns and second-phase precipitates in grain boundaries between the equiaxed Mg-rich solid solution-phase grains. The beta-phase precipitates have an average longest dimension of 0.5 micron or less. The microstructure can be produced by one or more equal-channel high-strain processes.

Apparatuses for identifying nerve tissue and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus may include an elongate shaft having a distal region configured to be percutaneously deployed within a patient. An active imaging structure may be disposed on the distal region. The active imaging structure may be configured to remotely image nerve tissue by exciting a signal in nerve tissue from a percutaneous location and receiving the signal from a percutaneous location. The active imaging structure may include one or more probes.

Percutaneous devices and methods to visualize, target and ablate nerves

A medical device for regulating fluid flow within one or more lungs of a patient is disclosed. The medical device includes an elongate tubular member, a first extension, a second extension, and a valve member. The elongate tubular member includes a first plurality of channels extending between a proximal and distal ends. The first and second extensions defines a second and third plurality of channels, respectively, each extending from the distal end of the elongate tubular member and configured for placement in a first and second passageway of a lung. The valve member operably couples to the elongate tubular member and is configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The valve member prevents fluid flow to first set of the first plurality of channels in the first position and prevents fluid flow to second set of the first plurality of channels in the second position.

Medical device, system, and method for regulating fluid flow in bronchial passageways

Medical devices having a barrier layer comprising an inorganic material. The medical device has a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent and the barrier layer is disposed over the reservoir. In one aspect, the barrier layer has one permeability to the therapeutic agent at one portion of the medical device and a different permeability at another portion of the medical device. In another aspect, the dosage amount of the therapeutic agent in the reservoir at one portion of the medical device is different from the dosage amount of the therapeutic agent in the reservoir at another portion of the medical device. In another aspect, a bioresorbable layer is disposed over the barrier layer at one or more portions of the medical device, wherein the bioresorbable layer comprises a bioresorbable material. Also, methods of coating a medical device are disclosed, in which a barrier layer over a medical device is formed using a lithographic etching process where a plurality of particles serve as an etch mask.

Medical devices having inorganic barrier coatings

A medical device lead includes a thin profile conductor assembly. A proximal connector includes a proximal end that is configured to couple the lead to a pulse generator. An insulative lead body extends distally from the proximal connector. The conductor assembly extends distally from the proximal end within the lead body and includes a non-conductive tubular core member that defines a lumen, an outer insulative layer, and a multilayer conductor between the tubular core member and the outer insulative layer. The multilayer conductor is electrically connected to the proximal connector and includes a first conductive layer adjacent to the tubular core member and a second conductive layer adjacent to the first conductive layer opposite the tubular core member. A conductivity of the second conductive layer is greater than a conductivity of the first conductive layer.

Thin profile conductor assembly for medical device leads

An expandable medical device having a particle layer disposed over a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent. The particle layer has a first porosity when the medical device is in the unexpanded configuration and a second porosity when the medical device is in the expanded configuration. The particle layer comprises a plurality of micron-sized or nano-sized particles. In certain embodiments, the particles are not connected to each other, and as such, the different porosities are provided by changes in the spacing between the particles as the medical device is expanded/unexpanded. Also disclosed are medical devices having a particle layer, wherein the particle layer comprises a plurality of encapsulated particles, and methods of coating medical devices with particles.

Medical devices having inorganic particle layers

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Munich, Germany

Torsten Scheuermann