Bite Tech, Inc.

Cook Incorporated

Purdue Research Foundation

Cook Biotech, Inc.

Cook Medical Technologies LLC

Other

William A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd.

Med Institute Incorporated

William Cook Europe Aps

William A Cook

Michael C Hiles

Umesh H Patel

Thomas G Kozma

Neal E Fearnot

Leslie A Geddes

Mark Herman

Thomas A Osborne

Jon D Kittelsen

Michael P DeBruyne

Benjamin Nickless

David Ernest Hartley

Mark Robert Frye

Scott E Eells

Ronan T Young

Sarah E Anderson

A graft prostheses (), materials and method for implanting, transplanting, replacing, or repairing a part of a patient. The graft prosthesis includes a purified, collagen-based matrix structure removed from a submucosa tissue source. The submucosa tissue source is purified by disinfection and removal steps to deactivate and remove contaminants, thereby making the purified structure biocompatible and suitable for grafting on and/or in a patient.

Graft prosthesis, material and methods

Graft prosthesis, materials and methods

A system for anchoring an endoluminal prosthesis comprises a barb. The barb comprises a base, a retractable body extending distally from the base towards a distal anchor, and a hinge disposed between the base and the anchor and spaced apart from the base. The anchor pivots about the hinge between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. Additional devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Flexible barb for anchoring a prosthesis

Disclosed is a stent graft prosthesis comprising a graft portion that includes a main body portion and an cuff portion, the cuff portion generally located at or near the proximal end of the main body portion and extending circumferentially therealong. Stents comprising the graft supporting structure are also attached to graft portion about the proximal end. In one embodiment, the cuff portion comprises material that is folded over the outside surface of the main body portion with an anchoring stent being attached over the cuff and main body portions, extending proximally therefrom. In another series of embodiments, the cuff portion comprises an external sealing zone that extends around the outer main body portion to help prevent leakage of fluids. In one example, the material of the second edge of the cuff portion is frayed to better engage the vessel walls and promote thrombus and/or tissue growth.

Stent graft with improved proximal end

A barbed medical prosthesis is disclosed in which the barb includes a basal portion comprising a point of union with the substrate of origin (such as a strut), an anchoring portion adapted to embed into tissue, and a stress-dispersing portion located between the basal and anchoring portions. In one embodiment the stress-dispersing portion comprises a helical coil having a free winding that is unattached to the strut from which the barb extends. In another embodiment, the stress-dispersing portion comprises a series of bends or curves formed in the barb proximate to the point of union with the strut. The barb can be mechanically attached and/or soldered to the prosthesis, or integrally formed therefrom. A second barb portion and stress-dispersing portion, may also extend from the basal portion.

Face mask connector cinch

Face mask connector clamp

Helmet tether anchor snap

A customizable dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of a person consisting of occlusal posterior pads optionally with a connective arch or a u-shaped style base with upstanding labial and/or buccal walls. The appliance is made of low-density polyethylene with a tactifying resin.

Polyethylene dental appliance and mouthguard with tactifier resin

Button logo cap

Mouthguard storage box

Mouthguard tether with connectors

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Bloomington, IN, United States of America

William A Cook