Patent Examiner: Milano; Michael J.

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Retrievable self expanding shunt
Inventor: Amplatz, et al. | Patent Number: 6468303

Repositionable and recapturable vascular stent/graft
Inventor: Amplatz, et al. | Patent Number: 6468301

Balloon catheter for stent delivery having microchannels and method
Inventor: Miller, et al. | Patent Number: 6464718

Ultrasonic catheter vascular stent system and method
Inventor: Gesswein, et al. | Patent Number: 6461383

Hair transplanter
Inventor: Kim | Patent Number: 6461369

Method and apparatus for acetabular reconstruction
Inventor: Gibbs, et al. | Patent Number: 6458161

Minimally invasive method of harvesting epigastric arteries
Inventor: Mollenauer | Patent Number: 6454784

Feedback control in an ultrasonic surgical instrument for improved tissue effects
Inventor: Witt, et al. | Patent Number: 6454781

Insertion tool for transmyocardial implant
Inventor: Vanney | Patent Number: 6454760

Stent graft and method
Inventor: Rudakov, et al. | Patent Number: 6451050

Adjustable endcap for lancing device
Inventor: Purcell | Patent Number: 6451040

Expandable atherectomy burr with metal reinforcement
Inventor: Chandrasekaran, et al. | Patent Number: 6451037

Apparatus and methods for the penetration of tissue
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6447527

Vascular filter
Inventor: Bosma, et al. | Patent Number: 6443972

Surgical extractor
Inventor: Beland, et al. | Patent Number: 6443959

Medical scissors with wear-reducing coating
Inventor: Hipp, et al. | Patent Number: 6440150

Tongue and tooth cleaning device
Inventor: Potti | Patent Number: 6440149

Medical instrument having a lockable force transmitting element
Inventor: Bacher | Patent Number: 6440144

Prosthetic vascular graft
Inventor: Goldfarb | Patent Number: 6436135

Adjustable surgical dilator
Inventor: Erb, et al. | Patent Number: 6436119

Surgical instrument with a continuous hollow channel for a further instrument
Inventor: Waller, et al. | Patent Number: 6436117

Lancet assembly
Inventor: Teo | Patent Number: 6432120

Biodegradable stent
Inventor: Datta, et al. | Patent Number: 6423092

Helical stent having flat ends
Inventor: Hojeibane | Patent Number: 6423091

Internal organ walls joining instrument for an endoscope
Inventor: Sawada | Patent Number: 6423087

Occlusion device
Inventor: McLeod, et al. | Patent Number: 6419686

Stent manufacturing method thereof and indwelling method thereof
Inventor: Sugita, et al. | Patent Number: 6416544

Magnetically actuated cleanable stent and method
Inventor: Mathur | Patent Number: 6416540

Device and method for selectively removing a thrombus filter
Inventor: DeVries, et al. | Patent Number: 6416530

Stent for vessel
Inventor: Igaki | Patent Number: 6413272

Method of making a radioactive stent
Inventor: Hafeli, et al. | Patent Number: 6413271

Artificial knee joint
Inventor: Takei | Patent Number: 6406497

Expandable stent apparatus and method
Inventor: Brenneman | Patent Number: 6406487

Stent installation method using balloon catheter having stepped compliance curve
Inventor: Wang | Patent Number: 6402778

Surgical clip
Inventor: Monassevitch, et al. | Patent Number: 6402765

Method and apparatus for extricating ingrown hairs and relieving pain and discomfort associated with psuedofolicullitis barbae (PFB)
Inventor: Scott | Patent Number: 6402763

Braided branching stent, method for treating a lumen therewith, and process for manufacture therefor
Inventor: Chouinard, et al. | Patent Number: 6398807

Artificial heart with arrhythmia signalling
Inventor: Snyder | Patent Number: 6395027

Apparatus and methods for beating heart bypass surgery
Inventor: Aboul-Hosn, et al. | Patent Number: 6395026

Endovascular graft and process for bridging a defect in a main vessel near one of more branch vessels
Inventor: Castaneda | Patent Number: 6395018

Self-expanding stent delivery system
Inventor: Broome | Patent Number: 6391050

Solid biodegradable device for use in tissue repair
Inventor: McNally, et al. | Patent Number: 6391049

Omni-actuatable hand-held surgical instruments
Inventor: Overaker, et al. | Patent Number: 6391046

Soluble fixation device and method for stent delivery catheters
Inventor: Ryan | Patent Number: 6391033

Segmented linked intervertebral implant systems
Inventor: Stone, et al. | Patent Number: 6387130

Vascular and endoluminal stents with improved coatings
Inventor: Alt | Patent Number: 6387121

Method and apparatus for endoscopic repair of the lower esophageal sphincter
Inventor: Pugsley, Jr., et al. | Patent Number: 6387104

Implant of bone matter
Inventor: Kalas, et al. | Patent Number: 6379385

Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel
Inventor: McKernan, et al. | Patent Number: 6379384

Incising apparatus for use in cataract surgery
Inventor: Feinsod | Patent Number: 6379370

Expandable stent and method for delivery of same
Inventor: Penn, et al. | Patent Number: 6375677

Device for connecting vertebrae of the vertebral column
Inventor: Weiland, et al. | Patent Number: 6371987

Prostheses restrained by immediate attachment while ingrowth proceeds naturally over time
Inventor: Goldberg | Patent Number: 6371985

Method of restructuring bone
Inventor: McGee | Patent Number: 6364909

Thermal securing anastomosis systems
Inventor: Houser, et al. | Patent Number: 6361559

Stent
Inventor: Thompson | Patent Number: 6358274

Apparatus and method for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses
Inventor: Lenker, et al. | Patent Number: 6355060

Serpentine coiled ladder stent
Inventor: Richter, et al. | Patent Number: 6355059

Implantable intraluminal prosthesis
Inventor: Pinheiro | Patent Number: 6355056

Implant deployment apparatus
Inventor: Leopold, et al. | Patent Number: 6352561

Stent-graft deployment apparatus and method
Inventor: van der Burg, et al. | Patent Number: 6352553

Bone hemi-lumbar interbody spinal implant having an asymmetrical leading end and method of installation thereof
Inventor: Michelson | Patent Number: 6350283

Surgical connector systems and methods of use
Inventor: Nash, et al. | Patent Number: 6350280

Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses
Inventor: Lenker, et al. | Patent Number: 6350278

Spinal disc
Inventor: Steffee, et al. | Patent Number: 6348071

Thoracic graft and delivery catheter
Inventor: Baker, et al. | Patent Number: 6346118

Adjustable vertebral body replacement
Inventor: Rabbe, et al. | Patent Number: 6344057

Endoluminal prosthesis comprising stent and overlying graft cover, and system and method for deployment thereof
Inventor: Parodi | Patent Number: 6344054

Implantable device with radiopaque ends
Inventor: Verbeck | Patent Number: 6340368

Radiopaque markers and methods of using the same
Inventor: Stinson, et al. | Patent Number: 6340367

Method for treating diseased or damaged organs
Inventor: Termin, et al. | Patent Number: 6334872

Radiopaque stent markers
Inventor: Dor, et al. | Patent Number: 6334871

Medical sling procedures and anchor insertion methods and devices
Inventor: Beyar | Patent Number: 6334446

Layered endovascular graft
Inventor: Chobotov | Patent Number: 6331191

Endoluminal vascular prosthesis
Inventor: Shokoohi, et al. | Patent Number: 6331190

Optimized geometry of a tissue pattern for semilunar heart valve reconstruction
Inventor: Love, et al. | Patent Number: 6328763

Cement restrictor
Inventor: Mastrorio, et al. | Patent Number: 6325830

Stent assembly
Inventor: Frimberger | Patent Number: 6319287

Multilayered metal stent
Inventor: Richter | Patent Number: 6315794

Remotely removable covering and support
Inventor: Armstrong, et al. | Patent Number: 6315792

Method of restructuring bone
Inventor: McGee | Patent Number: 6312467

Shape memory tubular stent
Inventor: Unsworth, et al. | Patent Number: 6312461

Tympanic membrane prosthesis with mechanical fixation
Inventor: de Juan, Jr., et al. | Patent Number: 6309419

Method and apparatus to prevent stent migration
Inventor: Lashinski, et al. | Patent Number: 6309411

Bonding layers for medical device surface coatings
Inventor: Whitbourne | Patent Number: 6306176

Short body endoprosthesis
Inventor: Kujawski | Patent Number: 6306164

Biomaterial and bone implant for bone repair and replacement
Inventor: Ripamonti, et al. | Patent Number: 6302913

Arterial graft device and method of positioning the same
Inventor: Parodi | Patent Number: 6302908

System for delivering a prosthesis
Inventor: Goicoechea, et al. | Patent Number: 6302906

Medical grafting methods and apparatus
Inventor: Goldsteen, et al. | Patent Number: 6302905

Integrated subscriber management system architecture supporting multiple services
Inventor: Globuschutz | Patent Number: 6301568

Bone substitutes
Inventor: Johnson, et al. | Patent Number: 6296667

Controlled deployment of a medical device
Inventor: Roberts, et al. | Patent Number: 6296660

Local polymeric gel cellular therapy
Inventor: Slepian, et al. | Patent Number: 6290729

Prosthetic hip joint having sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surfaces
Inventor: Pope, et al. | Patent Number: 6290726

Element for anchoring an implant device in place
Inventor: Garberoglio | Patent Number: 6290719

Valve assembly for a prosthetic limb
Inventor: Slemker, et al. | Patent Number: 6287345

Endoluminal prostheses and therapies for highly variable body lumens
Inventor: Cox, et al. | Patent Number: 6283991

Cement restrictor
Inventor: Mastrorio, et al. | Patent Number: 6280477

Flanged graft for end-to-side anastomosis
Inventor: Scholz, et al. | Patent Number: 6273912

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