Patents Assigned to Expandable Grafts Partnership
  • Expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 5902332
    Abstract: A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by a single connector member disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Richard A. Schatz
  • Apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass
    Patent number: 5683453
    Abstract: A bilateral intra-aortic bypass graft and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes two tubular grafts which are intraluminally delivered to the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of two expandable and deformable tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Apparatus for occluding vessels
    Patent number: 5656036
    Abstract: A vessel occluder for providing permanent occlusion of a vessel in a person utilizes a flexible closure member attached to at least one metallic radially expandable, generally tubular shaped stent, the flexible closure member having a generally tubular shaped cross-sectional configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Method and apparatus for bilateral intra-aortic bypass
    Patent number: 5571170
    Abstract: A bilateral intra-aortic bypass graft and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes two tubular grafts which are intraluminally delivered to the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of two expandable and deformable tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventors: Julio C. Palmaz, Jean C. LaBorde
  • Method and apparatus for occluding vessels
    Patent number: 5382261
    Abstract: A vessel occluder for providing permanent occlusion of a vessel in a person utilizes a flexible closure member attached to at least one metallic radially expandable, generally tubular shaped stent, the flexible closure member having a generally tubular shaped cross-sectional configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Method for bilateral intra-aortic bypass
    Patent number: 5316023
    Abstract: A bilateral intra-aortic bypass graft and method and apparatus for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm includes two tubular grafts which are intraluminally delivered to the aorta and secured to the aorta by the expansion and deformation of two expandable and deformable tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventors: Julio C. Palmaz, Jean C. LaBorde
  • Expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 5195984
    Abstract: A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by a single connector member disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Richard A. Schatz
  • Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 5102417
    Abstract: A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by at least one connector member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 4776337
    Abstract: An expandable intraluminal vascular graft is expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The graft may be a wire mesh tube, having a biologically inert coating thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 4739762
    Abstract: An expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular graft is expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The graft may be a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft
    Patent number: 4733665
    Abstract: An expandable intraluminal vascular graft is expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The graft may be a wire mesh tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz