Patents Examined by William Matthews
  • Patent number: 6733527
    Abstract: A fabric used with an inflatable penile prosthesis and having a high fabric weave density is disclosed. The fabric is comprised of substantially non-distensible warp yarns and expandable/contractible fill yarns. The warp yarns are made of a 40 denier polyester fiber and the fill yarns are made of a 70 denier spandex fiber wrapped with a 40 denier polyester fiber. The fill yarns and warp yarns have sufficient fabric weave density so as to resist fabric distortion, such as fill separation. The fabric is assembled on the penile prosthesis so that the fill yarns circumscribe the girth of the prosthesis and the warp yarns extend along the length of the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventor: Ilya Koyfman
  • Patent number: 6540778
    Abstract: An intraluminal grafting system having a balloon catheter assembly, a capsule catheter assembly and capsule jacket assembly is used for deploying a graft having attachment means in the vessel of an animal body. The system contains a proximal capsule means and a distal capsule means, wherein the graft is disposed within the two capsule means and a removable sheath covers the graft and capsule means. The graft is comprised of a tubular member having superior and inferior ends, having attachment means with wall engaging members secured thereto. The balloon catheter is disposed within the capsule catheter to provide relative movement between the balloon catheter and the capsule catheter, whereby the graft can be removed from the capsule means. The balloon is inflated to firmly implant the graft and attachment means within the vessel. The graft and attachment means remain in the vessel after the intraluminal grafting system is withdrawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Endovascular Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinah B. Quiachon, Alec A. Piplani, Larry G. Baughman