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Edwards Lifesciences (15)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6273875	Medical devices having improved antimicrobial/antithrombogenic properties	2001/08/14
6309660	Universal biocompatible coating platform for medical devices	2001/10/30
6340465	Lubricious coatings for medical devices	2002/01/22
6355001	Thermodilution catheter method using a safe, flexible heating element	2002/03/12
6383144	Devices and methods for measuring temperature of a patient	2002/05/07
6387052	Thermodilution catheter having a safe, flexible heating element	2002/05/14
6485430	Thermodilution catheter having a safe, flexible heating element	2002/11/26
6685672	Multi-balloon drug delivery catheter for angiogenesis	2004/02/03
6730313	Delivery systems for periadventitial delivery for treatment of restenosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia	2004/05/04
6991804	Delivery systems for periadventitial delivery for treatment of restenosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia	2006/01/31
6997898	Multi-balloon drug delivery catheter for angiogenesis	2006/02/14
7004176	Heart valve leaflet locator	2006/02/28
7011682	Methods and apparatus for remodeling an extravascular tissue structure	2006/03/14
7254946	Thermodilution catheter having a safe, flexible heating element	2007/08/14
7296577	Transluminal mitral annuloplasty with active anchoring	2007/11/20

COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES (14)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5609629	Coated implantable medical device	1997/03/11
5824049	Coated implantable medical device	1998/10/20
5873904	Silver implantable medical device	1999/02/23
6096070	Coated implantable medical device	2000/08/01
6117125	Method for predetermining uniform flow rate of a fluid from a tubular body and device therefrom	2000/09/12
6299604	Coated implantable medical device	2001/10/09
6530951	Silver implantable medical device	2003/03/11
6730064	Coated implantable medical device	2004/05/04
6774278	Coated implantable medical device	2004/08/10
6786922	Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments	2004/09/07
6918927	Coated implantable medical device	2005/07/19
7306580	Medical device with therapeutic agents	2007/12/11
7311697	Central venous catheter	2007/12/25
7335228	Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments	2008/02/26

Angiotech International (12)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5069899	Anti-thrombogenic, anti-microbial compositions containing heparin	1991/12/03
5525348	Coating compositions comprising pharmaceutical agents	1996/06/11
5716981	Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	1998/02/10
5886026	Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	1999/03/23
5994341	Anti-angiogenic Compositions and methods for the treatment of arthritis	1999/11/30
6506411	Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	2003/01/14
6544544	Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	2003/04/08
10/112921	Anti-angiogenic compositions and methods of use	2003/01/02
10/155868	Compositions and methods for treating disease utilizing a combination of radioactive therapy and cell-cycle inhibitors	2003/07/31
10/331137	Coated surgical patches	2003/11/20
10/447309	Compositions and methods for coating medical implants	2004/03/04
11/790378	Echogenic coatings with overcoat	2007/11/01

SurModics (11)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5942555	Photoactivatable chain transfer agents and semi-telechelic photoactivatable polymers prepared therefrom	1999/08/24
6007833	Crosslinkable macromers bearing initiator groups	1999/12/28
6090995	Surface modifying composition and method	2000/07/18
6121027	Polybifunctional reagent having a polymeric backbone and photoreactive moieties and bioactive groups	2000/09/19
6156345	Crosslinkable macromers bearing initiator groups	2000/12/05
6214901	Bioactive agent release coating	2001/04/10
6344035	Bioactive agent release coating	2002/02/05
11/127351	Coatings for medical articles including natural biodegradable polysaccharides	2005/11/17
10/944384	Thermally-reactive polymers	2006/02/09
11/445806	Hydrophilic polymeric coatings for medical articles	2006/12/07
11/519647	Tissue graft materials containing biocompatible agent and methods of making and using same	2008/03/13

Boston Scientific (9)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6099563	Substrates, particularly medical devices, provided with bio-active/biocompatible coatings	2000/08/08
6179817	Hybrid coating for medical devices	2001/01/30
6197051	Polycarbonate-polyurethane dispersions for thromobo-resistant coatings	2001/03/06
6338904	Polymer coatings grafted with polyethylene oxide chains containing covalently bonded bio-active agents	2002/01/15
6468649	Antimicrobial adhesion surface	2002/10/22
6971813	Contact coating of prostheses	2005/12/06
6971813	Contact coating of prostheses	2005/12/06
7344599	Contact coating of prostheses	2008/03/18
7344599	Contact coating of prostheses	2008/03/18

Becton, Dickinson and (8)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4976697	Catheter obturator with automatic feed and control	1990/12/11
5013306	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	1991/05/07
5015238	Expandable obturator and catheter assembly including same	1991/05/14
5064415	Catheter obturator with automatic feed and control	1991/11/12
5165952	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	1992/11/24
5451424	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	1995/09/19
5707366	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	1998/01/13
6261271	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	2001/07/17

GENZYME BIOSURGERY CORPORATION (8)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4500676	Hyaluronate modified polymeric articles	1985/02/19
4582865	Cross-linked gels of hyaluronic acid and products containing such gels	1986/04/15
4629623	Hyaluronate-poly (ethylene oxide) compositions and cosmetic formulations thereof	1986/12/16
4636524	Cross-linked gels of hyaluronic acid and products containing such gels	1987/01/13
4713448	Chemically modified hyaluronic acid preparation and method of recovery thereof from animal tissues	1987/12/15
4795741	Compositions for therapeutic percutaneous embolization and the use thereof	1989/01/03
5128326	Drug delivery systems based on hyaluronans derivatives thereof and their salts and methods of producing same	1992/07/07
5266563	Hyakyribate-poly (ethylene oxide) mixtures	1993/11/30

NA (7)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4714703	Method of inhibiting herpetic lesions	1987/12/22
5301664	Methods and apparatus for drug delivery using supercritical solutions	1994/04/12
5330756	Polyphase fluid extraction process, resulting products and methods of use	1994/07/19
5817666	Dermatological preparation and method for treating actinic keratoses using 5-FU	1998/10/06
5921954	Treating aneurysms by applying hardening/softening agents to hardenable/softenable substances	1999/07/13
6423050	Method and apparatus for locking of central-vein catheters	2002/07/23
6997894	Vascular access catheter having a curved tip and method	2006/02/14

BRIDGE BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES , NEW YORK (5)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5322520	Iontophoretic structure for medical devices	1994/06/21
5498248	Iontophoretic structure for medical devices	1996/03/12
5725817	Iontophoretic structure for medical devices	1998/03/10
5741224	Iontophoretic material	1998/04/21
5759564	Iontophoretic material	1998/06/02

Eisai Co. (5)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6153212	Biodegradable terephthalate polyester-poly (phosphonate) compositions, articles, and methods of using the same	2000/11/28
6166173	Biodegradable polymers chain-extended by phosphates, compositions, articles and methods for making and using the same	2000/12/26
6197785	Alkoxy-substituted compounds, methods, and compositions for inhibiting PARP activity	2001/03/06
6322797	Biodegradable terephthalate polyester-poly (phosphate) polymers, compositions, articles, and methods for making and using the same	2001/11/27
6485737	Biodegradable terephthalate polyester-poly (phosphonate) compositions, articles and methods of using the same	2002/11/26

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (5)

Number	Title	Issue Date
10/659571	Antimicrobial compositions and methods	2005/03/17
10/937059	Antimicrobial compositions and methods	2005/04/28
10/936135	Cationic antiseptic compositions and methods of use	2006/03/09
10/936171	Phenolic antiseptic compositions and methods of use	2006/03/09
10/936133	Antiseptic compositions and methods of use	2006/03/09

Advanced cardiovascular Systems (4)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6753071	Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent	2004/06/22
6926919	Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device	2005/08/09
7175873	Rate limiting barriers for implantable devices and methods for fabrication thereof	2007/02/13
7255891	Method for coating implantable medical devices	2007/08/14

lifeshield sciences (4)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5854382	Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses	1998/12/29
6005020	Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses	1999/12/21
6316522	Bioresorbable hydrogel compositions for implantable prostheses	2001/11/13
6403758	Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses	2002/06/11

SURGICAL SPECIALTIES (4)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5800412	Hydrophilic coatings with hydrating agents	1998/09/01
5997517	Bonding layers for medical device surface coatings	1999/12/07
6106473	Echogenic coatings	2000/08/22
6110483	Adherent, flexible hydrogel and medicated coatings	2000/08/29

Xoma (4)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5741779	Antithrombotic materials and methods	1998/04/21
5935930	Antithrombotic materials and methods	1999/08/10
6107280	Antithrombotic materials and methods	2000/08/22
6599881	Antithrombotic materials and methods	2003/07/29

Hoffmann-La Roche (3)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4033962	2,4-Diamino-pyrimidine derivatives and processes	1977/07/05
4590270	2,4-diamino-[4-piperidinyl]pyrimidines useful as antibacterial agents, antimalarial agents, antitumors agents	1986/05/20
4774249	Pyrimidine derivatives for treating malaria	1988/09/27

Vas-Cath (3)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5472417	Triple lumen catheter	1995/12/05
5797869	Multiple lumen catheter	1998/08/25
6206849	Multiple lumen catheter	2001/03/27

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (3)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4925668	Anti-infective and lubricious medical articles and method for their preparation	1990/05/15
4999210	Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation	1991/03/12
5616338	Infection-resistant compositions, medical devices and surfaces and methods for preparing and using same	1997/04/01

Genzyme (3)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5143724	Biocompatible viscoelastic gel slurries, their preparation and use	1992/09/01
5246698	Biocompatible viscoelastic gel slurries, their preparation and use	1993/09/21
5399351	Biocompatible viscoelastic gel slurries, their preparation and use	1995/03/21

Baylor College Of Medicine (3)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5624704	Antimicrobial impregnated catheters and other medical implants and method for impregnating catheters and other medical implants with an antimicrobial agent	1997/04/29
5902283	Antimicrobial impregnated catheters and other medical implants	1999/05/11
6475434	Composition and methods for preventing and removing biofilm embedded microorganisms from the surface of medical devices	2002/11/05

Scimed Life Systems (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6335029	Polymeric coatings for controlled delivery of active agents	2002/01/01
7201745	Anti-infective central venous catheter with diffusion barrier layer	2007/04/10

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4888176	Controlled drug delivery high molecular weight polyanhydrides	1989/12/19
4891225	Bioerodible polyanhydrides for controlled drug delivery	1990/01/02

Implemed (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6060000	Iontophoretic material containing carbon and metal granules	2000/05/09
6287484	Iontophoretic material	2001/09/11

Elan Pharma International (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5145684	Surface modified drug nanoparticles	1992/09/08
5399363	Surface modified anticancer nanoparticles	1995/03/21

Integra Lifesciences I, (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5837226	Ocular microsphere delivery system	1998/11/17
6071447	Method of making a polyurethane-biopolymer composite	2000/06/06

Schering (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5238926	Anti-fungal agents	1993/08/24
5346898	Anti-fungal uracil compounds	1994/09/13

Sherwood Services (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5554106	Hydrocolloid exit site dressing	1996/09/10
5569207	Hydrocolloid dressing	1996/10/29

Cook (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6599275	Implantable medical device	2003/07/29
10/223415	Coated implantable medical device	2003/02/20

The Johns Hopkins University (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5912225	Biodegradable poly (phosphoester-co-desaminotyrosyl L-tyrosine ester) compounds, compositions, articles and methods for making and using the same	1999/06/15
6238687	Biodegradable polymers, compositions, articles and methods for making and using the same	2001/05/29

Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5624704	Antimicrobial impregnated catheters and other medical implants and method for impregnating catheters and other medical implants with an antimicrobial agent	1997/04/29
5902283	Antimicrobial impregnated catheters and other medical implants	1999/05/11

Biomatrix (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4913743	Processes for managing keratinous material using glycosaminoglycan and cationic polymer combinations	1990/04/03
5099013	Hylan preparation and method of recovery thereof from animal tissues	1992/03/24

DOW CHEMICAL (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4913743	Processes for managing keratinous material using glycosaminoglycan and cationic polymer combinations	1990/04/03
5153174	Polymer mixtures useful in skin care	1992/10/06

Elan (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5145684	Surface modified drug nanoparticles	1992/09/08
5399363	Surface modified anticancer nanoparticles	1995/03/21

IP Technologies (2)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5725553	Apparatus and method for protecting a port site opening in the wall of a body cavity	1998/03/10
6059816	Apparatus and method for protecting a port site opening in the wall of a body cavity utilizing a sealing member and a biologically active compound	2000/05/09

Cook Pacemaker (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5620419	Port stabilizer ring	1997/04/15

New York University (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5921965	Tubing device for antibiotic administration through central venous catheters	1999/07/13

ZONE ENTERPRISES (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4534899	Synthetic phospholipid compounds	1985/08/13

ANIMAL MAJESTY, INC. (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6756428	Degradable plastics possessing a microbe-inhibiting quality	2004/06/29

St. Jude Medical (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5895419	Coated prosthetic cardiac device	1999/04/20

British Technology Group (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4814182	Controlled release device	1989/03/21

Ansell Healthcare Products (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5091442	Tubular articles	1992/02/25

N.V. Koninklijke Pharmaceutische Fabrieken v/h Brocades-Stheeman en (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
3980650	4-Amino-pyrimidine derivatives	1976/09/14

HORIZON CREDIT II LLC (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6409723	Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances	2002/06/25

Nippon Oil and Fats Co. (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5130126	Polymer-drug conjugate and a method of producing it	1992/07/14

Biosearch Italia S.p.A. (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5752941	Central venous catheters loaded with antibiotics of the ramoplanin group preventing development of catheter related infections	1998/05/19

Houston Biotechnology (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6063396	Methods and compositions for the modulation of cell proliferation and wound healing	2000/05/16

University of Kentucky Research Foundation (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5378475	Sustained release drug delivery devices	1995/01/03

Institut International de Pathologie Cellulaire et Moleculaire (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4296105	Derivatives of doxorubicine, their preparation and use	1981/10/20

Control Delivery Systems (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
10/401039	On-stent delivery of pyrimidines and purine analogs	2003/12/11

University of Connecticut (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6497729	Implant coating for control of tissue/implant interactions	2002/12/24

Cook Biotech (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
7087089	Graft prosthesis devices containing renal capsule collagen	2006/08/08

Pfizer (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6541481	Substituted bicyclic derivatives useful as anticancer agents	2003/04/01

Vitaphore (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5059186	Percutaneous access device	1991/10/22

KAILASH KUMAR GAURI OF (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4017626	Fungicidally active uracil derivatives	1977/04/12

Novactyl (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6403618	Agent and method for controlling angiogenesis	2002/06/11

Anestic ApS (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6740333	Suppository and composition comprising at least one polyethylene glycol	2004/05/25

INTERFACE BIOLOGICS (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5798115	Bioresponsive pharmacologically-active polymers and articles made therefrom	1998/08/25

Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6518426	Pyrimidine derivatives and methods of making and using these derivatives	2003/02/11

Covidien (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5207648	Multilumen catheter	1993/05/04

DeGussa (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
09/923316	Low monomer 1:1-monoadducts from hydroxy (meth) acrylates and diisocyanates and a process for their manufacture	2002/04/25

Twin Star Medical (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6942634	System for treating tissue swelling	2005/09/13

Aluminum (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5242073	Resealable container closure	1993/09/07

Maryland Biopolymer Technologies, (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5512055	Anti-infective and anti-inflammatory releasing systems for medical devices	1996/04/30

Nycomed Imaging As (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5574097	Chemical compounds	1996/11/12

University of Notre Dame Du Lac (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5783689	Antibacterial and antifungal nucleosides	1998/07/21

Texas Tech University (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5709672	Silastic and polymer-based catheters with improved antimicrobial/antifungal properties	1998/01/20

AngioDynamics (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
11/506505	Catheter retention assembly and method of use	2008/02/21

University of Kansas (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4215062	Anthracycline synthesis	1980/07/29

W. L. Gore & associates (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6409764	Methods and articles for regenerating bone or peridontal tissue	2002/06/25

Hoechst (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4713371	Anthracycline derivatives and their use as cytostatics	1987/12/15

STS Biopolymers (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
10/662877	Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating	2004/06/17

Sanofi-aventis (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5438072	Taxoid-based compositions	1995/08/01

Radiance Medical Systems (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6149574	Dual catheter radiation delivery system	2000/11/21

mederi rf (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6409723	Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances	2002/06/25

TRANSYS (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5861191	Bacteriostatic coating of polymeric conduit	1999/01/19

NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH RESEARCH (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5366505	Method of reducing medical device related infections	1994/11/22

Research (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5407683	Pharmaceutical solutions and emulsions containing taxol	1995/04/18

Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5594158	Processes for producing doxorubicin, daunomycinone, and derivatives of doxorubicin	1997/01/14

Beecham Group (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4232022	Heterocyclic compounds	1980/11/04

SURFACTANT TECHNOLOGIES (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4534899	Synthetic phospholipid compounds	1985/08/13

EDWARDS, STUART D. (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6425853	Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances with a retractable catheter and contained cooling element	2002/07/30

Edwards; Stuart (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6419673	Ablation of rectal and other internal body structures	2002/07/16

Tulane University (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5843903	Targeted cytotoxic anthracycline analogs	1998/12/01

Medtronic (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6361526	Antimicrobial tympanostomy tube	2002/03/26

General Electric (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5534250	Polymers containing diester units	1996/07/09

SUDHA S. MAHURKAR TRUST (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5221256	Multiple-lumen catheter	1993/06/22

LATHROTEC (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5616119	Medicated polymeric apparatus	1997/04/01

American Cyanamid (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4882168	Polyesters containing alkylene oxide blocks as drug delivery systems	1989/11/21

Celgene (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5439686	Methods for in vivo delivery of substantially water insoluble pharmacologically active agents and compositions useful therefor	1995/08/08

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
4649198	Imidazo(1,5-a)pyrimidine derivatives and their use as antimycotic agents	1987/03/10

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5403858	New compositions containing taxane derivatives	1995/04/04

Spire (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
5520664	Catheter having a long-lasting antimicrobial surface treatment	1996/05/28

COVALON technology (1)

Number	Title	Issue Date
6132765	Drug delivery via therapeutic hydrogels	2000/10/17