An intraluminal endoprosthesis has a biodegradable metallic supporting structure and a biodegradable sleeve surrounding the supporting structure. The sleeve includes fibres applied to the outer side of the supporting structure. The sleeve can be formed from fibres that each have a polymer core and a hydrogel casing. The sleeve can the sleeve be formed from a fibre mixture of polymer fibres and hydrogel fibres.

In one embodiment, a spinal fixation rod includes a core and an outer layer. The core extends along a central axis from a first end to a second end and has a length from the first end to the second end sufficient to span two or more adjacent vertebral bodies. The core comprises molybdenum rhenium. The outer layer envelops at least a portion of the core and comprises a biocompatible outer layer material other than molybdenum rhenium.

An intravascular stent and method of making an intervascular stent having a hybrid pattern a. The hybrid pattern comprises a plurality of circumferentially self-expansible members comprising a plurality of interconnected, geometrically deformable closed cells, adjacent self-expansible members interconnected by a plurality of bridge members linking a first interconnection between two closed cells in a first self-expansible member to a second interconnection between two closed cells in a second self-expansible member, wherein the second interconnection is circumferentially offset and non-adjacent to the first interconnection.

Some embodiments are directed to a skin treatment system that contains a laser generating device. A hydrogel patch may include a region, at a first side of the hydrogel patch, to be in contact with a person's skin. The region may contain an adsorbing medium (e.g., carbon black or any other substance that would have a similar effect) that, when receiving a laser beam from the laser generating device, results in Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (“ESWT”) being applied to the person's skin to treat a dermatologic condition such as an epidermal or dermal tissue structure irregularity, cellulite, a stretch mark, a scar, scar-tissue, a hypertrophic scar, an acne scar, etc.

The invention describes method for delivering and positioning radio-isotopes. The method uses encapsulating free flowing medicament into a leak proof vehicle and positioning the vehicle into the body. Also provided is a system for delivering and positioning radio-isotopes into the body, the system comprising fluid radio-isotope encapsulated in a leak proof material and/or absorbable material.

The invention relates to biodegradable, magnesium alloys, compositions and composites, methods for their preparation and applications for their use as implantable medical devices in load-bearing conditions. The magnesium alloys are composed of alloying elements selected from yttrium, calcium, zirconium, zinc, and strontium, with the remainder being magnesium and impurities due to production, and are prepared by melting together the elements and casting the resulting melted mixture. In certain embodiments, the methods of preparation include solution treatment and hot extrusion.

A quartz glass container is shown and described herein. The quartz glass container exhibits a low concentration of surface defects on an inner surface of the container. In aspects hereof, the container may have a surface defect density of 50 or fewer surface defects per square centimeter within a 1 cm band centered 1 cm from the base of the container.

The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.

A parent artery occlusion (PAO) device which provides for immediate occlusion of a cerebral artery to isolate a defect. The PAO device includes a self-expanding wire-frame prolate structure which is partially covered with an ePTFE membrane.

A method of using an implantable device provides an implantable device including a plurality of links (113, 115, 117, 119), a device closure pin (111), a lock-in unit (103) attached and located between two links, and a quick release unit (105) attached and located between two links. The plurality of links (113, 115, 117, 119), lock-in unit (103) and release unit (105) are constructed in a closed contour. The closed contour of the implantable device, in a rigid state (151), is a figure eight comprised of two arcs (125, 127) and two connected interconnecting sections (131, 133).