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Patent applications and USPTO patent grants for LAU; Lilip.The latest application filed is for "methods and devices for trans-bronchial airway bypass".
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Methods And Devices For Trans-bronchial Airway Bypass App 20210169632 - LI; Qi ;   et al. | 2021-06-10 |
Methods And Devices For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Disorders With Implantable Valves App 20210161643 - TOTTEN; Sean ;   et al. | 2021-06-03 |
System and method for measuring blood flow parameters in a blood vessel having an endovascular prosthesis Grant 11,006,845 - Kuraguntla , et al. May 18, 2 | 2021-05-18 |
System And Method For Measuring Blood Flow Parameters In A Blood Vessel Having An Endovascular Prosthesis App 20210127990 - Kuraguntla; David J. ;   et al. | 2021-05-06 |
System And Method For Measuring Blood Flow Parameters In A Blood Vessel Having An Endovascular Prosthesis App 20190246916 - KURAGUNTLA; David ;   et al. | 2019-08-15 |
Devices And Methods For Lung Volume Reduction App 20190167407 - SCHAER; Alan ;   et al. | 2019-06-06 |
Devices And Methods For Lung Volume Reduction App 20170367810 - TANAKA; Don ;   et al. | 2017-12-28 |
Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft Grant 8,623,065 - Lau , et al. January 7, 2 | 2014-01-07 |
Method For Increasing Distensibility In A Gastric Band App 20130211190 - Fishler; Matthew G. ;   et al. | 2013-08-15 |
Method For Increasing Distensibility In A Gastric Band App 20130211188 - FISHLER; MATTHEW G. ;   et al. | 2013-08-15 |
Method For Providing High Basal Intra-luminal Pressure Using A Gastric Band App 20130211189 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2013-08-15 |
Kink resistant stent-graft Grant 8,323,328 - Martin , et al. December 4, 2 | 2012-12-04 |
Method For Modulating Changes In Intra-band Pressure In A Gastric Band App 20120245412 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2012-09-27 |
Assembly And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20120197069 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2012-08-02 |
Assembly And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20120190919 - Phillips; Matthew J. ;   et al. | 2012-07-26 |
Assembly And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20120010459 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2012-01-12 |
Flow Restrictor And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20110313240 - Phillips; Matthew J. ;   et al. | 2011-12-22 |
Cardiac harness Grant 7,976,456 - Lau , et al. July 12, 2 | 2011-07-12 |
Cardiac harness Grant 7,976,454 - Lau , et al. July 12, 2 | 2011-07-12 |
Assembly And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20100312046 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2010-12-09 |
Assembly And Method For Automatically Controlling Pressure For A Gastric Band App 20100191265 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2010-07-29 |
Assembly and method for automatically controlling pressure for a gastric band App 20100191271 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2010-07-29 |
Kink Resistant Bifurcated Prosthesis App 20100145434 - Thornton; Troy ;   et al. | 2010-06-10 |
Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis Grant 7,682,380 - Thornton , et al. March 23, 2 | 2010-03-23 |
Self-restraining Endoluminal Prosthesis App 20090234429 - Lau; Lilip | 2009-09-17 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method Grant 7,572,219 - Lau , et al. August 11, 2 | 2009-08-11 |
Expandable Stents And Method For Making Same App 20090188889 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2009-07-30 |
Cardiac Harness App 20090156892 - LAU; LILIP ;   et al. | 2009-06-18 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 7,513,907 - Lau , et al. April 7, 2 | 2009-04-07 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method Grant 7,500,946 - Lau , et al. March 10, 2 | 2009-03-10 |
Delivery Device For Cardiac Harness App 20090043152 - LAU; LILIP ;   et al. | 2009-02-12 |
Cardiac harness Grant 7,485,089 - Lau , et al. February 3, 2 | 2009-02-03 |
Heart Failure Treatment Device And Method App 20080281152 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2008-11-13 |
Device for treating heart failure Grant 7,435,213 - Lau , et al. October 14, 2 | 2008-10-14 |
Device for treating heart failure Grant 7,422,558 - Lau , et al. September 9, 2 | 2008-09-09 |
Cardiac treatment apparatus Grant 7,410,461 - Lau , et al. August 12, 2 | 2008-08-12 |
Heart failure treatment device and method Grant 7,404,793 - Lau , et al. July 29, 2 | 2008-07-29 |
Device for treating heart failure Grant 7,381,181 - Lau , et al. June 3, 2 | 2008-06-03 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method Grant 7,361,139 - Lau , et al. April 22, 2 | 2008-04-22 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20080081944 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2008-04-03 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method Grant 7,338,435 - Lau , et al. March 4, 2 | 2008-03-04 |
Cardiac Harness Having Interconnected Strands App 20080027274 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2008-01-31 |
Self-anchoring Cardiac Harness App 20070293718 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-12-20 |
Apparatus and method for pulling a cardiac harness onto a heart App 20070287883 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-12-13 |
Self-anchoring cardiac harness Grant 7,291,105 - Lau , et al. November 6, 2 | 2007-11-06 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20070255093 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-11-01 |
Cardiac harness having interconnected strands Grant 7,282,024 - Lau , et al. October 16, 2 | 2007-10-16 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,276,022 - Lau , et al. October 2, 2 | 2007-10-02 |
Heart failure treatment device and method Grant 7,276,021 - Lau , et al. October 2, 2 | 2007-10-02 |
Self-adjusting expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,238,152 - Lau , et al. July 3, 2 | 2007-07-03 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method of use Grant 7,229,405 - Lau , et al. June 12, 2 | 2007-06-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,225,036 - Lau , et al. May 29, 2 | 2007-05-29 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20070112390 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-05-17 |
Cardiac harness assembly for treating congestive heart failure and for pacing/sensing App 20070106336 - Schaer; Alan ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Cardiac harness assembly for treating congestive heart failure and for pacing/sensing App 20070106359 - Schaer; Alan ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Apparatus and method of delivering biomaterial to the heart App 20070100199 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-05-03 |
Inflatable cardiac device for treating and preventing ventricular remodeling App 20070073218 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-03-29 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method Grant 7,189,203 - Lau , et al. March 13, 2 | 2007-03-13 |
Self-sizing cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,189,202 - Lau , et al. March 13, 2 | 2007-03-13 |
Cardiac harness for treating heart disease App 20070055310 - Lau; Lilip | 2007-03-08 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20070055091 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-03-08 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,187,984 - Lau , et al. March 6, 2 | 2007-03-06 |
Method and apparatus for supporting a heart Grant 7,174,896 - Lau February 13, 2 | 2007-02-13 |
Cardiac harness App 20070021652 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-01-25 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method of use App 20070015958 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2007-01-18 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,164,952 - Lau , et al. January 16, 2 | 2007-01-16 |
Cardiac harness for treating heart disease Grant 7,158,839 - Lau January 2, 2 | 2007-01-02 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,155,295 - Lau , et al. December 26, 2 | 2006-12-26 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,149,588 - Lau , et al. December 12, 2 | 2006-12-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing Grant 7,146,226 - Lau , et al. December 5, 2 | 2006-12-05 |
Method of manufacturing a cardiac harness Grant 7,124,493 - Lau , et al. October 24, 2 | 2006-10-24 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,097,611 - Lau , et al. August 29, 2 | 2006-08-29 |
Cardiac harness Grant 7,097,613 - Lau , et al. August 29, 2 | 2006-08-29 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,081,086 - Lau , et al. July 25, 2 | 2006-07-25 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 7,077,802 - Lau , et al. July 18, 2 | 2006-07-18 |
Cardiac harness App 20060094925 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2006-05-04 |
Cardiac harness Grant 7,022,063 - Lau , et al. April 4, 2 | 2006-04-04 |
Cardiac harness having leadless electrodes for pacing and sensing therapy App 20060009831 - Lau; Lilip ;   et al. | 2006-01-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050288715 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-12-29 |
Cardiac harness having radiopaque coating and method of use App 20050283042 - Meyer, Steve ;   et al. | 2005-12-22 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20050192663 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-09-01 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050182290 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-08-18 |
Cardiac harness and method of delivery by minimally invasive access App 20050171589 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-08-04 |
Cardiac harness having interconnected strands App 20050154253 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-07-14 |
Cardiac harness having electrodes and epicardial leads App 20050137673 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-06-23 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,908,479 - Lau , et al. June 21, 2 | 2005-06-21 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050119717 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-06-02 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20050107661 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-19 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050102015 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050102014 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050102012 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20050102016 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050102011 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating heart disease App 20050102013 - Lau, Lilip | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing App 20050102010 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-05-12 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050090707 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-04-28 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050059855 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-03-17 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050055032 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-03-10 |
Self-anchoring cardiac harness App 20050054892 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-03-10 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050049611 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-03-03 |
Heart failure treatment device and method App 20050033109 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-02-10 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20050033322 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-02-10 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20050020874 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2005-01-27 |
Multi-panel cardiac harness App 20040249242 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-12-09 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20040230091 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-11-18 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method App 20040210104 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-10-21 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20040171906 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-09-02 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20040162463 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-08-19 |
Cardiac harness App 20040147805 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-07-29 |
Cardiac harness App 20040143154 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-07-22 |
Device for treating heart failure App 20040143155 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-07-22 |
Device for treating heart failure App 20040143156 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-07-22 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20040106848 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-06-03 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20040098080 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2004-05-20 |
Device for treating heart failure Grant 6,723,041 - Lau , et al. April 20, 2 | 2004-04-20 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,702,732 - Lau , et al. March 9, 2 | 2004-03-09 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,689,159 - Lau , et al. February 10, 2 | 2004-02-10 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,682,474 - Lau , et al. January 27, 2 | 2004-01-27 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,663,558 - Lau , et al. December 16, 2 | 2003-12-16 |
Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts App 20030208260 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-11-06 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20030195612 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-10-16 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20030195615 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-10-16 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,629,991 - Lau , et al. October 7, 2 | 2003-10-07 |
Expandable stents and method for making same stent delivery system Grant 6,626,933 - Lau , et al. September 30, 2 | 2003-09-30 |
Method of deploying a stent in a body lumen Grant 6,620,193 - Lau , et al. September 16, 2 | 2003-09-16 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,612,979 - Lau , et al. September 2, 2 | 2003-09-02 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,612,978 - Lau , et al. September 2, 2 | 2003-09-02 |
Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts Grant 6,613,072 - Lau , et al. September 2, 2 | 2003-09-02 |
Heart failure treatment device and method App 20030153949 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-08-14 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,602,184 - Lau , et al. August 5, 2 | 2003-08-05 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure Grant 6,595,912 - Lau , et al. July 22, 2 | 2003-07-22 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,596,022 - Lau , et al. July 22, 2 | 2003-07-22 |
Kink resistant stent-graft App 20030130721 - Martin, Gerald Ray ;   et al. | 2003-07-10 |
Stent delivery system Grant 6,582,459 - Lau , et al. June 24, 2 | 2003-06-24 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20030097168 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-05-22 |
Kink resistant bifurcated prosthesis Grant 6,551,350 - Thornton , et al. April 22, 2 | 2003-04-22 |
Device for treating heart failure App 20030069467 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-04-10 |
Cardiac treatment apparatus App 20030065248 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-04-03 |
Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft App 20030055484 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2003-03-20 |
Stent delivery system Grant 6,527,789 - Lau , et al. March 4, 2 | 2003-03-04 |
Kink resistant stent-graft Grant 6,520,986 - Martin , et al. February 18, 2 | 2003-02-18 |
Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft Grant 6,517,570 - Lau , et al. February 11, 2 | 2003-02-11 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,511,504 - Lau , et al. January 28, 2 | 2003-01-28 |
Stent delivery system Grant 6,488,694 - Lau , et al. December 3, 2 | 2002-12-03 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,485,511 - Lau , et al. November 26, 2 | 2002-11-26 |
Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis App 20020165603 - Thornton, Troy ;   et al. | 2002-11-07 |
Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft App 20020156523 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-10-24 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,432,133 - Lau , et al. August 13, 2 | 2002-08-13 |
Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesis App 20020099436 - Thornton, Troy ;   et al. | 2002-07-25 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020052538 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-05-02 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020045799 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-04-18 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020045798 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-04-18 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020045800 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-04-18 |
Procedures For Introducing Stents And Stent-grafts App 20020040236 - LAU, LILIP ;   et al. | 2002-04-04 |
Method of making a kink resistant stent-graft Grant 6,361,637 - Martin , et al. March 26, 2 | 2002-03-26 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020032364 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-03-14 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020028981 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-03-07 |
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure App 20020019580 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2002-02-14 |
Kink resistant stent-graft App 20020002397 - Martin, Gerald Ray ;   et al. | 2002-01-03 |
Exterior supported self-expanding stent-graft Grant 6,331,188 - Lau , et al. December 18, 2 | 2001-12-18 |
Method Of Making A Kink Resistant Stent-graft App 20010049550 - MARTIN, GERALD RAY ;   et al. | 2001-12-06 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20010037147 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2001-11-01 |
Expandable stents and method for making same App 20010037146 - Lau, Lilip ;   et al. | 2001-11-01 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,309,412 - Lau , et al. October 30, 2 | 2001-10-30 |
Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft Grant 6,165,210 - Lau , et al. December 26, 2 | 2000-12-26 |
Method of delivering a stent Grant 6,113,607 - Lau , et al. September 5, 2 | 2000-09-05 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,066,168 - Lau , et al. May 23, 2 | 2000-05-23 |
Expandable stents Grant 6,066,167 - Lau , et al. May 23, 2 | 2000-05-23 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 6,056,776 - Lau , et al. May 2, 2 | 2000-05-02 |
Kink resistant stent-graft Grant 6,042,605 - Martin , et al. March 28, 2 | 2000-03-28 |
Folding self-expandable intravascular stent Grant 6,017,362 - Lau January 25, 2 | 2000-01-25 |
Endolumenal stent-graft with leak-resistant seal Grant 6,015,431 - Thornton , et al. January 18, 2 | 2000-01-18 |
Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts Grant 6,015,429 - Lau , et al. January 18, 2 | 2000-01-18 |
Folding self-expandable intravascular stent-graft Grant 6,001,123 - Lau December 14, 1 | 1999-12-14 |
Low profile vascular stent Grant 5,925,061 - Ogi , et al. July 20, 1 | 1999-07-20 |
Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts Grant 5,919,225 - Lau , et al. July 6, 1 | 1999-07-06 |
Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft Grant 5,876,432 - Lau , et al. March 2, 1 | 1999-03-02 |
Procedures for introducing stents and stent-grafts Grant 5,873,906 - Lau , et al. February 23, 1 | 1999-02-23 |
Stent delivery system Grant 5,782,855 - Lau , et al. July 21, 1 | 1998-07-21 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 5,766,238 - Lau , et al. June 16, 1 | 1998-06-16 |
Stent loading mechanism Grant 5,738,674 - Williams , et al. April 14, 1 | 1998-04-14 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 5,735,893 - Lau , et al. April 7, 1 | 1998-04-07 |
Expandable stents Grant 5,728,158 - Lau , et al. March 17, 1 | 1998-03-17 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 5,603,721 - Lau , et al. February 18, 1 | 1997-02-18 |
Method for mounting an intravascular stent on a catheter Grant 5,546,646 - Williams , et al. August 20, 1 | 1996-08-20 |
Expandable stents Grant 5,514,154 - Lau , et al. May 7, 1 | 1996-05-07 |
Stent delivery system Grant 5,507,768 - Lau , et al. April 16, 1 | 1996-04-16 |
Stent delivery system Grant 5,458,615 - Klemm , et al. October 17, 1 | 1995-10-17 |
Stent-loading mechanism Grant 5,437,083 - Williams , et al. August 1, 1 | 1995-08-01 |
Expandable stents and method for making same Grant 5,421,955 - Lau , et al. June 6, 1 | 1995-06-06 |
Method and system for stent delivery Grant 5,344,426 - Lau , et al. September 6, 1 | 1994-09-06 |
Method and system for stent delivery Grant 5,242,399 - Lau , et al. September 7, 1 | 1993-09-07 |
Method and system for stent delivery Grant 5,158,548 - Lau , et al. October 27, 1 | 1992-10-27 |
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