Dovepress Patent number wO/2011/008906 Assignee and country Mayo Foundation (US) wO/2011/007352 wO/2010/145703 Yissum R&D (Univ. of Jerusalem) (iL) GraftCraft i Göteborg AB (Se) wO/2010/134914 University of Miami (US) wO/2010/129270 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Pregon Health and Science University (US) wO/2010/127381 wO/2010/123911 wO/2010/123831 wO/2010/120926 wO/2010/112838 wO/2010/110819 James Cook University (AU) Lake Region Medical, inc. (US) Chestnut Medical Technologies, inc. (US) Chestnut Medical Technologies, inc. (US) Barking Havering and Redbridge Hospitals (UK) Arista Therapeutics, inc. (US) wO/2010/089491 A.L.N. (FR) wO/2010/082026 isis innovation Ltd. (UK) wO/2010/076838 individual inventor (iT) Note: *Same institution and subject, authors different from inventors. Vascular Health and Risk Management 2011:7 Table 3 international patent applications concerning aneurysms, July 2010 to January 2011 Subject Automatic detection of cerebral aneurysms by assigning points of interest to raw image data files New endovascular aortic repair technique using a flexible endoprosthesis which stiffens at the implanation site endovascular device for repair of a ruptured aneurysm, consisting of a balloon with a channel extending through it and a supporting blood- permeable stent which remains in situ for 1–2 days postoperatively Spherical helix coils with shape memory to occlude cerebral aneurysms immunoassays to monitor disease progression in individuals with Marfan’s syndrome, aortic aneurysm, or scleroderma based on the concentration of circulating elastic fiber and microfibril fragments (fibrillin and fibulin) Altering levels of components in the kallikrein-kinin system to assist in preventing or treating aneurysms A tubular meshwork device with a patch to occlude the the neck of the aneurysm upon insertion, with exact axial and rotational positioning through a marker An occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling Occluding devices with adjustable porosity for tortuous vessels, especially of the neurovasculature, in proximity of oxygen-demanding tissues Multi-balloon catheter device for occlusion of aneurysms, with some balloons serving as deflectors for an occluding agent improved implantable device containing and light-emitting diode (LeD) matrix to internally irradiate aneurysms intravascular device for occluding and aneurysm, consisting of a longitudinal, partially planar mesh skeleton covered with a film Stents for intracranial aneurysms, consisting of linked plates or rings arranged as a tube and deformable between an expanded state and a collapsed state Catheter for a transcaval approach to an abdominal aneurysm Patents and companion papers in vascular risk management Published January 20, 2011 January 20, 2011 None December 23, 2010 None Companion paper J Digit Imaging. 2011;24(1): 86–95 November 25, 2010 November 11, 2010 J Med Device. 2009;3(4):41005* None November 11, 2010 None October 28, 2010 None October 28, 2010 October 21, 2010 October 7, 2010 None September 30, 2010 None August 12, 2010 None July 22, 2010 July 8, 2010 None None Neurosurgery. 2009;64(4): 632–642 Neurosurgery. 2009;64(4): 632–642 submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com Dovepress 271