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US 10,501,575 B2Granted
Biomimetic fluoroscopic films
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsTre Raymond Welch, Amy Claire Kauffman
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Abstract
Disclosed are biomimetic imageable polymeric materials that include a polymer or copolymer and a covalently-linked contrasting agent where the disclosed films are both bioresorbable and visible by X-ray fluoroscopic imaging and/or magnetic resonance imaging. The invention also provides methods of preparing the polymeric materials and their use in and as implantable medical devices.
Claims18
A compound having a general structure of (I):
- wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11 are each, individually, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group;
- n is 1 to 4, preferably 2;
- m is 0 through 5, preferably 1;
- and
- M is a transition, lanthanide, or actinide ion.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.