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US 2006/0051535 A1Published application
Medical devices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael Arney, Scott Schewe
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Abstract
Medical devices and related methods are disclosed.
Claims48
A method of manufacturing a medical device or a medical device component, the method comprising:
- extruding a first polymer comprising a magnetically alignable material;
- applying a magnetic field to the magnetically alignable material as the first polymer is extruded in a liquid state;
- and
- solidifying the first polymer to form the medical device or the medical device component.
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A method of making a medical device or a medical device component, the method comprising:
- orienting a first magnetically alignable material in a first composition comprising a first polymer and the first magnetically alignable material, the first composition being in a liquid state;
- and
- solidifying the first composition to form the medical device or the medical device component.
A medical device, comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first magnetically alignable material oriented in a first direction;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second magnetically alignable material that is not oriented in the first direction.
A medical device, comprising:
- a first portion comprising magnetically alignable fibers having a non-random orientation within the first portion;
- and
- a second portion adjacent to the first portion.
A medical device, comprising:
- a tubular member comprising magnetically alignable fibers, wherein a first portion of the tubular member has a first magnetic permeability and a second portion of the tubular member has a second magnetic permeability that is different from the first magnetic permeability.
A medical device, comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first plurality of magnetically alignable particles that are collectively oriented in a first direction;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second plurality of magnetically alignable particles that are not collectively oriented in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.