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US 2007/0185564 A1Published application
Radiopaque intraluminal stent
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsStephen Pacetti, Pamela Kramer
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Abstract
The present invention includes a radiopaque stent comprising a cylindrical main body. The tubular main body comprises a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium and one or more radiopaque materials.
Claims10
1-21. (canceled)
A method for making a radiopaque stent, comprising:
- providing a tube comprising a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium and one or more radiopaque materials;
- and
- shaping the tube to form the radiopaque stent.
A method for positioning a stent in a lumen of a living being, comprising:
- providing a radiopaque stent comprising a cylindrical main body comprising
- a cobalt chromium alloy that comprises cobalt, chromium, and one or more radiopaque materials wherein the stent is unexpanded;
- transporting the radiopaque stent to a lesion site in the lumen wherein the stent is optionally imaged during transport;
- and
- expanding the radiopaque stent to contact the lesion wherein the stent is imaged during or after expanding the radiopaque stent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.