Radial Radiopaque Markers
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJan Weber, Aiden Flanagan
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Abstract
A deployable medical device having at least one radiopaque marker is herein disclosed. In particular, the deployable medical device comprises a bio-absorbable stent or expandable medical balloon. Upon insertion of the deployable medical device, the at least one radiopaque marker is inserted into adjacent tissue, where it will remain even after the deployable medical device has been removed.
Claims18
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a bio-absorbable stent;
- at least one radiopaque anchor extending radially from the bio-absorbable stent and being attached thereto, the at least one radiopaque anchor being made of a different material than the bio-absorbable stent;
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- a biocompatible polymer contacting at least a portion of the bio-absorbable stent and at least a portion of the at least one radiopaque anchor.
The implantable medical device 8, wherein the ceramic coating is selected from the group consisting of titanium oxides and tantalum oxides.
A stent comprising:
- a bio-absorbable framework;
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- a plurality of radiopaque anchors extending radially from the bio-absorbable framework and being attached thereto, the radiopaque anchors having appointed end and at least one barb, wherein the radiopaque anchors are made of a different material than the bio-absorbable stent.
A medical balloon comprising:
- an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration;
- at least one radiopaque anchor extending radially from the medical balloon when the medical balloon is in the expanded configuration, the at least one radiopaque anchor being detachably fastened to the medical balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.