Modified surface for an implantable device and a method of producing the same
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsShamim M. Malik, Avijit Mukherjee
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Abstract
Implantable devices, such as stents, having a surface modified with TiNxCy are disclosed.
Claims21
An implantable medical device comprising a TiNxCy compound implanted at a depth within at least a region of a surface of the device.
An implantable medical device comprising a TiNxCy compound deposited on at least a region of a surface of the device.
A stent comprising a layer of TiNxCy exposed on a surface of the stent, the stent having a surface material different than TiNxCy and a compound including Ti, N, or TiN disposed beneath the layer of TiNxCy such that the compound is blended with the surface material of the stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.