Radiopaque polypropylene

Abstract

According to an aspect, a method includes forming a material including polypropylene and a radiopaque component and using the material to form a medical device. In some implementations, the medical device includes a mesh. In some implementations, the medical device includes a knitted mesh. In some implementations, the using the material includes extruding the material to form a filament. In some implementations, the forming the material includes forming a plurality of solid pellets of the material. In some implementations, the forming the material includes forming a plurality of solid pellets of the material, and the using the material includes placing at least some of the plurality of solid pellets into a mold to form the medical device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.