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US 6,200,338 B1Granted
Enhanced radiopacity of peripheral and central catheter tubing
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsDonald D. Solomon, Fidelis C. Onwumere
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Abstract
A medical implant, tubing and method to provide enhanced X-ray detection intensity in catheters, stents, vascular grafts or other tubular implants. In one aspect the medical implant includes a visually transparent radiopaque polymer and a filler material having a radiopaque component.
Claims27
A medical implant comprising:
- a first visually transparent radiopaque polymer;
- and
- a second polymer comprising filler material having a radiopaque component.
A tubing comprising:
- a first visually transparent radiopaque polymer;
- and
- a second polymer comprising radiopacifying filler material having a radiopaque component.
A method comprising:
- combining a visually transparent, radiopaque first polymer and a second polymer comprising a radiopaque filler material;
- and
- forming the combination into a medical implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.