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US 8,137,614 B2Granted
Medical devices and method for making the same
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorJonathan S. Stinson
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Abstract
Medical devices, such as stents, and methods of the devices are described.
Claims8
A balloon-expandable medical stent, comprising:
- a generally tubular body including an alloy having Ti at about 50 weight percent, about 10 weight percent of Zr, and about 40 weight percent of Ta, the alloy having a yield strength of about 45 ksi or more, a magnetic susceptibility of about +1 or less, and a mass absorption coefficient of about 1.9 cm2/g or more.
A balloon-expandable medical stent, comprising:
- a generally tubular body including an alloy comprising:
- about 40 weight percent of Ta;
- about 50 weight percent of Ti;
- and
- about 10 weight percent of Zr.
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