Device viewable under an imaging beam
US9028543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2420/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.
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