Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Shaping one-piece blank by removing material
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-05
2011-04-05
Hong, John C (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Shaping one-piece blank by removing material
C623S001180
Reexamination Certificate
active
07918011
ABSTRACT:
A radiopaque nitinol medical device such as a stent for use with or implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The stent is made from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium or nitinol, and includes a ternary element selected from the group of chemical elements consisting of iridium, platinum, gold, rhenium, tungsten, palladium, rhodium, tantalum, silver, ruthenium, or hafnium. The added ternary element improves the radiopacity of the nitinol stent comparable to that of a stainless steel stent of the same and strut pattern coated with a thin layer of gold. The nitinol stent has improved radioplacity yet retains its superelastic and shape memory behavior and further maintains a thin strut/wall thickness for high flexibility.
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Boylan John F.
Cox Daniel L.
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
Feuchtwang Jonathan
Hong John C
Workman Nydegger
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