US6402777B1
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Radiopaque stent markers
Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 2000-08-22
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Granted: 2002-06-11
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Expires: 2020-08-22
Abstract
Abstract Stents which are inserted into a body lumen preferably are made of materials which are not radiopaque enough, such as S.S. 316L. X-ray visualization of a stent enables an accurate positioning of the stent and also a follow-up of its functioning within the patient's body. The radiopaque markers described here are rivets made of a material which is more radiopaque than the stent substance so the location of the stent can be identified.
Inventors
- 👤 Oren Globerman
- 👤 Mordechay Beyar
- 👤 Rafael Beyar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91583; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A medical device comprising: a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent comprising: first and second radially expandable members, each of said first and second radially expandable members curved into peaks and valleys; at least one opening integrally formed in the first radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or valley; radiopaque marker material forming a rivet in each opening; and a plurality of interconnecting links each having a curved conformation, the interconnecting links extending between the first and second radially expandable members such that, for each opening, at least one interconnecting link is connected to the first radially expandable member at a point on the circumference of the opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A medical device comprising: a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent comprising: first and second radially expandable members, each of said first and second radially expandable members curved into peaks and valleys; at least one opening integrally formed in the first radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or valley; radiopaque marker material forming a rivet in each opening; and a plurality of interconnecting links each having a curved conformation, the interconnecting links extending between the first and second radially expandable members such that, for each opening, at least one interconnecting link is connected to the first radially expandable member at a point on the circumference of the opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein the peaks and valleys of the first radially expandable member are arranged with the peaks and valleys of the second radially expandable member such that the first and second radially expandable members have peaks and valleys which are paired with each other in an in-phase relationship.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of interconnecting links is connected at a first end to a point intermediate a peak and a valley on the first radially expandable member and at a second end to a point intermediate a peak and a valley on the radially second expandable member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A medical device as in claim 3 wherein the plurality of interconnecting links are connected to said first and second radially expandable members such that each intermediate point between a peak and a valley includes a connection to one of the interconnecting links.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of interconnecting links has at least one bend adjacent to a connecting point on the first radially expandable member and at least one bend adjacent a connecting point on the second radially expandable member and at least one straight section therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein the edges of the opening are either beveled or are chamfered toward the center of the opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein the outer surface of the rivet is flush with the outer surface of the stent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein the opening is located in a region of the stent that is not deformed during radial expansion of the stent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medical device as in claim 1 wherein first radially expandable member comprises between one and four openings containing the radiopaque marker material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A medical device as in claim 1 comprising between 2 and 20 openings containing the radiopaque marker material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
133 words
A medical device comprising: a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent comprising: a plurality of radially expandable members comprising a first radially expandable member comprising a first distal end of said stent, each of said radially expandable members curved into peaks and valleys; at least one opening integrally formed in the first radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or valley; radiopaque marker material forming a rivet in each opening; and a plurality of interconnecting links each having a curved conformation, the interconnecting links extending between adjacent radially expandable members, such that, for each opening, at least one interconnecting link is connected to the first radially expandable member at a point on the circumference of the opening.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
133 words
A medical device comprising: a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent comprising: a plurality of radially expandable members comprising a first radially expandable member comprising a first distal end of said stent, each of said radially expandable members curved into peaks and valleys; at least one opening integrally formed in the first radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or valley; radiopaque marker material forming a rivet in each opening; and a plurality of interconnecting links each having a curved conformation, the interconnecting links extending between adjacent radially expandable members, such that, for each opening, at least one interconnecting link is connected to the first radially expandable member at a point on the circumference of the opening.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
A medical device as in claim 11 wherein the plurality of radially expandable members further comprises a second radially expandable member comprising a second distal end of stent, the stent further comprising at least one opening integrally formed in the second radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or a valley.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
A medical device as is claim 12 wherein the plurality of radially expandable members further comprises a third radially expandable member intermediate the first and second radially expandable members, the stent further comprising at least one opening integrally formed in a third radially expandable member such that the opening occupies at least a portion of the area defined by a peak or valley.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A medical device as in claim 13 wherein the openings formed in the first and second radially expandable members are longitudinally aligned with at least one opening formed in the third radially expandable member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A medical device as in claim 11 wherein the edges of the opening are either beveled or are chamfered toward the center of the opening.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medical device as in claim 11 wherein the outer surface of the rivet is flush with the outer surface of the stent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A medical device as in claim 11 wherein the opening is located in a region of the stent that is not deformed during radial expansion of the stent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medical device as in claim 11 wherein first radially expandable member comprises between one and four openings containing the radiopaque marker material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
A medical device as in claim 11 comprising between 2 and 20 openings containing the radiopaque marker material.
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