Echogenic devices and methods of making and using such devices
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1. An echogenic device comprising a porous polymeric material that is at least a portion of a structural component of the device.
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Echogenic devices, and methods of making and using such devices, are disclosed. In one aspect, the devices include a porous polymeric material that is preparable by extracting a phase separated composition. In another aspect, the echogenic devices include a polymeric composition having porous particles therein. Preferably the devices are medical devices.
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- 1. An echogenic device comprising a porous polymeric material that is at least a portion of a structural component of the device.
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5. An echogenically enhanced medical device preparable by:
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providing a phase separated composition comprising a polymer and an extractable material;
shaping the composition to form at least a portion of a structural component of the device; and
extracting the extractable material from the composition.
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6. A method for preparing an echogenically enhanced device, the method comprising:
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providing a phase separated composition comprising a polymer and an extractable material;
shaping the composition to form at least a portion of the device; and
extracting the extractable material from the composition. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for preparing an echogenically enhanced medical device, the method comprising:
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providing at least a structural component of the medical device;
applying a phase separated composition comprising a polymer and an extractable material to the structural component of the medical device; and
extracting the extractable material from the composition.
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9. A method for sonically imaging a device, the method comprising:
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providing a device having a porous polymeric material that is at least a portion of a structural component of the device;
positioning the device in a sonic imaging beam; and
generating an image of the device from the sonic imaging beam. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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- 11. An echogenic device comprising a composition that is preparable by curing a polymer having porous particles therein by irradiation with ultraviolet light.
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14. A method for increasing the echogenicity of a device, the method comprising:
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providing a polymer that is curable by irradiation with ultraviolet light;
blending porous particles with the polymer to produce a composition that is curable by irradiation with ultraviolet light;
shaping the composition to form at least a portion of the device; and
curing the composition by irradiation with ultraviolet light.
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16. A method for preparing an echogenically enhanced device, the method comprising:
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providing at least a structural component of the medical device;
providing a polymer that is curable by irradiation with ultraviolet light;
blending porous particles with the polymer to produce a composition that is curable by irradiation with ultraviolet light;
applying the composition to the structural component of the medical device; and
curing the composition by irradiation with ultraviolet light.
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18. A method for sonically imaging a device, the method comprising:
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providing a device comprising a composition that is preparable by curing a polymer having porous particles therein by irradiation with ultraviolet light; and
generating an image of the device from the sonic imaging beam.
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