Electromagnetic radiation transparent device and method of making thereof
First Claim
1. A medical stent, comprising:
- a pattern of electrically conductive material; and
said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially preventing the medical stent from creating an imaging artifact;
said electrically conductive material being shaped so as to be expandable, said expansion of said electrically conductive material causing an increase in a radius of the medical stent;
a track-and-lock mechanism having a shape substantially matching the shape of said electrically conductive material so as to allow said electrically conductive material to move in a single direction.
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Abstract
A medical device includes a pattern of electrically conductive material. The pattern of electrically conductive material has an anti-antenna geometrical shape such that the anti-antenna geometrical shape substantially prevents the medical device from creating an imaging artifact and/or substantially allows imaging of a volume within the medical device. The pattern may be formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors, multiple “figure-8” emulating electrical conductors, multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors, multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors, by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops, and/or a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh. The electrically conductive material may be titanium, tantalum, nitinol, stainless steel, and/or NbZr.
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81 Claims
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1. A medical stent, comprising:
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a pattern of electrically conductive material; and
said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially preventing the medical stent from creating an imaging artifact;
said electrically conductive material being shaped so as to be expandable, said expansion of said electrically conductive material causing an increase in a radius of the medical stent;
a track-and-lock mechanism having a shape substantially matching the shape of said electrically conductive material so as to allow said electrically conductive material to move in a single direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 73, 74, 75)
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10. A medical stent, comprising:
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a pattern of electrically conductive material; and
said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially allowing imaging of a volume within the stent;
said electrically conductive material being shape so as to be expandable, said expansion of said electrically conductive material causing an increase in a radius of the medical stent;
a track-and-lock mechanism having a shaped substantially matching the shape of said electrically conductive material so as to allow said electrically conductive material to move in a single direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 32, 33, 34, 35, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 76, 77, 78)
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19. A medical stent, comprising:
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a pattern of electrically conductive material; and
said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially preventing the medical stent from creating an imaging artifact and substantially allowing imaging of a volume within the stent;
said electrically conductive material being shape so as to be expandable, said expansion of said electrically conductive material causing an increase in a radius of the medical stent;
a track-and-lock mechanism having a shaped substantially matching the shape of said electrically conductive material so as to allow said electrically conductive material to move in a single direction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 37, 38, 39, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 79, 80, 81)
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