COMPONENT OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING AN OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED (ODS) METAL ALLOY
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1. An implantable medical device including at least one radiopaque and MRI-compatible component comprising an oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy, wherein the oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy has a volume magnetic susceptibility of no greater than about 100×
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6 and a radiopacity greater than that of grade 304 stainless steel.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes, according to one embodiment, at least one radiopaque and MRI-compatible component comprising an oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy, where the oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy has a volume magnetic susceptibility of no greater than about 100×10−6 and a radiopacity greater than that of grade 304 stainless steel.
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1. An implantable medical device including at least one radiopaque and MRI-compatible component comprising an oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy, wherein the oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy has a volume magnetic susceptibility of no greater than about 100×
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6 and a radiopacity greater than that of grade 304 stainless steel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. An implantable medical device including at least one radiopaque and MRI-compatible component comprising an oxide dispersion strengthened metal alloy including oxide particles at a concentration of about 1 vol. % or less.
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