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Radiopaque stents

  • US 6,464,723 B1
  • Filed: 04/22/1999
  • Issued: 10/15/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intravascular stent having a generally cylindrical shape and having a distal end and a proximal end, comprising:

  • a plurality of ring elements of uniform configuration and dimension aligned along a longitudinal axis wherein linkages of uniform configuration and dimension link all adjacent ring elements and wherein ring elements near said distal end and ring elements near said proximal end are formed of radiopaque material while all other ring elements are formed of radiotransparent material.

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