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Intravascular device with improved radiopacity

  • US 6,503,271 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2000
  • Issued: 01/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent, comprising:

  • a) a thin-walled tubular member having front and back open ends and having a first diameter for insertion into a vessel and a second diameter for deployment in said vessel; and

    b) at least one radiopaque tab mounted to at least one of said front and back open ends, said tab being integral to the thin-walled tubular member and comprising a micro-alloy structure, including a material from which the thin-walled tubular member is constructed and at least a second radiopaque material, said tab assuming a substantially spherical shape from the micro-alloy forming process.

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