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Radiation sterilization of medical devices

  • US 8,034,287 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2007
  • Issued: 10/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of sterilizing a stent delivery assembly comprising:

  • exposing a stent delivery assembly to radiation from a radiation source, wherein a covering over a selected section of the assembly selectively modifies the radiation from the radiation source that is delivered to the selected section of the assembly;

    wherein the radiation is modified by passing through the covering and through backscattering of radiation at the selected section.

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