Device viewable under an imaging beam
First Claim
1. A stent made from a material for providing three-dimensional visualization of a surrounding tissue when said stent is inserted into said tissue and viewed under an imaging beam, said stent having a coating selected from a group consisting of hydrophilic, hydrophobic and fatty acid polymers and a density enhancing radiologic material embedded into said polymer.
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Abstract
The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent'"'"'s desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.
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- 1. A stent made from a material for providing three-dimensional visualization of a surrounding tissue when said stent is inserted into said tissue and viewed under an imaging beam, said stent having a coating selected from a group consisting of hydrophilic, hydrophobic and fatty acid polymers and a density enhancing radiologic material embedded into said polymer.
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