Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC

J Eric Henckel

Anthony J Bradshaw

Richard T Thornton

Michelle N Ledesma

Vivek Mehrotra

Rahul Ganguli

Young J Chung

A fouling and stiction-resistant coating suitable for use with marine streamers is made from a silicone undercoat layer and a powdery topcoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably a non-toxic fluoropolymer which has a low surface energy, a high modulus, and which is not continuous. There may also be a primer layer below the silicone undercoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably arranged to be penetrable by the feet of barnacles that come into contact with it, with the silicone undercoat layer arranged such that the barnacles' feet that penetrate the powdery topcoat layer bond with the silicone undercoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably further arranged to peel away from the silicone undercoat layer when force is applied to the barnacles to remove them from the coating.

Fouling and stiction resistant coating

Methods and apparatuses for positioning a radiation source in vivo relative to radio-opaque markers on a catheter that delineate a therapeutic treatment length so that a therapeutic dose of radiation is delivered along the therapeutic treatment length.

Methods and apparatuses for radiation treatment

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Houston, TX, United States of America

J Eric Henckel