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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rommel Lumauig, San Jose, CA (US);
Joel Harrington, Redwood City, CA (US);
Chad Abunassar, San Francisco, CA (US);
David D. Hart, Temecula, CA (US);
Cornel I. Ciurea, Murrieta, CA (US);
Mark A. Ritchie, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Jay A. King, Temecula, CA (US);
Jill McCoy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A scaffold includes a radiopaque marker connected to a strut. The marker is retained within the strut by a head at one or both ends. The marker is attached to the strut by a process that includes forming a rivet from a radiopaque bead and attaching the rivet to the marker including deforming the rivet to enhance resistance to dislodgement during crimping or balloon expansion. The strut has a thickness of about 100 microns.