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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2023
Applicants:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Inventors:
Hancun Chen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Andrew S. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Brent Gerberding, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignees:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker European Holdings, LLC, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); C22C 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); C22C 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); C22C 5/04 (2013.01); C22C 27/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes an elongate member having a cross-sectional dimension that is less than 0.00085 inch, wherein the elongate member is made from a material comprising a platinum-tungsten alloy having a percentage of tungsten that is at least 10% by weight or alternatively the implantable medical device includes an elongate member made from a material comprising an alloy containing rhenium.