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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sahil Gupta, Aurora, OH (US);
Steve Powell, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0833 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02);
Abstract
An example medical apparatus includes a tubular structure. The tubular structure includes an echogenic layer that is a multiphase polymer composite. The multiphase polymer composite includes a polymer matrix phase, a first non-polymeric phase including gas voids entrapped within the polymer matrix phase, and a second non-polymeric phase including particles embedded within the polymer matrix phase. Catheters having respective echogenic layers are also described.