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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Schwartz, Rochester, MN (US);
Ronald G Tuch, Plymouth, MN (US);
Rodney G Wolff, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-1 ; 623 12 ;
Abstract
An indwelling intravascular device having at least one tissue-contacting surface in which the tissue-contacting surface is provided with improved tissue compatibility by applying to the base material comprising the tissue-contacting surface a thin layer of a tissue-compatible metal. Metals from Group VA of the Periodic Table are preferred. The metal layer is particularly useful in vascular prosthetic devices such as vascular grafts and stents.
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