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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1999
Anthony J. Armini, Manchester-by-the Sea, MA (US);
Implant Sciences Corporation, Wakefield, MA (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device according to the present invention comprises a body, such as a stent or a wire, and an isotope having a high neutron activation cross-section, such as,Yb or,Xe, ion-implanted onto the surface of the body. The use of isotopes having high neutron activation cross-sections allows a wider choice of substrates to be employed, including stainless steel, nickel, titanium, and alloys including these metals, because the time required for neutron activation of the device is reduced. A coating of high-density material may be incorporated to serve several useful purposes, including containment of undesirable beta particles from long-lived radioactive species, creation of a biologically inert surface, and enhancement of x-ray radiopacity to improve the visibility of an implanted medical device. The implantable medical devices of the present invention also comprise radioactive medical devices which include radioisotopes such as,Yb and,I.