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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger C. Dickenson, Roanoke, VA (US);
John Freeland, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
Noble-Met, Ltd., Salem, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
Metal composite tubes offer advantages in constructing biomedical device components such as stents. The composite tube comprises a cylindrical wall made of a biocompatible metal matrix with a filament or filaments of other metals that add radiopacity, and/or other advantageous mechanical or physical properties. The filaments are generally oriented along the length of the tube and are surrounded by the wall of the tube.