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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2001
Deborah Schachter, Edison, NJ (US);
You-ling Fan, Warren, NJ (US);
Venceslav Rutar, Flemington, NJ (US);
Deborah Schachter, Edison, NJ (US);
You-Ling Fan, Warren, NJ (US);
Venceslav Rutar, Flemington, NJ (US);
Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are medical devices having lubricious coatings which are capable of producing magnetic resonance image in the presence of a suitable magnetic field. The medical devices are easy to manipulate in body channels because of reduced friction with tissue surfaces and can be readily visualized in real time, which greatly facilitates the tracking of the medical devices while present within the bodies of humans or animals. The level of magnetic susceptible agent in the coatings of medical devices can be easily controlled by the present invention to give the desired performance. Coating processes to produce these medical devices are also disclosed.