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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Richard Sahagian, Burlington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Sahagian, Burlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Implant Sciences Corporation, Wakefield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Intravascular devices having a radiopaque layer thereon for visualization are provided. The devices further includes a capping layer on the radiopaque layer to prevent exposure of the radiopaque material to surrounding tissues. A method of coating the device is also provided. The method includes using an unbalanced magnetic field magnetron to generate, from a source, metal atoms for coating and bombarding ions for compressing deposited metal atoms to the surface of the device.