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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Masoud Molaei, Fremont, CA (US);
William S. Henry, Oakland, CA (US);
Gregory D. Chin, San Leandro, CA (US);
Robert Z. Obara, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Masoud Molaei, Fremont, CA (US);
William S. Henry, Oakland, CA (US);
Gregory D. Chin, San Leandro, CA (US);
Robert Z. Obara, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. The medical device can include a composite cover formed of a deposited metallic film and one or more polymer layers. The polymer layers contribute to mechanical or biological properties of the endoprosthesis.