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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ben Arcand, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ben Arcand, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoprosthesis includes a body defining a flow passage therethrough. The body is capable of maintaining patency in a blood vessel and includes iron or an alloy thereof. The body has a nano-structured surface comprising iron oxide in which the individual nano-structures have a height to thickness aspect ratio of at least 5:1.