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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Baerbel Becher, Rostock, DE;
Carsten Momma, Rostock, DE;
Inventors:
Baerbel Becher, Rostock, DE;
Carsten Momma, Rostock, DE;
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent comprises a metallic, relatively radiolucent carrier structure and at least one marker element which includes comparatively radiopaque material. The radiopaque material is completely enclosed by a cover layer of a material other than the radiopaque material, the cover layer including metal or a metal compound. The stent may be used to treat a patient.