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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Sapheon, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Rodney D. Raabe, Spokane, WA (US);
Jack Chu, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Don Crawford, Louisville, TN (US);
Jan R. Lau, Windsor, CA (US);
Xiucai Zhang, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sapheon, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for providing improved ultrasound visibility of medical devices intended for intravascular use are described. The inclusion of gas/solid boundary regions within a medical devices improves the resolution of the device under ultrasound visualization. Gas/solid boundary regions may be provided through the use of embedded gas-filled microlumens, microwells, or enclosed pockets within the medical device.