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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Charles R. Rogers, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David D. Differding, Edina, MN (US);
John M. Gray, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Michael J. Baade, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Katherine J. Bach, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Steven D. Byland, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Steven T. Deininger, Blaine, MN (US);
Charles R. Rogers, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David D. Differding, Edina, MN (US);
John M. Gray, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Michael J. Baade, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Katherine J. Bach, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Steven D. Byland, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Steven T. Deininger, Blaine, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A radiopaque marker for inclusion within an implantable medical device (IMD) may comprise one or more radiopaque articles selected from a predetermined set of radiopaque articles. The one or more radiopaque articles may be carried by an object formed of or including, a desiccant. The predetermined set of radiopaque articles may undergo a single qualification process that approves the use of any combination of one or more of the articles as a radiopaque marker within an IMD. This allows a potentially-limitless number of markers to be made available based on a single qualification process. The radiopaque marker may serve to provide information such as the make, model, and feature set of the device.