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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Tim Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Tim Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An implant includes a substrate and a carrier coupled to the substrate. The carrier including a plurality of objects configured to reflect energy emitted by an ultrasound device. In some embodiments, the carrier includes a plurality of air bubbles that are configured to reflect energy emitted by an ultrasound device. In one embodiment, a method of forming a bodily implant includes forming a substrate, disposing a plurality of air bubbles within a carrier, and applying the carrier to the substrate.