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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);

Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);

Tim Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);

Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);

Tim Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 8/0833 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01);
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.


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