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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2012
Applicants:

Edward Parsonage, St. Paul, MN (US);

Daniel J. Horn, Shoreview, MN (US);

John J. Chen, Plymouth, MN (US);

Paul J. Miller, St. Paul, MN (US);

Douglas A. Devens, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);

Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Edward Parsonage, St. Paul, MN (US);

Daniel J. Horn, Shoreview, MN (US);

John J. Chen, Plymouth, MN (US);

Paul J. Miller, St. Paul, MN (US);

Douglas A. Devens, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);

Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Assignee:

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 29/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 29/126 (2013.01); A61L 31/125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); Y10S 623/90 (2013.01); Y10S 977/905 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides medical devices comprising nanocomposite materials. By utilizing nanocomposites in the production thereof, the inventive medical devices can be produced with various advantageous properties. Methods of producing the inventive medical devices are also provided. Inasmuch as the inventive devices are expected to provide certain advantages in their use, there is also provided a method of medical care including methods of treatment or diagnosis, wherein the inventive devices are brought into therapeutic contact with a body to be treated or diagnosed thereby.


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