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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Allen Hingston, Framingham, MA (US);
Gerald Fredrickson, Westford, MA (US);
Peter Brady, Galway, IE;
Shane McMahon, County Galway, IE;
Gary O'Brien, Galway, IE;
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a stent including at least one member having a first portion and a second portion and at least one radiopaque connector joining the first portion to the second portion. In one or more embodiments, at least one radiopaque connector may form a first radiopaque pattern distinguishable from a second radiopaque pattern formed by at least one radiopaque marker. Methods for manufacturing a stent including at least two member portions connected by at least one radiopaque connector are also provided.