Platinum enhanced alloy and intravascular or implantable medical devices manufactured therefrom

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APP PUB NO 20030018380A1
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10112391

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A platinum enhanced radiopaque alloy particularly suitable for manufacture of implantable and/or intravascular medical devices. A stent is one preferred medical device which is a generally tubular structure that is expandable upon implantation in a vessel lumen to maintain flow therethrough. The stent is formed from the alloy which has improved radiopacity relative to present utilized stainless steel alloys. This alloy preferably contains from about 2 wt. % to about 50 wt. % platinum; from about 11 wt. % to about 18 wt. % chromium; about 5 wt. % to about 12 wt. % nickel and at least about 15 wt. % iron.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Craig, Charles H Lakeside, CA 5 330
Girton, Timothy S Edina, MN 29 979
Knapp, David M Saint Paul, MN 20 416
Radisch, Herbert R JR San Diego, CA 12 533
Stinson, Jonathan S Plymouth, MN 93 9310
Trozera, Thomas A Del Mar, CA 11 523

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