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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,335,229 B2
Alt et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Feb. 26,2008
(54) VASCULAR STENT WITH COMPOSITE
STRUCTURE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
IMAGING CAPABILITIES
(75) Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Ottobrunn (DE); Torsten
Scheuermann, Munich (DE); Michael
Kuhling, Munich (DE)
(73) Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(b) by 289 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
claimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/841,113
(22) Filed: May 7, 2004
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2004/0254632 Al Dec. 16, 2004
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 09/779,204, filed on Feb. 8, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,767,360.
(51) Int. CI.
A61F 2/06 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 623/1.15; 623/1.27; 623/1.44
(58) Field of Classification Search 623/1.1 1.54
See application file for complete search history.
