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Manufacturing medical devices by vapor deposition
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 2005-07-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2025-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming a medical device, the method including the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a metallic layer on the substrate by a vapor deposition process, and removing the metallic layer from the substrate. The metallic layer thus removed is the medical device or serves as a basis for forming the medical device. In another aspect, the present invention includes a medical device formed by the process of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Forrest Whitcher
- 👤 Makoto Takeuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:40
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/34; A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/02; A61L31/022; C23C14/0005; C23C14/56; C23C14/562; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00029; A61F2310/00035; A61F2310/00059; A61F2310/00071; A61F2310/00089; A61F2310/00095; A61F2310/00113; A61F2310/00131; A61F2310/00149; A61F2310/00155
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
5 words
1 - 23 . (canceled)
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
5 words
1 - 23 . (canceled)
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
24 . An implantable medical device, comprising one or more biocompatible metallic members, said one or more members having a monocrystalline, monoisotopic morphology.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
24 . An implantable medical device, comprising one or more biocompatible metallic members, said one or more members having a monocrystalline, monoisotopic morphology.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
25 . The device of claim 24 , wherein said one or more members is selected from the group of biocompatible metals consisting of nitinol, platinum, titanium, nickel, gold, niobium, zirconium, silver, tantalum, cobalt, chromium, stainless steel, and alloys thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
26 . The device of claim 24 , wherein said one or more members is an alloy of monoisotopic biocompatible metals, said metals selected from the group consisting of nitinol, platinum, titanium, nickel, gold, niobium, zirconium, silver, tantalum, cobalt, chromium, stainless steel, and alloys thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
27 . The device of claim 24 , wherein said device is a stent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
28 . The device of claim 24 , wherein said device is a blood filter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
29 . The device of claim 24 , wherein said device is an artificial heart valve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
30 . An implantable medical device comprising one or more biocompatible metallic members having a nanocrystalline morphology.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
30 . An implantable medical device comprising one or more biocompatible metallic members having a nanocrystalline morphology.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
31 . The device of claim 30 wherein said nanocrystalline morphology is defined by grain sizes from about 1 to about 500 nanometers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
32 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said nanocrystalline morphology is defined by grain sizes from about 1 to about 50 nanometers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
33 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said one or more members is further defined by a monoisotropic morphology.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
34 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said one or more members is selected from the group of biocompatible metals consisting of nitinol, platinum, titanium, nickel, gold, niobium, zirconium, silver, tantalum, cobalt, chromium, stainless steel, and alloys thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
35 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said one or more members is an alloy of monoisotopic biocompatible metals, said metals selected from the group consisting of nitinol, platinum, titanium, nickel, gold, niobium, zirconium, silver, tantalum, cobalt, chromium, stainless steel, and alloys thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
36 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said device is a stent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
37 . The device of claim 30 , wherein said device is a blood filter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
38 . The device of claim 30 wherein said device is an artificial heart valve.
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