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US 7,343,659 · App. 10/192,253 · Granted Mar 18, 2008

Method of making a medical device

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Patent No.
US 7,343,659
App. No.
10/192,253
Granted
Mar 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of making a medical device includes compressing a prosthesis, e.g., a therapeutic agent-carrying stent or stent-graft, to a catheter without contacting an outer surface of the prosthesis, e.g., by electromagnetically compressing the prosthesis.

Claims (8)

1. A method of making a medical device, the method comprising:

securing a medical balloon to a catheter; and

subsequently securing a marker band under the balloon to the catheter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the band is secured to the catheter without mechanically contacting the band.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the band is secured to the catheter electromagnetically.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the band is visible by magnetic resonance imaging.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the band is formed of a material having dysprosium or gadolinium.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the band is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of gold, platinum, tungsten, and tantalum.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2006
From: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 018505/0868 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2002
From: WEBER, JAN; RIZQ, RAED; DICAPRIO, FERNANDO
To: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 013099/0265 →