Electromagnetic radiation transparent device and method of making thereof

1. A medical stent, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially preventing the medical stent from creating an imaging artifact.

2. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

3. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” emulating electrical conductors.

4. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

5. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

6. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

7. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

8. The medical stent as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

9. The medical stent as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

10. The medical stent as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said single conductor is “Z”-shaped.

11. The medical stent as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said single conductor is sawtooth shaped.

12. The medical stent as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said single conductor is shaped to form a first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern such that current induced in the first loop of said loop/direction-changing-pattern/loop pattern flows has substantially a same magnitude but opposite direction as current induced in the second loop.

13. The medical stent as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is a first-loop/half-hitch/second-loop pattern such that the direction changing pattern is a half hitch pattern.

14. The medical stent as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is repeated along a length of the medical stent.

15. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “Z”-shaped electrical conductors.

16. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sawtooth shaped electrical conductors.

17. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive material is tantalum.

18. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive material is nitinol.

19. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive material is stainless steel.

20. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive material is NbZr.

21. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive material is titanium.

22. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-conductive binding material providing structural support to said pattern of electrically conductive material.

23. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is silicon rubber.

24. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoplastic.

25. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoset polymer.

26. The medical stent as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is glass.

27. A medical stent, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially allowing imaging of a volume within the stent.

28. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

29. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” emulating electrical conductors.

30. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

31. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

32. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

33. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

34. The medical stent as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

35. The medical stent as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

36. The medical stent as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said single conductor is “Z”-shaped.

37. The medical stent as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said single conductor is sawtooth shaped.

38. The medical stent as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said single conductor is shaped to form a first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern such that current induced in the first loop of said loop/direction-changing-pattern/loop pattern flows has substantially a same magnitude but opposite direction as current induced in the second loop.

39. The medical stent as claimed in claim 38 , wherein said first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is a first-loop/half-hitch/second-loop pattern such that the direction changing pattern is a half hitch pattern.

40. The medical stent as claimed in claim 38 , wherein said first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is repeated along a length of the medical stent.

41. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “Z”-shaped electrical conductors.

42. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sawtooth shaped electrical conductors.

43. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said electrically conductive material is tantalum.

44. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said electrically conductive material is nitinol.

45. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said electrically conductive material is stainless steel.

46. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said electrically conductive material is NbZr.

47. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said electrically conductive material is titanium.

48. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said non-conductive binding material providing structural support to said pattern of electrically conductive material.

49. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is silicon rubber.

50. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoplastic.

51. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoset polymer.

52. The medical stent as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is glass.

53. A medical stent, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially preventing the medical stent from creating an imaging artifact and substantially allowing imaging of a volume within the stent.

54. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

55. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” emulating electrical conductors.

56. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

57. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

58. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

59. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

60. The medical stent as claimed in claim 59 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

61. The medical stent as claimed in claim 59 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

62. The medical stent as claimed in claim 59 , wherein said single conductor is “Z”-shaped.

63. The medical stent as claimed in claim 59 , wherein said single conductor is sawtooth shaped.

64. The medical stent as claimed in claim 59 , wherein said single conductor is shaped to form a first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern such that current induced in the first loop of said loop/direction-changing-pattern/loop pattern flows has substantially a same magnitude but opposite direction as current induced in the second loop.

65. The medical stent as claimed in claim 64 , wherein said first loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is a first-loop/half-hitch/second-loop pattern such that the direction changing pattern is a half hitch pattern.

66. The medical stent as claimed in claim 64 , wherein said first-loop/direction-changing-pattern/second-loop pattern is repeated along a length of the medical stent.

67. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “Z”-shaped electrical conductors.

68. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sawtooth shaped electrical conductors.

69. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said electrically conductive material is tantalum.

70. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said electrically conductive material is nitinol.

71. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said electrically conductive material is stainless steel.

72. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said electrically conductive material is NbZr.

73. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said electrically conductive material is titanium.

74. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said non-conductive binding material providing structural support to said pattern of electrically conductive material.

75. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is silicon rubber.

76. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoplastic.

77. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is a thermoset polymer.

78. The medical stent as claimed in claim 53 , wherein said non-conductive binding material is glass.

79. An electrically conductive structure, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially prevents creation of an imaging artifact by the electrically conductive structure.

80. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 79 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

81. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 79 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

82. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 79 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

83. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 79 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

84. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 79 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

85. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 84 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

86. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 84 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

87. A medical device, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially prevents creation of an imaging artifact by the medical device.

88. The medical device as claimed in claim 87 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

89. The medical device as claimed in claim 87 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

90. The medical device as claimed in claim 87 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

91. The medical device as claimed in claim 87 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

92. The medical device as claimed in claim 87 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

93. The medical device as claimed in claim 92 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

94. The medical device as claimed in claim 92 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

95. An electrically conductive structure, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially allows imaging of a volume within the electrically conductive structure.

96. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 95 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

97. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 95 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

98. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 95 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

99. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 95 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

100. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 95 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

101. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 100 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

102. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 100 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

103. An electrically conductive structure, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially prevents creation of an imaging artifact by the medical device and substantially allows imaging of a volume within the electrically conductive structure.

104. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 103 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

105. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 103 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

106. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 103 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

107. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 103 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

108. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 103 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

109. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 108 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

110. The electrically conductive structure as claimed in claim 108 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

111. A medical device, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material substantially allows imaging of a volume within the medical device.

112. The medical device as claimed in claim 111 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

113. The medical device as claimed in claim 111 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

114. The medical device as claimed in claim 111 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

115. The medical device as claimed in claim 111 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

116. The medical device as claimed in claim 111 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

117. The medical device as claimed in claim 116 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

118. The medical device as claimed in claim 116 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.

119. A medical device, comprising:

a pattern of electrically conductive material; and

non-conductive binding material located at areas where said electrically conductive material produces a cross-over point so as to prevent a short circuit between crossing-over electrically conductive materials;

said pattern of electrically conductive material having an anti-antenna geometrical shape such that said anti-antenna geometrical shape substantially prevents creation of an imaging artifact by the medical device and substantially allows imaging of a volume within the medical device.

120. The medical device as claimed in claim 119 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple “figure-8” shaped electrical conductors.

121. The medical device as claimed in claim 119 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple sine-wave-like shaped electrical conductors.

122. The medical device as claimed in claim 119 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple zig-zag patterned electrical conductors.

123. The medical device as claimed in claim 119 , wherein said pattern is formed by multiple electrical conductors, each having sequential conductive loops.

124. The medical device as claimed in claim 119 , wherein said pattern is formed by a single conductor weaved into a loop mesh, said loop mesh being formed of two or more sequential “figure-8” shaped conductive loop pairs.

125. The medical device as claimed in claim 124 , wherein said single conductor is sine-wave-like shaped.

126. The medical device as claimed in claim 124 , wherein said single conductor is zig-zag patterned.