Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Guidewires including a porous nickel-titanium alloy
- Patent Title (中): 导线包括多孔镍钛合金
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Application No.: US12620343Application Date: 2009-11-17
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Publication No.: US08137293B2Publication Date: 2012-03-20
- Inventor: Pu Zhou , Horng-Ban Lin , Hancun Chen , James Feng
- Applicant: Pu Zhou , Horng-Ban Lin , Hancun Chen , James Feng
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61M25/00 ; C22C28/00 ; C22C19/05

Abstract:
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include a guidewire. The guidewire may include an elongate shaft. The shaft may include a porous metal alloy. The porous metal alloy may be arranged so that the porous metal alloy has a first pore distribution along a first portion of the shaft and a second pore distribution different from the first pore distribution along a second portion of the shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110118628A1 GUIDEWIRES INCLUDING A POROUS NICKEL-TITANIUM ALLOY Public/Granted day:2011-05-19
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