Medical devices having alloy compositions

US9402936B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9402936-B2
Application numberUS-78006007-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 19, 2007
Priority dateSep 15, 2006
Publication dateAug 2, 2016
Grant dateAug 2, 2016

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Abstract

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A medical device includes an alloy having a microstructure that provides desirable properties. The alloy can be a eutectoid composition of e.g. titanium as a major constituent and any combination of iridium, platinum, chromium, gold, silver, bismuth, manganese, palladium, cobalt, copper, iron, and/or nickel as a minor constituent, wherein the alloy forms at least a portion of the medical device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A medical device, comprising: a composition comprising a mixture comprising a first phase comprising titanium, and a plurality of regions comprising a second phase different from the first phase, the second phase comprising titanium and a first element, each region of the plurality of regions having an average width of from approximately 0.1 μm to approximately 10 μm, wherein the composition comprises from approximately 10 percent to approximately 40 percent by weight Bi.

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  • Adjacent, identical composition, components · CPC title

  • A61L31/022Primary

    Metals or alloys · CPC title

  • of zirconium or alloys based thereon · CPC title

  • Alloys based on titanium · CPC title

  • Alloys based on zirconium · CPC title

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What does patent US9402936B2 cover?
A medical device includes an alloy having a microstructure that provides desirable properties. The alloy can be a eutectoid composition of e.g. titanium as a major constituent and any combination of iridium, platinum, chromium, gold, silver, bismuth, manganese, palladium, cobalt, copper, iron, and/or nickel as a minor constituent, wherein the alloy forms at least a portion of the medical device.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cambronne Matthew, Boston Scient Scimed Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61L31/022. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 02 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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