Patent ID: 7833597
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal medical device, comprising an elongated shaft or core member having a radiopaque marker circular band secured to a surface of the shaft or core member, and the radiopaque marker is formed of a compounded polymer mixture comprising: a) a polymer; b) radiopaque particles having an average diameter of at least about 2 microns and a maximum diameter of about 20 microns, the radiopaque particles comprising about 90.8 to about 93.2 weight percent of the compounded polymer mixture; and c) a wetting agent for facilitating encapsulation of said particles by said polymer, and wherein the marker band has a radiopacity that is substantially constant along the length of the marker band, and a double wall thickness that varies by less than 0.001 inches along the entire length of the marker band.