Patent ID: 6293966
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A radiopaque radially expandable stent for surgical implantation into a body lumen, such as an artery, said stent having a generally cylindrical contour both before and after expansion thereof, said stent further comprising in combination:a stent frame having a first stent end and a second stent end opposite said first stent end;at least two marker members each being homogeneous and having a preformed size and shape corresponding to an associated portion of the stent frame before being attached thereto, including a first marker member and a second marker member, each marker member formed from a material which is radiopaque having a radiopacity than the stent frame; andsaid first marker member being attached directly to said stent frame at said first stent end and said second marker member attached directly to said stent frame at said second stent end, said first and second marker members extending at least partially beyond said first and second stent ends and being attached at least at two circumferentially spaced apart locations about respective ones of said first and second stent ends,whereby the maximum extent of the stent frame can be viewed with a fluoroscope.