Abstract: A catheter guide wire, especially for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, comprises an elongated wire shaft of a flexible material having a proximal and a distal end and disposed on the wire shaft at least one radiopaque, sleeve-like marker adjacent to the distal end. The at least one marker is disposed on a core section of the wire shaft, said core section being widened in its diameter relative to the diameter of the adjoining shaft sections.
Abstract: The invention concerns inter alia an implant for vessel ligature, the implant which comprises an alloy, wherein the alloy is at least partially biodegradable, and wherein the alloy comprises: greater than 87% magnesium; from about 3% to about 6% yttrium; from about 1% to about 5% lanthanide; and a balance of about 0.0% to about 2%.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 24, 2005
Publication date:
December 1, 2005
Applicant:
RESTATE PATENT AG
Inventors:
Bodo Gerold, Claus Harder, Heinz Mueller, Bernd Heublein, Eva Heublein, Nora Heublein, Christoph Heublein