Patent number: 8871829
Abstract: A radio-opaque marker for medical implants comprising between 10 and 90 weight percent of a biodegradable base component, between 10 and 90 weight percent of one or more radio-opaque elements selected from the consisting of I, Au, Ta, Y, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir and Bi as a marker component and 10 weight percent of residual components, the aforementioned components amounting to 100 weight percent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2014
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK VI Patent AG
Inventors:
Bodo Gerold, Claus Harder, Heinz Müller, Eva Heublein, Nora Heublein, Christoph Heublein
Publication number: 20070191708
Abstract: The invention relates to a radio-opaque marker for medical implants. Said marker contains between 10 and 90 weight percent of a biodegradable base component, between 10 and 90 weight percent of one or more radio-opaque elements from the group containing I, Au, Ta, Y, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir and Bi as a marker component and 10 weight percent oF residual components, the aforementioned components amounting to 100 weight percent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 31, 2004
Publication date:
August 16, 2007
Inventors:
Bodo Gerold, Claus Harder, Bernd Heublein, Heinz Muller, Eva Heublein, Nora Heublein, Christoph Heublein