Patents by Inventor Ofer Dor

Ofer Dor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Radiopaque stent markers
    Patent number: 6334871
    Abstract: Stents which are inserted into a body lumen preferably are made of materials which are not radiopaque enough, such as stainless steel 316L. X-ray visualization of a stent enables an accurate positioning of the stent and also a follow-up of its functioning within the patient's body. The radiopaque markers described here are rivets made of a material which is more radiopaque than the stent substance so the location of the stent can be identified. Preferably the stents are heat treated so that atoms from the stent material migrate into the marker material and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ofer Dor, Amir Loshakove, Oren Globerman, Mordechay Beyar, Rafael Beyar