Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical instrument and device having echogenic markings
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Application No.: US15930619Application Date: 2020-05-13
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Publication No.: US12109369B2Publication Date: 2024-10-08
- Inventor: Holger Gunkel
- Applicant: THÜRINGISCHES INSTITUT FÜR TEXTIL—UND KUNSTSTOFF—FORSCHUNG E.V.
- Applicant Address: DE Rudolstadt
- Assignee: Thüringisches Institute für Textile- und Kunstostoff-Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee: Thüringisches Institute für Textile- und Kunstostoff-Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee Address: DE Rudolstadt
- Agency: ProPat, LLC
- Agent Cathy Moore
- Priority: DE 2019112606.1 2019.05.14
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61B90/00 ; A61L27/40 ; A61M5/00 ; A61M25/01 ; B29C48/00 ; B29C48/09 ; B29C48/21 ; B29K75/00 ; B29K509/02 ; B29L31/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a medical device having an improved ultrasound visibility and a very smooth surface, to methods for producing the device according to the invention and to the application of the device in therapeutic and diagnostic interventions. The improved ultrasound visibility is achieved by bubbles or closed cavities in an inner polymer layer.
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