| US 7,398,118 B2 | ||
| Customized material for improved radiopacity | ||
| David Knapp, Saint Paul, Minn. (US); and Brian T. Berg, Saint Paul, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 31, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/95,429. | ||
| Application 11/095429 is a continuation of application No. 10/140738, filed on May 07, 2002, granted, now 6,904,310. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0169842 A1, Aug. 04, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); H05G 1/70 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—431 [378/92] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A method of implanting a medical device which is expandable in a living body and monitoring flow through the medical device,
the method comprising the steps of:
delivering the medical device on a catheter to a desired location in a living body;
locating the medical device by imaging the medical device with an X-ray beam having a first energy level in excess of the
K-absorption edge of the radiopaque portion of the medical device;
manipulating the catheter to expand the expandable medical device;
visualizing flow of a bodily fluid comprising a contrast agent through the medical device by imaging the medical device with
an X-ray beam having a second energy layer at or below the K-absorption edge of the medical device.
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