Mr-signal emitting coatings
CA 2485291 A1 · Owner: Li, Junwei · Inventors: Yu, Hyuk; Li, Junwei; Unal, Orhan
Overview
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The present invention provides a coating that emits magnetic resonance signals and a method for coating medical devices therewith. The coating includes a paramagnetic metal ion-containing polymer complex that facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic techniques by readily visualizing medical devices coated with the complex. The present invention also provides methods by which pre-existing polymers and medical devices may be made MR-imageable. The invention also provides methods of improving MR-imageability of polymers and medical devices by encapsulating the polymers and medical devices with hydrogels.
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- Filed December 13, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 13, 2022.
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