MRI-compatible device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, said it has been issued a U.S. patent (No. 7,091,412) that covers the placement of nanomagnetic coatings on medical devices that are exposed to biological tissues.
The company said that nanomagnetic coatings have broad applications, including imaging of devices such as stents under MRI by using nanomagnetic particle coatings to generate resonant circuits that allow visualization of in-stent restenosis and clotting; imaging and tracking of catheters and guidewires under MRI and x-ray; controlled drug release; and generation of heat for antithrombotic and anticancer treatments.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 31, 2006
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