Erin Beth Carpenter

US Patent:

20030055493, Mar 20, 2003

Filed:

Sep 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/955636

Inventors:

Erin Carpenter - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

A61F002/06

US Classification:

623/001340

Abstract:

A stent system is disclosed which comprises a stent made of a conventional metal alloy, such as stainless steel, treated with chains of peptides (“anchors”) which comprise functionality to bind to the metal surface and to bind to other peptides (which other peptides are termed “recognition” peptides) and recognition peptides, which comprise one end which binds to (“recognizes”) the anchor peptide and one end which is bound to a radiodense dye, which system enhances radiopacity relative to the stent alone.