CPC A61F 2/82 (2013.01) [A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); C22C 1/0433 (2013.01); C22C 19/07 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01); C22C 19/05 (2013.01); C22C 27/00 (2013.01); C22C 27/04 (2013.01); C22C 27/06 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A stent comprising:
a cobalt-based alloy, wherein the cobalt-based alloy is free of nickel (Ni), the cobalt-based alloy consisting of:
10-65 weight % metal member selected from, the group consisting of silver, gold, hafnium, niobium, rhenium, tantalum, zirconium, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium and combinations thereof;
15-25 weight % chromium (Cr);
4-7 weight % molybdenum (Mo);
0-18 weight % iron (Fe);
22-40 weight % cobalt (Co); and
0-2 weight % of manganese.
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