ECHO-COAT

Echogenic coatings for medical devices to enhance diagnostic ultrasound imaging and ultrasound imaging in medical procedures; and echogenic coatings for use on medical devices in the nature of biopsy instruments, brachytherapy needles, brachytherapy seeds, esophageal ultrasound devices, and drainage catheters to enhance diagnostic ultrasound imaging and ultrasound imaging in medical procedures

medical devices, namely, biopsy instruments, brachytherapy needles, brachytherapy seeds, esophageal ultrasound devices, and drainage catheters, all with echogenic surfaces produced by coatings that enhance diagnostic ultrasound imaging and ultrasound imaging in medical procedures; and medical devices, namely, biopsy instruments, brachytherapy needles, brachytherapy seeds, esophageal ultrasound devices, and drainage catheters, all with echogenic surfaces produced by mechanical roughening of the surfaces that enhance diagnostic ultrasound imaging and ultrasound imaging in medical procedures