Thermo-mechanically expandable stent
US6736842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/91
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An expandable stent for use within a body lumen that is coated with a radiation-absorbing material and that is not plastically expandable at normal body temperatures but is expandable at a temperature between about 38° C. to 60° C. following exposure to radiation. The invention also relates to a method of deploying such a stent within the body.
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