Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same

Details Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same

1994-02-22

1996-06-18

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

623901, A61M 2900

Patent

active

055273378

ABSTRACT:
A bioabsorbable stent for placement at the locus of a stenotic portion of a body passage, such as a blood vessel, which is flexible and compliant for safe and effective delivery to the site of the stenotic portion of, for example, a blood vessel, and so as to avoid the disadvantages of chronic implantation, such as arterial rupture or aneurism formation while exposed to the continuous stresses of a beating heart. The stent is formed from a bioabsorbable material and is porous or has apertures defined there through to facilitate tissue ingrowth and encapsulation of the stent. The stent is encapsulated and biodegrades or bioabsorbs within a period of days, weeks or months as desired following encapsulation to thereby minimize the likelihood of embolization or other risks of the dissolved material and to avoid the disadvantages of chronic implantation.

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