Expandable polymeric stent with memory and delivery apparatus an

Details Expandable polymeric stent with memory and delivery apparatus an Expandable polymeric stent with memory and delivery apparatus an

1993-06-23

1997-03-04

Brittingham, Debra S.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Arterial prosthesis

Stent structure

623 12, 606195, A61F 206, A61M 2900

Patent

active

056074670

ABSTRACT:
Self-restrained stent for use in a lumen of a vessel of a patient having a body with the vessel therein, comprising a substantially cylindrical member formed of a plastic material having a built-in elastic predetermined diameter and having a memory provided therein of a diameter greater than the predetermined diameter. The plastic is characterized in that it will attempt to assume the greater diameter in its memory upon occurrence of one or more of the following conditions:

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Radionics, Inc., Neurosurgical Instruments, catalog sheet for Trigeminal Neuralgia Kit, 1981.

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