Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent

Details Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent

A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/82 (2006.01) A61L 31/14 (2006.01) A61L 31/04 (2006.01) A61L 31/16 (2006.01) A61L 33/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2427376

An expandable stent (10) for use within a body lumen that is coated with a radiation-absorbing material (18 and 20) 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 (10) within the body.

L'invention concerne une endoprothèse expansible destinée à être utilisée dans une lumière corporelle, comprenant un revêtement fabriqué à partir d'un matériau absorbant les rayonnements qui n'est pas expansible par déformation plastique aux températures corporelles normales, mais qui est expansible à une température comprise entre 38 ·C et 60 ·C suite à une exposition à un rayonnement. L'invention concerne également une méthode de déploiement de cette endoprothèse dans le corps.

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