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Stents with temporary retaining bands

  • US 20020116050A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2002
  • Published: 08/22/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An expandable stent comprising:

  • an expandable stent framework, the stent framework expandable from a reduced diameter configuration to a fully expanded configuration;

    and at least one stent retaining segment disposed about the stent, the stent retaining segment maintaining the stent framework in a less than fully expanded configuration, the stent retaining segment constructed and arranged to fail upon degradation of at least a portion of the segment.

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