Bioabsorbable exoluminal stent
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1. An exoluminal stent comprising:
- a bioabsorbable matrix having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, wherein the matrix is capable of being dimensioned and configured to complement an external diameter of a vessel to be stented.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an exoluminal stent. The stent includes a bioabsorbable matrix having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough. The matrix is capable of being dimensioned and configured to complement an external diameter of a vessel to be stented. The stent can be adhered to the outer diameter of the vessel to be stented via sutures that pass through the apertures in the matrix.
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1. An exoluminal stent comprising:
- a bioabsorbable matrix having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, wherein the matrix is capable of being dimensioned and configured to complement an external diameter of a vessel to be stented.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An exoluminal stent comprising:
- an absorbable matrix comprising a poly(lactic acid)/poly(glycolic acid) co-polymer, the matrix having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, and wherein the matrix is capable of being dimensioned and configured to complement an external diameter of a vessel to be stented.
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13. A method of externally stenting a vessel in need thereof, the method comprising:
to an external diameter of a vessel to be stented, adhering a bioabsorbable matrix having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, wherein the matrix is dimensioned and configured to complement the external diameter of the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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