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Two stage light curable stent and delivery system

  • US 20030114914A1
  • Filed: 11/26/2002
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent for implanting in a body lumen, comprising:

  • a tubular wall defining a flexible stent body compressible to a delivery configuration and expandable to an implanted configuration;

    the wall being formed with at least one chamber;

    a resin deposited in the chamber, the resin being responsive to light and fluid to cure to assume a rigid condition;

    the wall including at least one transmissive section formed to provide for transmission of light from the exterior of the wall to the resin;

    the wall including at least one porous section to provide for transmission of fluid to the resin.

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