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Tissue supporting devices

  • US 20030208263A1
  • Filed: 05/21/2003
  • Published: 11/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1994
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. As a tissue supporting device a constrainable, self-expanding member of generally tubular shape comprised of first and second portions;

  • first portion being of a resilient material;

    the second portion being of a deformable and substantially less resilient material than the first portion;

    the member being constrainable to a deployable diameter in preparation for insertion into a patient;

    the device being self-expanding when unconstrained to an initially deployed diameter due to the resiliency of the first portion;

    the portions being so associated with respect to each other and the member such that the device may be further deformed due to the deformability of the second portion by an external force to radially enlarge the member to an enlarged fully deployed diameter for providing permanent tissue support.

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