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Polymer link hybrid stent

  • US 20040127970A1
  • Filed: 12/30/2002
  • Published: 07/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intravascular stent, comprising:

  • a plurality of metallic cylindrical rings with a first delivery diameter and a second implanted diameter, the rings being expandable in a radial direction and aligned along a longitudinal axis of the stent;

    a plurality of polymeric links positioned between the plurality of cylindrical rings; and

    at least some of the metallic rings being embedded in a polymer layer.

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