COMPONSITE STENT
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1. A composite stent comprising:
- a plurality of layers that include bioremovable polymer; and
a plurality of flakes of bioremovable ceramic material;
wherein the plurality of layers alternate between having a high concentration of the plurality of flakes and having a low concentration of the plurality of flakes; and
wherein the composite stent is expandable.
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Abstract
A bioremovable composite stent includes bioremovable polymer and bioremovable ceramic flakes generally coupled with adjacent layers of bioremovable polymer so as to make a resilient composite stent configured to move between a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration. In one embodiment, the composite stent may have a helical shape.
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26 Claims
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1. A composite stent comprising:
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a plurality of layers that include bioremovable polymer; and
a plurality of flakes of bioremovable ceramic material;
wherein the plurality of layers alternate between having a high concentration of the plurality of flakes and having a low concentration of the plurality of flakes; and
wherein the composite stent is expandable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A composite stent comprising:
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bioremovable polymer; and
bioremovable ceramic material;
wherein the composite stent has a helical shape; and
wherein the composite stent is resilient and resilient properties of the stent cause it to move from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A composite stent comprising a plurality of flakes of bioremovable ceramic material embedded in bioremovable polymer.
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21. A method of making bioremovable composite material comprising:
coupling a first layer of bioremovable polymer that is substantially free or completely free of bioremovable ceramic material to a second layer of bioremovable polymer that includes bioremovable ceramic material embedded therein. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of using a composite stent comprising:
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positioning the composite stent in a bodily lumen, the composite stent including bioremovable polymer and bioremovable ceramic material, the composite stent being in a contracted configuration where the composite stent is coiled in a state of tension; and
releasing the composite stent so that the resilient properties of the composite stent cause the composite stent to expand in the bodily lumen.
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