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Stent having circumferentially deformable struts

  • US 20090005854A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2007
  • Published: 01/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a bodily lumen with a stent, the method comprising:

  • disposing a stent within a bodily lumen, the stent comprising a plurality of deformable struts that are substantially circumferentially aligned and are configured to selectively deform in a circumferential direction in localized regions in the struts upon application of an outward radial force; and

    expanding the stent by applying the outward radial force, wherein the outward radial force causes selective deformation of the deformable struts in a localized region in the struts.

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