Sacrificial Anode Stent System
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Abstract
A sacrificial anode stent system comprises a stent having at least one sacrificial anode portion and a vaso-occlusive device. The vaso-occlusive device has at least one portion with a potential different from that of the sacrificial anode portion of the stent.
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59 Claims
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1-39. -39. (canceled)
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40. A sacrificial anode stent system comprising:
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a) a stent having at least one sacrificial anode portion and b) a vaso-occlusive device, the vaso-occlusive device having at least one portion with a potential different from that of the sacrificial anode portion of the stent. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A sacrificial anode stent system comprising:
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a) a stent and b) a medical device the stent and the medical device each having at least one metal portion, the metal portion of the stent having a potential different from that of the medical device, wherein one of the stent and the medical device includes a sacrificial anode portion of a different potential from that of the remainder of the stent or medical device, the potential of the sacrificial anode portion such that corrosion occurs preferentially at the sacrificial anode portion. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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- 54. A stent including at least one sacrificial anode portion.
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