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Endovascular stent and method

  • US 6,059,810 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1997
  • Issued: 05/09/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A balloon-expandable stent mounted on a balloon for mechanical expansion, said stent being comprised of a shape memory alloy in which the normal implanted phase is the martensitic phase at body temperature, the stent having a higher temperature shape (austenitic phase) of the alloy set at a larger diameter than that of the martensitic phase of the stent.

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