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Radioisotope stent with non-radioactive end sections

  • US 6,099,455 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1998
  • Issued: 08/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent having a thin-walled, cylindrical structure for implantation at the site of a vascular stenosis, the stent having a proximal end section that extends longitudinally for a length L2, a distal end section that extends longitudinally for a length L3, and a central section extending longitudinally for a length L1, the central section being situated longitudinally between the proximal end section and the distal end section, the central section of the stent being radioactive and both the proximal end section and the distal end section being non-radioactive.

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