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Stents with temporary retaining bands

  • US 6,350,277 B1
  • Filed: 01/15/1999
  • Issued: 02/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An expandable stent for use in a body lumen comprising:

  • an expandable stent framework, the stent framework expandable from a reduced diameter configuration to a fully expanded configuration;

    and at least one stent retaining segment disposed about the stent framework, the stent retaining segment formed of at least one segment of material which is non-degradable in the body and at least one segment of degradable material joined together and constructed and arranged to fail upon degradation of at least a portion of the stent retaining segment, the stent retaining segment maintaining the stent framework in a less than fully expanded configuration prior to failure of the stent retaining segment.

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