Two-stage light curable stent and delivery system
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1. A stent for implanting in a body lumen, comprising:
- a tubular wall defining a flexible stent body compressible to a delivery configuration and expandable to an implanted configuration;
the wall being formed with at least one chamber;
a resin deposited in the chamber, the resin being responsive to light and fluid to cure to assume a rigid condition;
the wall including at least one transmissive section formed to provide for transmission of light from the exterior of the wall to the resin;
the wall including at least one porous section to provide for transmission of fluid to the resin.
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Abstract
An expandable stent including a light and water curable resin embedded in a stent wall wherein the wall is formed to be transmissive to light for curing the resin and transmissive to fluid for further curing of the resin. A catheter delivery system may be provided for in vivo delivery, expansion, rigidization, and installation of the stent into a body lumen.
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1. A stent for implanting in a body lumen, comprising:
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a tubular wall defining a flexible stent body compressible to a delivery configuration and expandable to an implanted configuration;
the wall being formed with at least one chamber;
a resin deposited in the chamber, the resin being responsive to light and fluid to cure to assume a rigid condition;
the wall including at least one transmissive section formed to provide for transmission of light from the exterior of the wall to the resin;
the wall including at least one porous section to provide for transmission of fluid to the resin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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