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Endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted in the patient's body

  • US 6,645,241 B1
  • Filed: 02/06/2001
  • Issued: 11/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endoprosthesis comprising:

  • an elongated hollow structure, the structure being deliverable into a body lumen of a patient for dwelling therein, the structure being expandable and having an initial state of decreased outer diameter during delivery relative to the outer diameter of the structure during dwelling; and

    a lining impregnated with a medication for delivery to the patient, the lining being continuous and connected along the structure and expandable therewith, the lining deforming plastically during the expansion of the hollow structure, such that the lining does not crack during expansion.

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