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Medical device retaining sheath and medical device delivery system employing same

  • US 8,048,138 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2002
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endoluminal apparatus comprising:

  • a stent expandable from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration; and

    a sheath disposed around the stent, the sheath having a tubular structure comprising a first material at least partially embedded within a second material, the first material having a yield strength different from a yield strength of the second material such that when the stent expands from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration, at least one of said first and second materials is plastically deformed.

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