Deformation medical device without material deformation
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1. A stent comprising:
- a structure forming a generally tubular conformation, the structure formed at least partially of ceramic material and being movable between a contracted position and an expanded position without deformation of the ceramic material.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a stent made of a relatively inflexible material yet which can still be moved from the crimped or radially contracted insertion position to the radially expanded deployed position. In one embodiment, portions of the stent are made out of relatively inflexible material and are connected together with a hinge connection.
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1. A stent comprising:
a structure forming a generally tubular conformation, the structure formed at least partially of ceramic material and being movable between a contracted position and an expanded position without deformation of the ceramic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of implanting a medical device, comprising:
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providing a plurality of segments of the medical device, the segments having drug coatings of different amounts;
mechanically connecting selected segments into the medical device to obtain a desired aggregated drug dosage on the selected segments; and
implanting the medical device at a treatment site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A stent comprising:
a generally tubular structure formed of material and having a longitudinal axis, the generally tubular structure being movable between a radially contracted position and a radially expanded position and a longitudinally contracted position and longitudinally expanded position without deformation of the material. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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