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ATE445425T1

Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent

Abstract

An expandable stent for use within a body lumen that is coated with a radiation-absorbing material and that is not plastically expandable at normal body temperatures but is expandable at a temperature between about 38° C. to 60° C. following exposure to radiation. The invention also relates to a method of deploying such a stent within the body.

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CA2427376A1CanadaA1
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