Implantable frame with variable compliance
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Sep 1, 2009
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Oct 13, 2005
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Apr 11, 2005
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Apr 13, 2004
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Medical devices for implantation in a body vessel, and methods of using and making the same, are provided. Embodiments of the invention relate to medical devices comprising a frame having a compliance that can change upon implantation of the medical device within the lumen of a body vessel. Controlled fracture or bioabsorption of frame material can, in some embodiments, increase the compliance of a frame after implantation. Medical devices comprising a frame and one or more valve members adapted to regulate fluid flow in a body vessel, such as a vein, are also provided.
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