METHOD OF FABRICATING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BY DEFORMATION OF A TUBE OR A SHEET
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Jul 8, 2008
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Jun 29, 2004
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A method of fabricating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, from a plastically deformed tube or sheet is described herein. The implantable medical device may be an endoprosthesis such as a stent. The method may include elongating a tube longitudinally along a cylindrical axis of the tube. The method may further include forming a pattern that includes at least one strut on the elongated tube. A further embodiment may include stretching a sheet along an axis of stretching. The method may include forming a tube from the stretched sheet. The method may further include forming a pattern including at least one strut on the stretched sheet or the tube.
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