Biodegradable stent
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Sep 23, 1997
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May 28, 1996
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An expandable, biodegradable stent for use within a body lumen comprises a hollow tube made from a copolymer of L-lactide and .epsilon.-caprolactone that is not plastically expandable at normal body temperatures, and that is expandable using thermo-mechanical means at a temperature between about 38.degree.-55.degree. C. using a balloon catheter. The invention also relates to a method of making such a stent and to a method of deploying such a stent within the body.
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