Apparatus for placing an endoprosthesis
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Jun 30, 1998
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Jun 7, 1995
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Jun 18, 1992
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An endoprosthesis or stent comprising a continuous loop of material is disclosed, along with a method and systems for deploying the stent at a desired location within a collapsed vessel. The stent can comprise a double spiral configuration or a double helix configuration, and can be coated with a slippery biocompatable substance. The systems for deploying a stent include catheters capable of maintaining a stent in a reduced diameter state and releasing the stent so that it can resume it expanded diameter state at the implantation site.
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