Shape memory locking mechanism for intravascular stents

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PATENT NO 5827322
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08717324

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An expandable intraluminal vascular graft is implanted in a coronary artery or other vessel to maintain the patency of the lumen. The vascular graft, commonly referred to as a stent, expands from a first diameter to a second diameter, and a plurality of teeth are moved in relation to a longitudinal slot to lock the stent in an expanded condition.

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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Williams, Michael S Chapel Hill, NC 157 17095

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