Apparatus for delivering, repositioning and/or retrieving self-expanding stents
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Aug 21, 2007
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Jul 29, 2004
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Jan 13, 2004
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Apr 27, 2001
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Apparatus for delivering and deploying a stent formed of a shape memory alloy to a desired position in a tubular area of the body, and/or for repositioning and/or retrieving a stent formed of a two-way shape memory alloy. An arrangement is provided by which the temperature of the stent is locally adjusted during delivery, repositioning and/or retrieval in a safe and controlled manner by engagement with an expandable and collapsible thermal transfer member situated on a catheter assembly.
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