B. Braun Medical Inc.

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Gary S Dorfman

Kevin Edward Healy

Joseph T Walsh, Jr

An expandable stent for use within a body lumen that is coated with a radiation-absorbing material and that is not plastically expandable at normal body temperatures but is expandable at a temperature between about 38&deg; C. to 60&deg; C. following exposure to radiation. The invention also relates to a method of deploying such a stent within the body.

Thermo-mechanically expandable stent

Method for deploying a thermo-mechanically expandable stent

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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Saunderstown, RI, United States of America

Gary S Dorfman