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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Thomas S. Wilson, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Duncan J. Maitland, College Station, TX (US);
Ward Small, IV, Livermore, CA (US);
Patrick R. Buckley, Alameda, CA (US);
William J. Benett, Livermore, CA (US);
Jonathan Hartman, Sacramento, CA (US);
David Saloner, San Rafael, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A system comprising first, second, and third shape memory polymers (SMPs); wherein (a) the first SMP is a biodegradable open cell foam that includes a first channel; (b) the second SMP includes a second channel and is included in the first channel; (c) the foam is in a first state and is configured to expand to a second state, radially outward from the second foam, in response to thermal stimulus; (d) the third SMP is between the first and second SMPs and includes a stent having a first strut that includes the third SMP and a second strut that includes the third SMP; and (e) each of the first, second, and third SMPs is coupled to a wire.