COMBINED BALLOON-EXPANDING AND SELF-EXPANDING STENT

A stent comprises a plurality of segments including a first balloon expandable segment which is not self-expanding, a second balloon expandable segment which is not self-expanding and a first self-expanding segment. The first self-expanding segment is disposed between the first and second balloon ex...

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Hauptverfasser: O'BRIEN, BARRY, AUSTIN, MICHAEL, JOHN, STEPHEN
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A stent comprises a plurality of segments including a first balloon expandable segment which is not self-expanding, a second balloon expandable segment which is not self-expanding and a first self-expanding segment. The first self-expanding segment is disposed between the first and second balloon expandable segments. The segments are axially displaced from one another.