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Title: Stent with expandable foam

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1083941

A stent for treating a physical anomaly. The stent includes a skeletal support structure for expanding in the physical anomaly and a shape memory material coupled to the skeletal support structure.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA); The Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,449,592
Application Number:
13/010,055
OSTI ID:
1083941
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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