CPC A61F 2/06 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/12113 (2013.01); A61B 17/12118 (2013.01); A61B 17/12181 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61B 17/12031 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12077 (2013.01); A61F 2002/823 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A system comprising:
first, second, and third shape memory polymers (SMPs);
wherein the first SMP is a biodegradable open cell foam that includes a first channel;
wherein the second SMP includes a second channel and is included in the first channel;
wherein the foam is in a first state and is configured to expand to a second state, radially outward from the second SMP, in response to thermal stimulus;
wherein 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;
wherein each of the first, second, and third SMPs is coupled to a wire.
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