FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE STENTS

摘要

Polymeric composite stents reinforced with fibers for implantation into a bodily lumen are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of making a stent comprising:
disposing a plurality of fibers within a mold for forming a structure; disposing a matrix polymer that is partially or completely molten into the mold to at least partially embed the fibers within the molten polymer, the fiber comprising a material having a melting temperature greater than a melting temperature of the matrix polymer, wherein a temperature of the matrix polymer and the fibers in the mold is less than the melting temperature of the fiber material; cooling the molten polymer to form the structure; and fabricating a stent from the cooled structure.