Bioabsorbable stent

摘要

The invention relates to an intraluminal stent (80) comprising a tubular main body portion which is sized for intraluminal placement within a body passage. The main body portion is formed at least in part from a material which has been rolled into a substantially cylindrical configuration. The main body portion includes a plurality of tine receiving cavities (84) and a plurality of tine elements (86), said tine elements (86) being slidable in respective tine receiving cavities (84) whereby sliding movement of said tine elements (86) in said first direction in said tine receiving cavities (84) selectively increases or decreases a diameter of said main body portion.