A medical device includes a balloon catheter having an expandable member, e.g., an inflatable balloon, at its distal end and a stent or other endoprosthesis. The stent is, for example, an apertured tubular member formed of a polymer and is assembled about the balloon. The stent has an initial diamet
A medical device includes a balloon catheter having an expandable member, e.g., an inflatable balloon, at its distal end and a stent or other endoprosthesis. The stent is, for example, an apertured tubular member formed of a polymer and is assembled about the balloon. The stent has an initial diameter for delivery into the body and can be expanded to a larger diameter by inflating the balloon.
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1. A product comprising: an endoprosthesis having a body formed of a non-bioabsorbable polymer comprising a cross-linked polycyclooctene, the polycyclooctene having been cross-linked while the endoprosthesis is in an expanded position to provide shape memory to the endoprosthesis, the endoprosthesis
1. A product comprising: an endoprosthesis having a body formed of a non-bioabsorbable polymer comprising a cross-linked polycyclooctene, the polycyclooctene having been cross-linked while the endoprosthesis is in an expanded position to provide shape memory to the endoprosthesis, the endoprosthesis being designed for delivery into a body lumen and being in a collapsed state so that the endoprosthesis can be delivered into the body lumen, and wherein the endoprosthesis is capable of reverting from the collapsed state to the expanded state when warmed after delivery to a body lumen. 2. The product of claim 1, wherein the body has a wall having a wall thickness and wherein the wall thickness is maintained if the endoprosthesis reverts from the collapsed state to the expanded state. 3. The product of claim 2, wherein the change in the wall thickness is less than about 1%. 4. The product of claim 2, wherein the wall thickness is from about 0.005 mm to about 5 mm. 5. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis is a stent. 6. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis is capable of reverting from the collapsed state to the expanded state at a temperature below 60° C. 7. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis is capable of reverting from the collapsed state to the expanded state at a temperature above 37° C. 8. The product of claim 1, wherein only a portion of the endoprosthesis is in a collapsed state that is capable of reverting to an expanded state when warmed. 9. The product of claim 1, wherein the polycyclooctene has been chemically cross-linked. 10. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis has a tubular shape. 11. The product of claim 1, wherein the polycyclooctene has been radiation cross-linked. 12. The product of claim 1, wherein the polycyclooctene exhibits a plateau in its plot of storage modulus as a function of temperature. 13. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis further includes radiopaque agent. 14. The product of claim 1, wherein the endoprosthesis further includes a drug. 15. The product of claim 1, wherein the body of the endoprosthesis is metal-free. 16. The product of claim 1, wherein the body of the endoprosthesis consists of the cross-linked polycyclooctene. 17. A product comprising: a stent having a metal-free body formed of a non-bioabsorbable polymer comprising a cross-linked polycyclooctene, the polycyclooctene having been cross-linked while the stent is in an expanded position to provide shape memory to the stent, the stent being designed for delivery into a body lumen and being in a collapsed state so that the stent can be delivered into the body lumen, and wherein the stent is capable of reverting from the collapsed state to the expanded state when warmed after delivery to a body lumen. 18. The product of claim 17, wherein the wall thickness is from about 0.005 mm to about 5 mm. 19. A product comprising: a stent having a body consisting of non-bioabsorbable cross-linked polycyclooctene, the polycyclooctene having been cross-linked while the stent is in an expanded position to provide shape memory to the stent, the stent being designed for delivery into a body lumen and being in a collapsed state so that the stent can be delivered into the body lumen, and wherein the stent is capable of reverting from the collapsed state to the expanded state when warmed after delivery to a body lumen. 20. The product of claim 19, wherein the wall thickness is from about 0.005 mm to about 5 mm.
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