| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The interior luminal surface 15 is to contact a body fluid, such as blood in a vascular stenting procedure, while the exterior surface 16 is to contact tissue when the stent 13 is deployed to support and enlarge the biological vessel or duct. [0158] In an alternate embodiment, an optional reinforcing wire 17 that connects two or more of the adjacent members or loops of the stent structure 13 is us
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