Abstract: The invention relates to a device for splinting and/or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for splinting and/or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and/or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device comprising at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more keys are provided on the keyboard or keypad of a computer, cell phone, PDA, or other web enabled device that, when pressed, automatically enters a character stream for a URL or email address component. In one or more embodiments, a single key can be used to enter multiple character strings. For example, in one embodiment, a key is provided that normally enters “www.” when pressed, but enters “.com” when a “shift” key is pressed concurrently with the key. In one or more embodiments, additional character strings representing other portion s are entered by pressing one or more auxiliary keys, such as the “alt”, “ctrl” or “fn” keys, concurrently with the key.