Abstract: An implantable medical device system having at least two implantable medical devices coupled together with a connector while implanted at a common anatomical region. The connector allows the implantable medical devices to anchor one another in place at respective deployment sites. Moreover, the connector may function as a safety device by causing one implantable medical device to migrate upon migration of another implantable medical device. For instance, if migration of an implantable medical device causes a structural change in the common anatomical region, such change may be generally reversible upon migration of the other implantable medical device as a result of the implantable medical devices being coupled via the connector.

Abstract: An example medical device includes a stent having a radially expanding tubular framework. The radially expanding tubular framework includes a first end region, a second end region, a medial region positioned between the first end region and the second end region, and a lumen extending from the first end region to the second end region. The stent further includes a tubular structure positioned over the medial region, the tubular structure is formed from a bioabsorbable material, and is configured to hold the medial region in a first, compressed configuration. Upon bioabsorption of the tubular structure, the medial region of the tubular framework radially expands to a second, expanded configuration. One of the first end region or the second end region includes a first flange structure.

Abstract: An example medical device may include a stent including a radially expanding tubular framework having a radially outward surface, a radially inward surface, a first end region, a second end region, a medial region positioned between the first end region and the second end region, and a lumen extending from the first end region to the second end region. A first flange structure may be positioned near the first end region, and a second flange structure may be positioned near the second end region. One of the first end region or the second end region may include a third flange structure.