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It is a four-centimeter, self-expanding tubular lattice of electrodes, which is inserted into one of the brain’s major blood vessels via the jugular vein.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

Sahlein said the device, which is made of self-expanding metal, enters through a catheter in the leg.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2017

Cook said its Zilver self-expanding stent, which has no drug coating, is already approved by the FDA for treating lesions in arteries in the pelvis.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2011

The pistons are provided with cast iron double self-expanding packing rings.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various