Methods and devices are provided for providing a protective framework for
treating an aneurysm with embolic coils and preventing mitigation of the
embolic coils from the aneurysm. A dynamically remodelable stent having a
first and a second configuration is delivered into the blood vessel
patient, such as a human or other animal, and positioned adjacent an
ostium of an aneurysm while in the first, linear configuration. The
dynamically remodelable stent may then be activated to assume a second,
expanded configuration and thereby provide a protective framework
spanning the neck of the aneurysm during and after delivery of embolic
devices, such as embolic coils, to the aneurysm. The stent can be
activated within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or
non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external
to the patient's body. The energy may include, for example, acoustic
energy, radio frequency energy, light energy and magnetic energy. In
certain embodiments, the stent include a shape memory material that is
responsive to changes in temperature and/or exposure to a magnetic field.