Method for manufacturing a stent
US6568432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent manufactured for treating internal tubular organs, typically for treating a blood vessel, in which the stent has a sufficient diametral shrinkage ability and an ability for returning back to the original diameter thereof.A zigzag shape-memorized stent A is manufactured by performing shape memorization where a wire 1 is fixed in a zigzag bent manner in which the wire is made from a shape-memorizing Ni—Ti alloy not having been subject to shape-memorization of any sort. A stent A being shape-memorized with a zigzag shape as well as a cylindrical shape could be manufactured by performing shape-memorization process in which a stent having been shape-memorized into a zigzag shape with the end portions thereof being connected by overlapping with each other, is attached to a cylindrical jig.
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