Title:
BIODEGRADABLE STENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017029387
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biodegradable stent having high restorative force from a reduced diameter state to an expanded diameter state.SOLUTION: A biodegradable stent 1 includes: a stent body 2 that is braided into a cylindrical shape by a plurality of biodegradable fibers 20 and is deformable between a reduced diameter state and an expanded diameter state; extension parts 3 in which the plurality of biodegradable fibers 20 are extended axially outward the stent body 2 at the ends of the stent body 2; and diameter expansion members 4 that are fitted to the extension parts 3, can deform the extension parts 3 into the reduced diameter state, and, in a state where no external force is applied thereto, hold the diameter of the extension parts 3 larger than the diameter of the stent body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
IDE JUNICHI
NAKASE HIROSHI
TABATA YASUHIKO
NAKASE HIROSHI
TABATA YASUHIKO
Application Number:
JP2015152389A
Publication Date:
February 09, 2017
Filing Date:
July 31, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JMS CO LTD
UNIV KYOTO
UNIV KYOTO
International Classes:
A61F2/90
Foreign References:
| US20110264186A1 | 2011-10-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryota Kato
Tetsuo Shiba
Tetsuo Shiba