JP2004305450A - Evenly expanding flexible stent with excellent blood vessel trackability - Google Patents

Evenly expanding flexible stent with excellent blood vessel trackability Download PDF

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JP2004305450A
JP2004305450A JP2003103634A JP2003103634A JP2004305450A JP 2004305450 A JP2004305450 A JP 2004305450A JP 2003103634 A JP2003103634 A JP 2003103634A JP 2003103634 A JP2003103634 A JP 2003103634A JP 2004305450 A JP2004305450 A JP 2004305450A
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Yoshihiko Sano
嘉彦 佐野
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flexible stent which shows excellent trackability in lumens or the like (consequently passes through the lumens snaking three-dimensionally), enables easy formation of a lateral opening, causes no shortening (shortening of the length of the tube) practically, expands evenly, and is friendly to the lumens or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The stent includes tubular constituting members 2 comprising a plurality of first constituting members 2a and a plurality of second constituting members 2b spiraling in different directions. The first and second constituting members 2a, 2b have wavy elements 21 respectively continuing in the spiral directions, and are connected at the intersecting parts. The constituting member 2 is formed into a quadrilateral pattern having one wavy element 21 and two wavy elements 21, 21 as two adjacent sides by partially removing the wave-shaped element 21 connected at the intersecting part of the first and the second constituting members 2a, 2b. Ring-shaped members 1 radially expandable may be provided at both ends of the constituting member 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は血管等の体内管腔の管腔径維持を目的として生体内に埋め込まれる所謂ステントに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
血管等の管腔径を広げ、得られた管腔のサイズを維持するために、従来、ステントが採用されている。ステントの拡張方法としては、バルーンによる拡張、形状記憶材料を用いた自己拡張、機械的拡張などがあるが、バルーンによる拡張が一般的である。バルーンによる拡張の場合、ステントはバルーンカテーテルと一緒に身体の所望の位置まで導入され、バルーンの膨張により拡張されて管腔径を広げる。ステントは、通常、血管等の管腔径を広げて保持する管腔径保持部と、それらを長手方向に繋ぐジョイント部からなり、拡張後の形状は維持される。
このような管腔径保持部とジョイント部からなるステントとしては、半径方向に独立に膨張可能な複数の円筒要素が、共通の軸線に略整列するように連結されたもの(特許文献1)や、相互に交差する複数の細長い部材によって形成された半径方向に伸張可能な管状部材からなるもの(特許文献2)、軸曲げ部にて一体的に接続された複数個の実質的に真っ直ぐで重なり合っていないセグメントを形成するように曲げられた少なくとも2つの単一のワイヤー状円形部材を備え、円形部材同士が軸曲げ部で堅固に接続されてなるもの(特許文献3)、第一及び第二方向に広がる軸を有する第一及び第二メアンダー模様をもつ模様形状の管よりなるもの(特許文献4)、斜め方向の相互連結素子で複数の円筒形セグメントを纏めてなり、末端が結合した支柱からなる開放構造型のもの(特許文献5)等が提案されている。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開平6−181993号公報
【0004】
【特許文献2】
特開昭62−231657号公報
【0005】
【特許文献3】
特開平8−155035号公報
【0006】
【特許文献4】
特開表10−503676号公報
【0007】
【特許文献5】
特表平11−505441号公報
【0008】
しかしながら、これら従来のステントは、改良されているとはいえ、依然として、拡張したときにステントエッジ付近においてステントが血管等の管腔に負荷を与えるものであるため、管腔等の閉塞や狭窄が生じることがあった。また、十分な可撓性を有しているものとは言えないので、管腔等が三次元的に蛇行している場合、目的部位にステントを運ぶことが困難なこともあった。さらには、ステントを目的部位に運ぶ際に血管を傷つけてしまう場合もあった。また、留置位置に分岐した血管がある場合その留置されたステントに横穴を形成することが困難な場合が多かった。
【0009】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、如上の事情に鑑みてなされたもので、管腔等への追従性に優れており(従って三次元的に蛇行した管腔を通過可能)、横穴形成が容易で、実質的にショートニング(管長の短縮)の無い、均一に拡張する、管腔等に優しい柔軟なステントを提供することを目的とする。
【0010】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者等は上記課題を解決するために、鋭意検討の結果、螺旋状に巻回された波状要素が、柔軟性に富んでおり(従って、管腔等への追従性に優れている)、しかもステントに横穴を形成するのが容易で、実質的にショートニングが無いことを確認するに至り、また、拡大した時の波状要素の反り返りが小さいことから、管腔等に優しいことに想到し、本発明を完成した。すなわち本発明は、螺旋方向の異なる複数の第1の構造部材と複数の第2の構造部材からなる管状の構造部材を含んでなり、前記第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材は、それぞれ螺旋方向に連続する波状要素を有しており、前記構造部材の一端から他端の方向に、同一周面上に螺旋状に巻回されるとともに、その交差する部分で接続されており、前記構造部材は、この第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材の交差点で結ばれる波状要素が部分的に除去されて、1つの波状要素と2つの波状要素を隣り合う2辺とする四角形模様に形成されてなる、血管径保持性の優れた均一に拡張する柔軟なステントに関する。構造部材の両端には、半径方向に拡張可能な環状部材が設けられていてもよい。
【0011】
ここで、環状部材は、これを周方向に連続する第2の波状要素から構成し、構造部材の両端がそれぞれこの第2の波状要素の波頭に接続される様にしてもよい。第1および第2の構造部材は、環状部材との接続点が周方向に等間隔に並ぶように、2〜6本設けられるのがよい。ショートニングを防ぐために、第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材は相互の波状要素の中間位置で交差されるのがよく、この場合、波状要素は直角に交差されていてもよい。ステントはこれを拡張したときに波頭部分が反り返り、尖った角の部分で血管等を損傷する虞があるので、波状要素および第2の波状要素は、波頭部分が滑らかな形状に形成されるのが好ましい。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
次に、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。
図1は本発明の一実施例に係るステントの平面図であり、図2は図1に示すステントの展開図、図3は図1に示すステントを拡張した状態を示す図である。また、図4は波状要素の例を示す図、図5は本発明の他の実施例に係るステントの展開図であり、図6〜図8はそれぞれ本発明のステントと従来のステントの可撓性とショートニング、血管径保持力を比較する図である。
本発明のステントは、図1〜図3に示すように、螺旋方向の異なる複数の第1の構造部材2aと複数の第2の構造部材2bからなる管状の構造部材2を含んでなる。第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bは、それぞれ螺旋方向に連続する波状要素21を有しており、その交差する部分で接続されている。構造部材2は、この第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bの交差点で結ばれる波状要素21が部分的に除去されて、1つの波状要素21と2つの波状要素21、21を隣り合う2辺とする四角形模様に形成されている。構造部材2の両端には、半径方向に拡張可能な環状部材1が設けられていてもよい。
【0013】
環状部材1は、構造部材2の両端を支持する部材であり、半径方向に拡張可能になっている。環状部材1は、半径方向に拡張可能なものであればどのような構造のものでも構わないが、図2に示すように、その展開された状態において上下方向に連続する第2の波状要素11からなるものが好ましく採用される。第2の波状要素11の形状は、波の形をしているものであれば特に限定するものではなく、波状要素21と同様の、図4に示すような種々の形状のものが採用可能である。両端の環状部材1、1を構成する第2の波状要素11、11の波頭(波の突出側の頂)111、111にはそれぞれ構造部材2がその両端で接続される。
【0014】
構造部材2は、ステントの管壁を構成する部分であり、血管に留置されて血管径を保持する。構造部材2は、図1に示すように、螺旋方向の異なる複数の第1の構造部材2aと複数の第2の構造部材2bからなる管状の部材である。第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bは、それぞれ螺旋方向に連続する波状要素21を有しており、構造部材2の一端から他端の方向に、同一周面上に螺旋状に巻回されるとともに、その交差する部分で接続されている。そして、この第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bの波状要素21は、この交差点を結んでできる模様すなわち構造部材2の模様が、1つの波状要素21と2つの波状要素21、21を隣り合う2辺とする四角形模様になるように、部分的に除去されている。ステントが構造部材2のみからなる場合、図2から理解できるように、端処理を行う必要があり、その両端は角のない滑らかな形状に形成される。両端に環状部材1、1を設ける場合は、構造部材2の両端にそれぞれ環状部材1、1が接続される。第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bは、図2に示すように、その展開された状態において斜め方向に連続する波状要素21からなる。この波状要素21の長手軸に対する傾斜角度は、これを小さくするほどステントの拡張性がよくなる。波状要素21の形状は、波の形をしているものであれば特に限定するものではなく、図4に示すような、正弦波の形状(図4B)や、平行な二つの直線を円弧で接続した形状(図4A)など、種々の形状のものが採用可能である。
構造部材2の両端には、すでに説明しているように、両端に環状部材1、1を設け、その第2の波状要素11、11の好ましくは波頭111、111がそれぞれ接続されるようにしてもよい。構造部材2を構成する第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bが共に複数の波状要素21からなり、同一周面上に螺旋状に巻回されており、しかも波状要素の一部が部分的に除去されているので、ステント全体が曲げに対して柔軟であり、従って、管腔等への追従性に優れている。また、第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bの交差点を結んでできる模様を拡げやすいので、横穴の形成が容易である。
第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bは、同じ数設けるのがよく、その数は環状部材1との接続点が周方向に等間隔に並ぶように、2〜6本設けるのが好ましい。この場合、柔軟性は第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bの数が少ないほどよくなるが、血管径保持力は反対にその数が少ないほど悪くなる。
【0015】
また、柔軟性および拡張時の血管径保持力、ショートニングのバランスを考えた場合、第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bは、相互の波状要素21の中間位置で交差させるのがよい。この場合、波状要素21は、図2に示すように直角に交差していても、図示していないが鋭角的に交差していてもよい。
また、ステントは波状要素11、21の横断面の角が尖っている場合、これを拡張したときに波頭部分が反り返り、その尖った角の部分で血管等を損傷する虞があるので、波状要素11、第2の波状要素21は、波頭部分が尖った角のない滑らかな形状に形成されるのが好ましい。
尚、ステントの形成材料としては、ステンレス鋼、タングステン、タンタル、ニッケル−チタン合金などが採用可能である。
【0016】
〔屈曲性試験および血管径保持力試験など〕 表1に示すような展開図を有するステントについて応力解析を行い、その屈曲性(柔軟性)、ショートニングおよび血管径保持力を比較したところ、図8〜図10のような結果が得られた。
図8から、本発明のステントが従来のステントと比較してはるかに優れた柔軟性を有していることが分かる。また、図9および図10からそれぞれ、拡張時におけるショートニングおよび血管径保持力について、従来のステントと略同等の性能を示していることが分かる。
尚、屈曲性については、ステント片端を固定し、もう片端に1Nの荷重をかけた場合のステント変化量(mm)を解析した。グラフの値は解析値(mm)を個々のステント長さ(mm)で割った値を示している。
また、ショートニングについては、ステントを直径3.0mmに拡張した場合の長さの変化を解析した。グラフはステント長さの変化率を示している。
血管径保持力については、ステントを圧縮(圧力:100mmHg)した場合のステント直径の変化(mm)を解析した。グラフの値は圧縮前のステント直径との割合を示している。
【0017】
【表1】

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【0018】
【発明の効果】
以上述べたことから明らかなように、本発明によれば、以下のような効果が期待できる。すなわち、1)ステントの管壁を構成する構造部材が複数の波状要素からなり、同一周面上に螺旋状に巻回されており、しかも波状要素の一部が部分的に除去されているので、ステント全体が曲げに対して柔軟であり、従って、管腔等への追従性に優れている。また、第1の構造部材2aと第2の構造部材2bの交差点を結んでできる模様を拡げやすいので、横穴の形成が容易である。2)第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材がその交差する部分で接続されて管状に形成されているので、均一に拡張することができ、また、実質的にショートニングが生ずることが無い。さらに、拡張時の反りが小さく、また、たとえ反りが生じたとしても、波状要素の波頭部分を滑らかに形成しておけば、血管等を損傷することがない。3)第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材が相互に交差する部分で接続されているので、管腔径の開存状態を保持するのに十分な強度を確保することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施例に係るステントの斜視図である。
【図2】図1に示すステントの展開図である。
【図3】図1に示すステントの拡張した状態における展開図である。
【図4】本発明の波状要素の例を示す図である。
【図5】本発明の他の実施例に係るステントの展開図である。
【図6】本発明のステントと従来のステントの可撓性を比較する図である。
【図7】本発明のステントと従来のステントのショートニングを比較する図である。
【図8】本発明のステントと従来のステントの血管径保持力を比較する図である。
【図9】従来のステントの展開図である。
【図10】従来のステントの展開図である。
【図11】従来のステントの展開図である。
【符号の説明】
1 環状部材
11 弟2の波状要素
111 波頭
2 構造部材
2a 第1の構造部材
2b 第2の構造部材
21 波状要素[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a so-called stent that is implanted in a living body for the purpose of maintaining a lumen diameter of a body lumen such as a blood vessel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In order to increase the diameter of a lumen such as a blood vessel and maintain the size of the obtained lumen, a stent is conventionally used. Examples of the method for expanding the stent include expansion using a balloon, self-expansion using a shape memory material, mechanical expansion, and the like, and expansion using a balloon is common. In the case of balloon dilatation, the stent is introduced together with the balloon catheter to the desired location in the body and is expanded by inflation of the balloon to expand the lumen diameter. A stent usually includes a lumen diameter holding portion that expands and holds the lumen diameter of a blood vessel or the like and a joint portion that connects them in the longitudinal direction, and the shape after expansion is maintained.
As such a stent including a lumen retaining portion and a joint portion, a plurality of cylindrical elements that can be independently expanded in the radial direction are connected so as to be substantially aligned with a common axis (Patent Document 1). Consisting of a radially extensible tubular member formed by a plurality of mutually intersecting elongate members (Patent Document 2), a plurality of substantially straight and integrally connected at an axial bending portion , Comprising at least two single wire-shaped circular members bent so as to form a segment that is not formed, wherein the circular members are firmly connected at an axial bending portion (Patent Document 3), A tube consisting of a pattern having first and second meandering patterns having axes extending in different directions (Patent Literature 4). A plurality of cylindrical segments are grouped by diagonal interconnecting elements, and the ends are connected. Those of the open structure type (Patent Document 5) have been proposed consisting of struts.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-181993
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-62-231657
[Patent Document 3]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-155,035
[Patent Document 4]
JP-A-10-503676
[Patent Document 5]
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 11-505441
However, although these conventional stents have been improved, the stent still exerts a load on a lumen such as a blood vessel in the vicinity of the stent edge when expanded, so that occlusion or stenosis of the lumen or the like may occur. May have occurred. In addition, since it cannot be said that the stent has sufficient flexibility, it is sometimes difficult to carry the stent to the target site when the lumen or the like is meandering three-dimensionally. Furthermore, when the stent is transported to the target site, the blood vessel may be damaged. Further, when there is a branched blood vessel at the indwelling position, it is often difficult to form a lateral hole in the indwelled stent.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, has excellent followability to a lumen or the like (thus, can pass through a three-dimensional meandering lumen), is easy to form a lateral hole, and substantially has An object of the present invention is to provide a flexible stent which does not cause shortening (shortening of tube length), expands uniformly, and is gentle to a lumen or the like.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventors have conducted intensive studies in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. As a result, the helically wound corrugated element is rich in flexibility (hence, excellent in followability to a lumen or the like). In addition, it is easy to form a lateral hole in the stent, and it has been confirmed that there is substantially no shortening. Moreover, since the warp of the wavy element when expanded is small, it is conceived that it is gentle to the lumen and the like. Thus, the present invention has been completed. That is, the present invention includes a tubular structural member including a plurality of first structural members and a plurality of second structural members having different helical directions, wherein the first structural member and the second structural member are respectively It has a wave-shaped element that is continuous in a spiral direction, is spirally wound on the same peripheral surface in the direction from one end to the other end of the structural member, and is connected at a crossing portion thereof, The structural member has a quadrangular pattern in which a wavy element connected at an intersection of the first structural member and the second structural member is partially removed, and one wavy element and two wavy elements are adjacent two sides. The present invention relates to a uniformly expanded flexible stent having excellent blood vessel diameter retention properties. Both ends of the structural member may be provided with radially expandable annular members.
[0011]
Here, the annular member may be formed of a second wavy element that is continuous in the circumferential direction, and both ends of the structural member may be connected to the wave fronts of the second wavy element, respectively. Two or six first and second structural members are preferably provided so that connection points with the annular member are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In order to prevent shortening, the first structural member and the second structural member may intersect at an intermediate position between the corrugated elements, in which case the corrugated elements may intersect at right angles. When the stent is expanded, the crest portion may bend and the blood vessel and the like may be damaged at sharp corners. Therefore, the crest portion and the second crest portion are formed to have a smooth crest portion. Is preferred.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a stent according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a developed view of the stent shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view showing an expanded state of the stent shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a corrugated element, FIG. 5 is a development view of a stent according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. It is a figure which compares a sex, shortening, and a blood vessel diameter retention force.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the stent of the present invention includes a tubular structural member 2 including a plurality of first structural members 2a and a plurality of second structural members 2b having different helical directions. Each of the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b has a wave-shaped element 21 that is continuous in a helical direction, and is connected at an intersecting portion. In the structural member 2, the wavy element 21 connected at the intersection of the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b is partially removed, and one wavy element 21 and two wavy elements 21, 21 are adjacent to each other. It is formed in a square pattern with two sides that match. At both ends of the structural member 2, an annular member 1 that can be expanded in the radial direction may be provided.
[0013]
The annular member 1 is a member that supports both ends of the structural member 2 and is expandable in the radial direction. The annular member 1 may be of any structure as long as it can be expanded in the radial direction, but as shown in FIG. Is preferably employed. The shape of the second wavy element 11 is not particularly limited as long as it has a wave shape, and various shapes similar to the wavy element 21 as shown in FIG. is there. Structural members 2 are connected at both ends to the wave fronts (peaks on the protruding side of the waves) 111, 111 of the second wavy elements 11, 11 constituting the annular members 1, 1 at both ends.
[0014]
The structural member 2 is a portion constituting a tube wall of the stent, and is placed in a blood vessel to maintain a blood vessel diameter. As shown in FIG. 1, the structural member 2 is a tubular member including a plurality of first structural members 2a and a plurality of second structural members 2b having different helical directions. Each of the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b has a wave-shaped element 21 that is continuous in a spiral direction, and is spirally formed on the same peripheral surface in the direction from one end to the other end of the structural member 2. It is wound and connected at the intersection. The pattern formed by connecting the intersections, that is, the pattern of the structural member 2 is composed of one corrugated element 21 and two corrugated elements 21, 21 of the first structural member 2 a and the second structural member 2 b. Are partially removed so as to form a square pattern having two adjacent sides. When the stent is composed of only the structural member 2, as can be understood from FIG. 2, it is necessary to perform end treatment, and both ends are formed in a smooth shape without corners. When the annular members 1 and 1 are provided at both ends, the annular members 1 and 1 are respectively connected to both ends of the structural member 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b are composed of wavy elements 21 which are obliquely continuous in the developed state. The smaller the inclination angle of the wavy element 21 with respect to the longitudinal axis, the better the expandability of the stent. The shape of the wavy element 21 is not particularly limited as long as it has a wave shape. As shown in FIG. 4, a sine wave shape (FIG. 4B) or two parallel straight lines are formed by circular arcs. Various shapes such as a connected shape (FIG. 4A) can be adopted.
At both ends of the structural member 2, as already described, annular members 1, 1 are provided at both ends, so that the wave fronts 111, 111 of the second wavy elements 11, 11 are connected respectively. Is also good. The first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b constituting the structural member 2 are both composed of a plurality of wavy elements 21 and are spirally wound on the same peripheral surface, and a part of the wavy elements is formed. Since the stent is partially removed, the entire stent is flexible against bending, and therefore has excellent followability to a lumen or the like. Further, the pattern formed by connecting the intersections of the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b can be easily expanded, so that it is easy to form the horizontal hole.
The first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b are preferably provided in the same number, and the number is preferably two to six so that the connection points with the annular member 1 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. preferable. In this case, the flexibility increases as the number of the first structural members 2a and the second structural members 2b decreases, but the blood vessel diameter holding force decreases as the numbers decrease.
[0015]
Further, in consideration of the balance between the flexibility, the blood vessel diameter holding force at the time of expansion, and the shortening, the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b should intersect at an intermediate position between the corrugated elements 21. . In this case, the corrugated elements 21 may intersect at a right angle as shown in FIG. 2, or may intersect at an acute angle (not shown).
In addition, when the corrugated elements 11 and 21 have sharp cross-sections at the corners of the stent, when the corrugated elements 11 and 21 are expanded, the crests of the corrugations may warp and the sharp corners may damage blood vessels and the like. 11. The second wavy element 21 is preferably formed in a smooth shape with no sharp edges at the wave front.
As a material for forming the stent, stainless steel, tungsten, tantalum, nickel-titanium alloy, or the like can be used.
[0016]
[Flexibility test and blood vessel diameter retention force test] Stress analysis was performed on a stent having a developed view as shown in Table 1 and its flexibility (flexibility), shortening, and vessel diameter retention force were compared. To FIG. 10 were obtained.
FIG. 8 shows that the stent of the present invention has much better flexibility than the conventional stent. Further, it can be seen from FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 that the shortening and the blood vessel diameter holding force at the time of expansion are substantially equal to those of the conventional stent.
As for the flexibility, the amount of change (mm) in the stent when one end of the stent was fixed and a load of 1 N was applied to the other end was analyzed. The values in the graph indicate values obtained by dividing the analysis value (mm) by the length of each stent (mm).
As for shortening, a change in length when the stent was expanded to a diameter of 3.0 mm was analyzed. The graph shows the rate of change of stent length.
Regarding the vessel diameter holding force, the change (mm) in the stent diameter when the stent was compressed (pressure: 100 mmHg) was analyzed. The values in the graph show the ratio to the stent diameter before compression.
[0017]
[Table 1]
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[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected. That is, 1) Since the structural member constituting the tube wall of the stent is composed of a plurality of corrugated elements, is spirally wound on the same peripheral surface, and a part of the corrugated elements is partially removed. In addition, the entire stent is flexible against bending, and therefore has excellent followability to a lumen or the like. Further, the pattern formed by connecting the intersections of the first structural member 2a and the second structural member 2b can be easily expanded, so that the horizontal hole can be easily formed. 2) Since the first structural member and the second structural member are connected at their intersecting portions and are formed in a tubular shape, they can be uniformly expanded, and substantially no shortening occurs. Further, the warpage at the time of expansion is small, and even if the warp occurs, the blood vessel and the like will not be damaged if the wave crest portion of the wavy element is formed smoothly. 3) Since the first structural member and the second structural member are connected at a portion where they cross each other, it is possible to secure sufficient strength to maintain a patency state of the lumen diameter.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stent according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a development view of the stent shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an expanded view of the stent shown in FIG. 1 in an expanded state.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a wavy element of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a development view of a stent according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram comparing the flexibility of the stent of the present invention and the conventional stent.
FIG. 7 is a diagram comparing the shortening of the stent of the present invention with that of the conventional stent.
FIG. 8 is a diagram comparing the blood vessel diameter retention force of the stent of the present invention and a conventional stent.
FIG. 9 is a development view of a conventional stent.
FIG. 10 is a development view of a conventional stent.
FIG. 11 is a development view of a conventional stent.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Annular member 11 Wavy element 111 of younger brother 2 Wave head 2 Structural member 2a First structural member 2b Second structural member 21 Wavy element

Claims (7)

螺旋方向の異なる複数の第1の構造部材と複数の第2の構造部材からなる管状の構造部材を含んでなり、前記第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材は、それぞれ螺旋方向に連続する波状要素を有しており、前記構造部材の一端から他端の方向に、同一周面上に螺旋状に巻回されるとともに、その交差する部分で接続されており、前記構造部材は、該第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材の交差点で結ばれる波状要素が部分的に除去されて、1つの波状要素と2つの波状要素を隣り合う2辺とする四角形模様に形成されてなる、血管径保持性の優れた均一に拡張する柔軟なステント。It comprises a tubular structural member composed of a plurality of first structural members and a plurality of second structural members having different spiral directions, and the first structural member and the second structural member are respectively continuous in the spiral direction. It has a corrugated element, is spirally wound on the same peripheral surface in the direction from one end to the other end of the structural member, and is connected at an intersection thereof, and the structural member is The wavy element connected at the intersection of the first structural member and the second structural member is partially removed, and is formed in a square pattern having one wavy element and two wavy elements as two adjacent sides. Uniformly expandable flexible stent with excellent vessel diameter retention. 構造部材の両端に、半径方向に拡張可能な環状部材が設けられてなる請求項1に記載のステント。2. The stent according to claim 1, wherein the structural member is provided at both ends with radially expandable annular members. 環状部材は、周方向に連続する第2の波状要素からなり、構造部材の両端がそれぞれ該第2の波状要素の波頭に接続されてなる請求項2に記載のステント。The stent according to claim 2, wherein the annular member comprises a second wavy element that is continuous in the circumferential direction, and both ends of the structural member are respectively connected to the crests of the second wavy element. 第1および第2の構造部材が、それぞれ等間隔に2〜6本設けられてなる請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載のステント。The stent according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 2 to 6 first and second structural members are provided at equal intervals. 第1の構造部材と第2の構造部材が相互の波状要素の中間位置で交差されてなる請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載のステント。The stent according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first structural member and the second structural member intersect at an intermediate position between the corrugated elements. 波状要素が直角に交差されてなる請求項5に記載のステント。6. The stent according to claim 5, wherein the corrugated elements are crossed at right angles. 波状要素および第2の波状要素の波頭部分が滑らかな形状に形成されてなる請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載のステント。The stent according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wave front portions of the wavy element and the second wavy element are formed in a smooth shape.
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