IMPLANT HAVING HIGH FATIGUE RESISTANCE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE

• Main Authors: Tatalovich, Joe, Wang, Lixiao, Zhao, Xiaoling, Jianlu, Ma, Ranum, Dan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.11.2019
• Subjects: ALLOYS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS ANDNON-FERROUS ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUSMETALS OR ALLOYS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE BY DECARBURISATION, TEMPERING OR OTHERTREATMENTS; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METALLURGY OF IRON; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent comprises a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided.