Stent and fabricating method of the same

• Main Authors: CHOI, WOO RIM, LEE, YONG GU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 10.05.2017
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A stent of the present invention comprises: a body part which is rolled and maintains a tube shape; a first hanging part provided on one end of the body part; and a second hanging part provided on the other end of the body part and supported as the first hanging part is hung. According to the present invention, a stent can be manufactured by a 4D printing process. Accordingly, a stent can be rapidly, simply manufactured at low costs through an automated process without restriction of locations. 본 발명에 따른 스텐트에는, 말려서 관 형상을 유지하는 몸통부; 상기 몸통부의 일단에 제공되는 제 1 걸림부; 및 상기 몸통부의 타단에 제공되고 상기 제 1 걸림부가 걸려서 지지되는 제 2 걸림부가 포함된다. 본 발명에 따르면, 4D 프린팅 공법에 의해서 스텐트를 제조할 수 있다. 이에 따라서, 자동화된 공정으로 저렴하고, 신속하고, 간단하고 장소의 제약이 없이 스텐트를 제조할 수 있다.