US20070191928A1 - Angioplasty stents - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
- This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/136,002, filed May 24, 2005, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/626,292, filed Jul. 24, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,896,698 B2, issued May 24, 2005, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/002,783, filed Oct. 30, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,616,690 B2, issued Sep. 9, 2003, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/964,158, filed Nov. 4, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,309,414, issued Oct. 30, 2001, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates in general to so-called stents for angioplasty.
- The term “stent” is intended to indicate in general a device to be fitted in a lumen (for example, inside a blood vessel), usually by catheterization, and subsequently spread out in situ in order to support the lumen locally. This has the main purpose of preventing the re-establishment of a stenotic site in the location treated. It should, however, be pointed out that it has already been proposed in the art to use substantially similar structures for spreading-out and anchoring vascular grafts in situ; naturally this possible extension of the field of application is also intended to be included in the scope of the invention.
- For a general teaching with regard to vascular stents, reference may usefully be made to the work “Textbook of Interventional Cardiology” by Eric J. Topol, W.B. Saunders Company, 1994 and, in particular, to Section IV of Vol. II, entitled “Coronary stenting”.
- A large number of patent documents are also dedicated to the subject as is shown, for example, by U.S. Pat. No. 4,776,337, U.S. Pat. No. 4,800,882, U.S. Pat. No. 4,907,336, U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,062, U.S. Pat. No. 4,830,003, U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,516, U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,507, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,503,569.
- In spite of extensive research and experimentation as documented at the patent level, only a very small number of operative solutions has up to now been used in practice.
- This fact can be attributed to various factors, amongst which the following problems or requirements may be mentioned:
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- to ensure that, during its advance towards the site to be treated, the stent can adapt in a sufficiently flexible manner to the path along which it is travelling even with regard to portions having small radii of curvature such as those which may be encountered, for example, in some peripheral vessels; this must be achieved without adversely affecting the ability of the stent to perform an effective supporting action once positioned and spread out,
- to prevent, or at least limit the effect of longitudinal shortening which occurs in many stents when they are spread out,
- to offer as broad as possible a bearing surface to the wall of the lumen to be supported,
- to avoid giving rise to complex geometry and/or to possible stagnation sites which, particularly in applications in blood vessels, may give rise to adverse phenomena such as coagulation, clotting, etc., and
- to reconcile the requirements set out above with simple and reliable production methods and criteria, within the scope of currently available technology.
- The object of the present invention, which has the specific characteristics claimed in the following claims, is to solve at least some of the problems outlined above.
- In one aspect, this invention is an angioplasty stent comprising a body which has a generally tubular envelope and can be expanded in use from a radially contracted condition towards a radially expanded condition, said body comprising a plurality of successive segments connected in pairs by bridge means, each of the bridge means defining a connecting relationship between two of the segments with a capability for relative orientation identified by at least one respective orientation axis, so that the successive segments can be oriented relative to one another for the purposes of bending of the body in any direction defined by a linear combination of respective orientation axes defined by the bridge connection means.
- In another aspect, this invention is an angioplasty stent comprising a body which has a generally tubular envelope and can be expanded in use from a radially contracted condition towards a radially expanded condition, wherein:
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- the body comprises a plurality of generally annular segments, the wall of each segment being defined by a plurality of loops, and
- at least some of the segments are interconnected by bridge elements extending in the general direction of the longitudinal axis of the stent and having at least one end connected to the concave or inside portion of a respective loop so that, during the radial expansion of the stent, the axial contraction of the segments resulting from the opening-out of the respective loops is compensated by axial projection of the bridge elements from the respective concave portions.
- In another aspect, this invention is an angioplasty stent comprising a body which has a generally tubular envelope and can be expanded in use from a radially contracted position towards a radially expanded condition in which the stent supports the wall of a lumen, wherein the wall of the body comprises arms for supporting the lumen, as well as regions which are selectively deformable during the expansion of the stent, and in that the arms and the selectively deformable regions have different cross-sections and/or cross-sectional areas.
- In yet another aspect, this invention is an angioplasty stent comprising a body which has a generally tubular envelope and can be expanded in use from a radially contracted condition towards a radially expanded condition, wherein:
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- the body comprises a plurality of successive radially expandable segments interconnected by bridge elements extending substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the stent so that the bridge elements are substantially unaffected by the radial expansion of the segments and the bridge elements are generally deformable in the direction of the longitudinal axis so that the length of the stent along the axis can change substantially independently of the radial expansion.
- And in yet another aspect, this invention is an angioplasty stent comprising a body which has a generally tubular envelope and can be expanded in use from a radially contracted condition towards a radially expanded condition, wherein at least one portion of the body has a substantially reticular structure, the branches of which define geometrical figures identifiable as fractals.
- The invention will now be described, purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a general perspective view of a first angioplasty stent formed in accordance with the invention, -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the stent ofFIG. 1 , on a slightly enlarged scale, -
FIG. 3 shows the geometrical characteristics of the wall of the stent ofFIGS. 1 and 2 in an imaginary development in a plane, -
FIG. 4 , which is generally comparable toFIG. 3 , shows a first variant of the stent generally similar to that shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , -
FIGS. 5 and 6 are two sections taken on the lines V-V and VI-VI ofFIG. 4 , respectively, -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another angioplasty stent, -
FIG. 8 is a side view of the stent ofFIG. 7 , -
FIG. 9 shows essentially in the same manner asFIG. 3 , an imaginary development in a plane of the wall of the stent ofFIGS. 7 and 8 , and -
FIGS. 10 and 11 show further possible developments of the invention. - Although several variants are referred to, the reference numeral 1 is used for generally indicating a so-called angioplasty stent
FIGS. 1, 2 , 7 and 8. - For a general identification of the method of use and the structural characteristics of an implant of this type, reference should be made to the documentation cited in the introductory part of the description.
- In summary, it will be remembered that the stent 1 is usually produced in the form of a body with a tubular envelope having an overall length of between a few millimetres and a few tenths of a millimetre, a wall thickness (the wall usually having a mesh or loop structure with openings, as will be explained further below) of the order, for example, of a few hundredths of a millimetre, in view of its possible insertion in a lumen (such as a blood vessel) in a site in which a stenosis is to be remedied. The stent is normally put in position by catheterization, after which radial expansion from an insertion diameter of the order, for example of 1.5-1.8 mm to an expanded diameter, for example, of the order of 3-4 mm takes place in a manner such that, in the expanded condition, the stent supports the lumen, preventing the recurrence of a stenosis. In general, the outside diameter in the radially contracted condition is selected so as to allow the stent to be introduced into the lumen being treated, whereas the expanded diameter corresponds in general to the diameter to be maintained and established in the lumen once the stenosis has been eliminated. It should again be pointed out that, although the main application of the stents described relates to the treatment of blood vessels, its use as an element for supporting any lumen in a human or animal body can certainly be envisaged (and is therefore included within the scope of the invention).
- With regard to the methods and criteria which enable the stent to be spread out (that is, expanded in situ), the solution which is currently most widespread is that of the use of a so-called balloon catheter, the stent being disposed around the balloon of the catheter in the contracted condition and the balloon then being expanded once the stent has been brought to the site in which it is to be positioned. However, other solutions are possible, for example, the use of superelastic materials which cause the stent to expand once the restraining elements, which are intended to keep the stent in the contracted condition until the implant site has been reached, are removed. In addition or alternatively, the use of materials having so-called “shape memory” to form the stent so as to achieve the radial expansion in the implant position has also been proposed.
- Usually (for more precise indications, reference should be made to the bibliographical and patent documentation cited in the introduction to the description) the stent is made of metal which can reconcile two basic requirements for the application, that is, plastic deformability during the expansion stage and the ability to withstand any stresses which would tend to cause the stent to close up, preserving the expanded shape. The material known by the trade name of “Nitinol” is well known and also has super-elasticity and shape-memory properties which may be required in the expansion stage.
- In any case, these technological aspects will not be dealt with in detail in the present description since they are not relevant per se for the purposes of understanding and implementing the invention. This also applies essentially to the technology for the production of the stents according to the invention. As already stated, in general terms, these adopt the appearance of bodies with tubular envelopes having walls with openings. With regard to the production methods, according to the prior art, at least three basic solutions may be used, that is:
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- forming the stent from a continuous tubular blank to be cut up into individual stents, the walls with openings being formed by techniques such as laser cutting, photo-engraving, electron-discharge, machining, etc;
- producing the stent from a strip-like body in which the regions with openings are formed, for example, by the techniques mentioned above, with a view to the subsequent closure of the strip-like element to form a tube, and
- producing the stent from a metal wire shaped by the successive connection of loops of wire, for example, by means of micro-welding, brazing, gluing, crimping operations, etc.
- The first solution described is that which is currently preferred by the Applicant for producing stents according to the embodiments described below, with the exception of the solution to which
FIG. 4 relates which intrinsically involves the use of a metal wire. In particular, laser-beam cutting has been found the most flexible solution with regard to the ability to modify the characteristics of the stents quickly during production according to specific requirements of use. - In any case, it is stressed, that this production aspect is of only marginal importance for the purposes of the implementation of the invention in the terms which will be recited further below, particularly with reference to
FIG. 4 . This also applies with regard to the selection of the individual techniques and of the order in which the various steps described (the production of the walls with openings, parting, any bending of the strip-like element, etc.) are carried out. - In all of the embodiments described herein, the body of the stent 1 extends in a longitudinal direction generally identified by an axis z. For clarity, it should however be pointed out that the stent is intended to be bent, possibly significantly, during use, easy flexibility actually being one of the characteristics sought.
- In all of the embodiments described herein, the body of the stent 1 comprises a series of successive, generally annular segments, indicated as 2 in the drawings. As can easily be seen, the stent 1 of
FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises seven of these segments, whereas the stent ofFIGS. 7 and 8 comprises six. - By way of indication, although this should not be interpreted as limiting of the scope of the invention, the length of the
segments 2 measured longitudinally of the stent 1, and hence along the axis z, is of the order of about 2 mm. In other words, for reasons which will become clearer from the following, thesegments 2 are quite “short” lengthwise. - As can be appreciated best in the side view of
FIG. 2 , the various segments of the stent 1 shown therein are connected to one another by pairs ofbridges 3, 4 (actually constituting integral parts of the stent wall, as will be explained further below, for example, with reference toFIG. 3 ) the essential characteristic of which (this applies both to the stent ofFIGS. 1 and 2 and to the stent ofFIGS. 7 and 8 ) is to articulate thesegments 2 connected respectively thereby in an alternating sequence about mutually perpendicular flexing or bending axes. - This type of solution achieves two advantages.
- In the first place, the longitudinal flexibility of the stent 1 which is necessary to facilitate its location at the implantation site, is demanded essentially of the
bridges segments 2; all of this is achieved with a capability to optimize the desired characteristics by precise adaptation of the sections of the various component elements. - In the second place, the arrangement of the bridges in a sequence (usually, but not necessarily, alternating), in combination with the fact that, as stated, the
segments 2 are quite short, enables a bend to be formed easily, in practice, at any point along the length of the stent 1 in any direction in space, and with very small radii of curvature. - This concept can be understood more easily with reference to the solution of
FIGS. 1 and 2 (as will be explained, the same also applies to the solution according toFIGS. 7 and 8 ) if it is noted that, by virtue of their arrangement at 180° in diametrally opposed positions on the wall of the stent 1, thebridges 3 allow the stent 1 to bend locally about a respective axis x generally transverse the axis z. - The
bridges 4, which are also arranged at 180° to one another in a plane perpendicular to that of thebridges 3, allow the stent 1 to bend locally about a second axis y transverse the longitudinal axis z and, in the embodiment shown, perpendicular to the above-mentioned axis x. - Since, as already stated, the
segments 2 are quite short, the aforesaid axes x and y are arranged in close proximity to one another in alternating sequence along the length of the stent 1, howevermany segments 2 there may be. - As a result, the stent can easily be bent, in practically any longitudinal position of the stent 1, about a generic axis d which can be defined on the basis of an equation such as
{right arrow over (d)}={right arrow over (ax)}+{right arrow over (by)} (1)
that is, as a linear combination of the bending movements about the axes identified by the vectors - {right arrow over (x)} and {right arrow over (y)}.
- With reference to the general theory of vectorial spaces, it can also easily be understood that the availability of respective capabilities for bending along two perpendicular axes in sequence, preferably in alternating sequence, constitutes the simplest solution for achieving the desired object. Solutions in which
successive segments 2 of the stent 1 are connected by bridges such as thebridges 3 and 4 (or by elements which provide for similar bending capabilities, as will be explained further below with reference toFIGS. 7 and 8 ) in the region of axes which are not mutually perpendicular would however, at least in principle, be possible. A solution in which, for example, pairs of diametrally-opposed bridges arranged in sequence and spaced apart angularly by 60° may be mentioned by way of example. - Moreover, the alternating sequence described above, that is: axis x, axis y, axis x, axis y may, at least in principle, be replaced by a different sequence, for example, axis x, axis x, axis y, axis y, axis x, axis x, etc. Provision for a capability to bend about the axis x in two
adjacent segments 2 followed by a capability to bend about the axis y repeated for twoadjacent segments 2, as in the latter example mentioned may, in fact, be advantageous in applications in which an ability to achieve very small radii of curvature is to be given preference. - In the solution of
FIGS. 7 and 8 , the same conceptual solution is achieved in a slightly different manner. - In the solution shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8 , thevarious segments 2 are in fact connected to one another by means of bridges forming respective portions of two “spines” of the stent constituted by integral parts of the stent 1 which extend along a generally winding path along two generatrices of the imaginary cylindrical surface of the stent in diametrally opposed positions. The respective structural details will become clearer from the description given below. - From an observation, in particular, of
FIG. 8 and with the use of the same conventions as were used with reference toFIG. 2 , it can be seen that the flexibility in the region of respective loops extending betweensuccessive segments 2 provided for by thespines 30 achieves the local flexibility about the axis y relative to the general direction defined by the axis z. - The local extensibility of the aforementioned bridges and, in particular, the ability of one of the bridges to extend while the diametrally-opposed bridge retains approximately corresponding longitudinal dimensions, or extends to a more limited extent, or possibly contracts slightly longitudinally, enables the bending movement about the axis x to be achieved, as indicated schematically by a broken line for the
segment 2 which is farthest to the left inFIG. 8 . - In this embodiment, the
stent 2 can thus also be bent in the location of each connection betweenadjacent segments 2 about a generic axis d defined by an equation such as equation (1) introduced above. - As will be appreciated once again, all of this is achieved while the structure of the
individual segments 2 remains substantially unchanged and thus in a manner such that the longitudinal bending of the stent 1 can be attributed essentially to the bending and/or, in general, to the local deformation, solely of the bridges connectingadjacent segments 2. - With reference to
FIG. 3 , it can be seen that, as already indicated above, this constitutes an imaginary development in a plane, reproduced on an enlarged scale, of the wall of the stent ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . - In fact, the seven
segments 2 connected in alternating sequence by the pairs ofbridges FIG. 3 . As already stated, this is an imaginary development in a plane which may correspond to the development of a strip-like blank from which the stent 1 is then produced by bending of the blank to form a tube. - It can also be noted from an observation of
FIG. 3 that the generally annular body of eachsegment 2 comprises in the embodiments shown, a set of approximately sinusoidal loops of substantially uniform size (measured circumferentially relative to the element 2) which is doubled in the region of the loops from which thebridges - It is possible to recognise, within each
segment 2, a respective imaginary median plane X2 which, in the embodiments illustrated, is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis z. Two of these planes, indicated X2 are shown inFIG. 3 (and inFIG. 9 ); naturally, since these are developments in a plane, the median planes in question are represented in the drawings by straight lines. - It can thus be noted that each
segment 2 comprises a sequence of loops, each loop (approximately comparable to half of a sinusoidal wave) defining a respectiveconcave portion 5, the concave side of which faces towards the median plane X2, and which is connected to two approximatelystraight arms 6. - By way of indication, only two of these loops interconnected by a
bridge 3 have been marked specifically inFIG. 3 . In particular, these are the two loops of which the concave portions are indicated 5 and the lateral arms are indicated 6. - It can easily be understood that the radial expansion of the stent 1 takes place substantially as a result of an opening-out of the aforementioned loops; by way of indication, with reference to the development in a plane of
FIG. 3 , the radial expansion of the stent corresponds to a stretching of the development in a plane shown inFIG. 3 in the sense of an increase in height and hence a vertical expansion ofFIG. 3 . - In practice, this radial expansion corresponds to an opening-out of the
concave portions 5, whereas thelateral arms 6 of each loop remain substantially straight. - The localization of the plastic deformation of the
stent 2 in the concave portions of theloops 5 may be favored (as will be explained further below with reference toFIG. 4 ) by means of the cross-sections and/or the cross-sectional areas of the portions of each loop. - In any case, the radial expansion (vertical stretching of the development in a plane of
FIG. 3 ) affects essentially theconcave portions 5 of the loops of theelements 2 and in no way affects thebridges - It will be appreciated that the same also applies to the solution shown in
FIG. 4 (which will be referred to further below) in which one of the median planes X2 has been shown, only one of the loops being indicated and itsconcave portion 5 and itslateral arms 6 being identified specifically. The same criterion also applies to the solution ofFIGS. 7 and 8 ; in this connection, reference should be made to the development in a plane ofFIG. 9 . In this drawing, as inFIG. 3 , two median planes X2 of twosegments 2 have been indicated, and theconcave portion 5 and thelateral arms 6 of two opposed loops, between which a portion of one of thesinusoidal spines 30 extends like a bridge, are also shown. - As can be seen best from a comparison of
FIGS. 3, 4 and 9, a feature common to all of the solutions described is that the radial expansion of thesegments 2 corresponds, within eachsegment 2, to an imaginary movement of theconcave portion 5 of each loop towards the median plane X2 of thesegment 2 of which this loop forms part. - Anyone reading this description can easily perceive this, for example, by thinking of the
segment 2 corresponding to the plane X2 farthest to the right inFIG. 3 as extending vertically. As a result of this stretching, carried out precisely along the line X2 which identifies the aforesaid plane, theconcave portion 5 of the loop indicated in fact moves towards the line X2, the same behaviour being followed, in opposite directions, according to their different locations relative to the line X2, by the concave portions of all of the other loops. - If, with reference to the bridges 3 (and the same also applies to the
bridges 4 as well as to the individual portions of thespines 30 which define the parts equivalent to thebridges FIG. 9 ), it is considered that the connection to therelative segments 2 is formed in the region of the concave (or inside) portion of a respective loop, it can easily be appreciated that the radial expansion of thesegments 2 is accompanied, so to speak, by a thrust exerted on thebridges 3, 4 (and on the respective spine portions 30). This thrust corresponds, so to speak, to an expulsion of the bridges or of the spine portions in question from the correspondingsegment 2. - To concentrate attention once again on the
segment 2 the median plane X2 of which is farthest to the right inFIG. 3 , if thesegment 2 in question is thought of as being stretched vertically, it will be seen that, as a result of the movement of the concave portions (such as, for example, the concave portion indicated 5 in thesegment 2 in question) towards the plane X2, therespective bridges 3 tend to move towards the left relative to the median plane X2 of the correspondingsegment 2. - This expulsion effect on the
bridges 3 is beneficial for eliminating the tendency demonstrated by many stents of the prior art to contract longitudinally during radial expansion. - By the adoption of a geometry such as that shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , for example, the axial contraction of thesegments 2 resulting from their radial expansion is in fact compensated (and possibly even overcome) by the above-described “expulsion” of thebridges FIGS. 3 and 4 causes the stent 1 not only not to shorten but, on the contrary, to lengthen slightly during the radial expansion. - The explanation of this mechanism is quite simple. In this connection, it suffices to consider, again with reference to
FIG. 3 , what would happen if, theoretically, instead of being located where they are shown (and thus connecting respective concave loop portions of adjacent segments 2), thebridges 4 of two aligned loops of twoadjacent segments 2 were arranged as indicated by broken lines and indicated 4′ and hence not connecting concave (inside) loop portions but connecting convex (or outside) loop portions. - The
bridges 4′ indicated above are extremely short (it will be remembered, by way of reference, that the axial length of thesegments 2 may be of the order of 2 mm). Even during radial expansion, the concave portions (and consequently the convex portions) of all of the loops of each segment in any case retain their alignment with a plane parallel to the median plane X2 at each end of eachsegment 2. This alignment is thus also retained by the concave or convex portions connected between twoadjacent segments 2 by thesame bridge 3, the length of which is not changed during the radial expansion. - Consequently, the length of a stent in which the
bridges 3 were arranged as shown inFIG. 3 and thebridges 4 as schematically indicated 4′, again inFIG. 3 , (naturally with reference to all of the pairs ofbridges 4 present in the stent) would remain practically unchanged during radial expansion. - On the other hand, as already stated, with the use of the geometry shown in
FIG. 3 , owing to the superimposition of the various deformation movements, the axial length of the stent 1 is not merely kept constant but even increases slightly. It will also be understood from the explanation given above that, even though the location of the bridges indicated 4′ is mentioned theoretically for explanation, it could actually be used, according to specific requirements. Moreover, it can easily be understood from the foregoing explanation that the conservation of the axial length during the radial expansion does not necessarily require all of the bridge elements (which are not affected by the deformation resulting from the radial expansion) to be connected to concave or inside portions of respective loops of thesegments 2. In fact it suffices, for this purpose, for one such connection to be provided for each longitudinal section which is intended to contract longitudinally as a result of the radial expansion of the stent 1. - For example, in the embodiment shown by solid lines in
FIG. 3 , (the same also applies to the embodiment ofFIGS. 4 and 9 ) each of thesegments 2 comprises a section which is intended to contract longitudinally as a result of the radial expansion. A corresponding connection ofbridges - With reference, on the other hand, to the connection arrangement of the
bridges 4′ indicated primarily for didactic purposes inFIG. 3 , it can be noted that each set of twosegments 2 interconnected byrespective bridges 3 constitutes, precisely for the reasons described above, a section of stent which does not contract substantially longitudinally during radial expansion. For this reason, the connection between these sections can take place by means of bridges such as those which are indicated 4′ and shown in broken outline in the drawing and which are not connected to a concave (or inside) loop portion. - It can be noted from an examination of the diagram of
FIG. 9 , that all of thesegments 2 illustrated therein can contract axially as a result of radial expansion. For this reason, the bridges defined by thesinusoidal spines 30 and connectingadjacent segments 2 satisfy precisely the condition described above, that is, connection to the concave portion of a respective loop. - With regard to the general geometry, the variant of
FIG. 4 again proposes the connection arrangement described above with reference toFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 4 shows how a stent wall structure having the geometry described with reference toFIG. 3 can also be formed from one or more pieces of wire bent so as to form a set of loops which is substantially similar to that shown inFIG. 3 , and in which thebridges - The use of a wire enables different cross-sections and/or cross-sectional areas to be attributed (for example, by a mechanical operation to shape the wire) to the
concave portions 5 of the loops and to thestraight arms 6 which extend therefrom. For example, it can readily be appreciated that the cross-section ofFIG. 5 is in fact the cross section of a concave portion taken in its tip portion, whereas the cross-section ofFIG. 6 corresponds to the connection region of two straight arms extending generally longitudinally relative to the stent (axis z). - In particular, in the concave portions of the loops, the wire constituting the stent wall may retain a round cross-section, but in the
straight portions 6 may adopt a cross-section which is generally flattened in the plane of the wall (and hence along the imaginary cylindrical envelope) of the stent 1. - This different shaping enables various results to be achieved.
- The
straight portions 6 are intrinsically more resistant to bending in the plane in which they are generally flattened so that the force opening out the twoarms 6 connected to a commonconcave portion 5 brings about a deformation of the loop in theconcave portion 5. Although thearms 6 are opened out, they retain a generally straight shape; in this connection, it will be noted that the arms which are coupled to form thebridges - By virtue of their flattened shape the
arms 6 expose a wider surface to the wall of the lumen supported by the stent in its radially expanded condition. The wall of the lumen is therefore subjected to a distributed load preventing the formation of concentrated stress regions. - The dimensions of the wire can be optimized in the
concave portions 5 in order to achieve optimal characteristics of plastic deformability when the stent is expanded radially and, at the same time, resistance to subsequent stresses which may tend to close up the stent 1. - It should in any case be pointed out, for clarity, that the solution of making the cross-sections and/or the cross-sectional areas of the various parts of the stent wall different in the terms illustrated by way of example with reference to
FIG. 4 is also practicable in the solutions described with reference toFIGS. 3 and 9 , (although with technological solutions other than the mechanical squashing of the wire mentioned with reference toFIG. 4 ). - To examine this latter solution, and with further reference to the perspective and elevational views of
FIGS. 7 and 8 , it can be noted that, as a general rule, the structure and shape of the loops constituting thevarious segments 2 is generally similar to that described above with reference toFIGS. 3 and 4 . In particular, as indicated in thesegment 2 situated farthest to the left, it is also possible generally to distinguish in the loops shown inFIG. 9 a concave (or inside)portion 5, extending from which are twostraight arms 6 which are intended to be opened out when the stent 1 is expanded radially. - The wall structure of
FIG. 9 differs from that shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 essentially in that the bridges which interconnect thevarious segments 2 comprise the twospines 30 extending with a generally sinusoidal shape along two diametrally opposed generatrices of the structure of the stent 1. - Naturally, the presence of two of these spines does not constitute an essential choice. For example, instead of having two
spines 30 which are diametrally opposed (and hence spaced apart angularly by 180°) it is possible to use a single spine of this type or three spines spaced angularly by 120° etc. - In any case a structure with spines of the type described can also implement an equation such as equation (1) given above, for the purposes of the longitudinal bending of the stent 1. The difference in comparison with the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 lies in the fact that, in this first solution, the axes x and y in fact correspond to the axes about which the bending of the pairs of
bridges FIG. 8 ), each section of thespine 30 extending to connect twoadjacent segments 2 can express two possibilities for relative orientation between the twosegments 2 connected, that is: -
- twisting or, more correctly, bending in the general plane of the
spine 30, and - extension, or in general, variation in length in this plane.
- twisting or, more correctly, bending in the general plane of the
- This concept may become clearer to experts in mechanics if it is noted that, in practice, both the solution illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the solution illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9 form structures generally comparable to that of a universal joint.
- The generally sinusoidal shape of the two
spines 30 enables the longitudinal extensibility of the spines to be utilised for bending purposes without giving rise to stresses which are oriented tangentially relative to the wall of the stent and hence risk giving rise to undesired twisting. It will, in any case, be appreciated that the length of the stent of FIGS. 7 to 9 (that is, its extent along the axis z) can change entirely independently of the radial expansion of thesegments 2. This can easily be seen if it is noted that the overall shape of thespines 30 is sinusoidal and, even where they are connected to concave portions of respective loops (see in particular the portion of thespine 30 which is shown in the lower portion ofFIG. 9 connecting the twoelements 2 of which the median planes X2 are indicated) the connection with theseconcave portions 5 does not change the general sinusoidal shape of the spine in question. In other words, thespine 30 is connected to the outer edge of the outside of theconcave portion 5 on one side or wall thereof and continues from the inside of the concave portion, from the opposite side or wall. - The solution described provides for the entire body 1 of the stent, or at least part of it, to comprise a substantially reticular structure, the branches of which (in the embodiment shown, the annular walls of the
segments 2 and the two spines 30) define geometrical figures which can be identified as fractals. - The term “fractal”, coined by the mathematician B. Mandelbrot in 1975, indicates in general a geometrical figure which has internal symmetries to whatever scale it is enlarged, and which is produced as a limit configuration of a succession of fragmentary curves from each of which the next is obtained on the basis of an assigned rule, for example, by replacing each side with a predetermined fragmentary, so-called generative or generator line.
- Solutions such as those shown by way of example in
FIGS. 2, 7 and 9 can be developed with the use of higher-order fractals, as shown schematically inFIGS. 10 and 11 . - In particular,
FIG. 10 shows, by way of example, the use of higher-order fractals to producesegments 2, and Figure 11 shows, by way of example, the use of higher-order fractals to produce the spine orspines 30. Clearly the solutions shown by way of example may be combined, in the sense that the higher-order fractals may be used both for thesegments 2 and for thespines 30. - In any case, the use of fractal geometry has been found advantageous since it enables the performance and/or the mechanical characteristics of the various portions of the wall of the stent 1 to be optimized with regard to the specific stresses to which it has to respond in use.
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