| 摘要 |
A radially expandable stent which is formed from a fine wire bent into a serpentine flat ribbon which is wound around a mandrel into a cylindrical sleeve for mounting on a balloon catheter for transluminal insertion in a vessel. The wire forming the stent comprises an alloy selected from the group consisting of Pt-Ir or Au-Ni, and where the alloy exhibits a tensile strength of about 155,000 to 175,000 PSI. |
