Stent suitable for deployment in a blood vessel

摘要

A stent suitable for deployment in a blood vessel to support at least part of an internal wall of the blood vessel includes a central section, a first intermediate section, a first end section, a second intermediate section and a section end section. The stent is movable between a delivery configuration and a deployment configuration.

主权项

1. A stent suitable for deployment in a blood vessel to support at least part of an internal wall of the blood vessel, the stent comprising a first end section at one longitudinal end thereof, a second end section at another longitudinal end thereof opposite to said one longitudinal end, and a section located between said first and second end sections, the stent extending longitudinally and having a centreline, the stent being movable between a delivery configuration and a deployment configuration, wherein:
in the delivery configuration the centreline of the stent is straight; and in the deployment configuration the centreline of the stent in the section between the first and second end sections is curved in three-dimensional space, so that when the stent is in the blood vessel it causes at least a part of the longitudinal axis of the blood vessel to curve in three-dimensional space; and in the deployment configuration the centreline of the stent in the first end section thereof is straight, the centreline of the stent in the second end section thereof is straight, and the centreline of the stent in the first end section is co-linear with the centreline of the stent in the second end section.