| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tubular support prostheses including a plurality of support rings, which is a vascular stent for a vessel or an intracorporeal lumen, improved in various characteristics to reduce while enough avoiding a tendency that the bent part of the support ring rises, preferably the stress peak. <P>SOLUTION: This tubular support prostheses for a vessel or an intracorporeal lumen includes: at least expandable support rings disposed adjacent to each other and connected to each other in at least one connecting part, wherein the support rings are formed of a filament bent in zigzag to form a plurality of bent parts, at least one bent part of the first support ring and one bent part of the second support ring adjacent thereto overlap each other in the lateral direction, and the connecting part is formed on the overlapping area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |
