| 摘要 |
A stent of the type comprising a plurality of tubular elements 1 joined together along a common axis by linking members (4). Each tubular element 1 consists of a strip of corrugated shape, each corrugation being defined by a bent portion (2A,2B) which connects together rectilinear intermediate portions (3). One or more linking members (4) are used to join adjacent tubular members (1), and each linking member extends at an angle to the axis. In addition, at least some of the linking members (4) are at an opposite angle, with respect to the longitudinal axis (10) of the stent to the remaining linking members. The stent is constructed such that, in its expanded state, the corrugations of all of the tubular members are approximately spatially in phase with one another so as to give reasonably uniform support to the vessel being treated. |
