JP2012525889A - 身体の内腔内に配置するのに適した医療機器 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】血管内に配置されて該血管の内壁の少なくとも一部を支持するのに適したステント(10)が、長手方向に離間した複数の環状要素(11)と、隣接する環状要素(11)を接続する複数の接続要素(12)とを備える。各接続要素(12)は、その前の接続要素(12)から円周方向にずれている。ステント(10)に荷重がかけられると、ステント(10)は無負荷の立体配置から負荷の立体配置に動く。負荷の立体配置で、ステント(10)の長手方向軸は三次元空間内で湾曲し、ステント(10)はヘリカルの形状をしている。
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- 身体の内腔内に配置するのに適した医療機器であって、該機器に荷重がかけられると、該機器が無負荷の立体配置から負荷の立体配置に動くことができ、負荷の立体配置で、該機器の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が三次元空間内で湾曲している、機器。
- 負荷の立体配置で、該機器の少なくとも一部が実質的にヘリカルの形状をしている、請求項1に記載された機器。
- 負荷の立体配置で、該機器の少なくとも一部が実質的にスパイラルの形状をしている、請求項1または2に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、該機器の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が実質的に直線状である、請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、該機器の少なくとも一部が実質的に円筒形状である、請求項4に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、該機器の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が二次元平面内で湾曲している、請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 該機器に圧縮荷重がかけられると、該機器が無負荷の立体配置から負荷の立体配置に動くように構成されている、請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 本機器が複数の環状要素を備えている、請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 本機器が、隣接する環状要素を接続する複数の第一接続要素を備えている、請求項8に記載された機器。
- 該機器が一番目の環状要素を二番目の環状要素に接続する一番目の第一接続要素と、二番目の環状要素を三番目の環状要素に接続する二番目の第一接続要素とを備え、該一番目の第一接続要素が該二番目の第一接続要素から円周方向にずれて(offset)いる、請求項9に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、複数の第一接続要素の集合体の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が、三次元空間内で湾曲している、請求項9または10に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、隣接する環状要素を接続する複数の第二接続要素を備えている、請求項8〜11のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 本機器が、一番目の環状要素を二番目の環状要素に接続する一番目の第二接続要素と、二番目の環状要素を三番目の環状要素に接続する二番目の第二接続要素とを備え、該一番目の第二接続要素が該二番目の第二接続要素から円周方向にずれている、請求項12に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、複数の第二接続要素の集合体の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が、三次元空間内で湾曲している、請求項12または13に記載された機器。
- 第一接続要素の円周方向の大きさが、第二接続要素の円周方向の大きさよりも大きいものである、請求項12〜14のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 第一接続要素の長手方向の大きさが、第二接続要素の長手方向の大きさよりも大きいものである、請求項12〜15のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 第一接続要素の半径方向の大きさが、第二接続要素の半径方向の大きさよりも大きいものである、請求項12〜16のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 第一接続要素の剛性が、第二接続要素の剛性よりも小さいものである、請求項12〜17のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 環状要素の長手方向の大きさが、該環状要素の外円周のまわりで変動している、請求項8〜18のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、一番目の環状要素と二番目の環状要素とを備え、長手方向の大きさが最大になる該一番目の環状要素の外円周上の点が、長手方向の大きさが最大になる該二番目の環状要素の外円周上の点から円周方向にずれている、請求項19に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、長手方向の大きさが最大になる環状要素の外円周上の複数の点の集合体の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が、三次元空間内で湾曲している、請求項19または20に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、一番目の環状要素を二番目の環状要素に接続する6未満の接続要素を備えている、請求項8〜21のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、一番目の環状要素を二番目の環状要素に接続する4未満の接続要素を備えている、請求項22に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、一番目の環状要素を二番目の環状要素に接続する1の接続要素を備えている、請求項23に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、該機器の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が、実質的に直線状でありまたは二次元平面内で湾曲しており、かつ、該機器が負荷の間、三次元の湾曲を達成するように付勢されている、請求項1〜24のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 無負荷の立体配置で、該機器の長手方向軸の少なくとも一部が、実質的にヘリカルであり、該長手方向軸がヘリックス角度を有し、かつ、負荷の立体配置で、該長手方向軸のヘリックス角度が該機器が無負荷の立体配置にあるときのヘリックス角度よりも大きいものである、請求項1〜3および8〜24のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、負荷の間、ヘリックス角度の増加を達成するように付勢されている、請求項26に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、血管内に配置されるのに適している、請求項1〜27のいずれか1項に記載された機器。
- 該機器が、血管内に配置されるのに適したステントを含んでいる、請求項28に記載された機器。
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