PROCESS TO INSERT NITINOL STENTS INTO THE PERIPHERAL VENOUS CATHETER

Ákos Lengyel, Bálint Katona, Péter Nagy, Eszter Bognár, Kristóf Hirschberg, János Dobránszky

Abstract

In the European Union the most often reason of deaths is the disease of the cardiovascular system. The so called stent is a biocompatible metal mesh which is inserted in the narrowed section of the artery to dilate and prop up its wall; hereby it ensures continuous flow of blood, inhibiting for example the formation of stroke. In pursuance of our research stents made of shape memory Ni-Ti alloy (nitinol) were investigated which can be exceedingly applied in peripheral arteries exploiting the special features of nitinol.

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