A method to determine the kink resistance of stents and stent delivery systems according to international standards
The kink behavior of vascular stents is of particular interest for clinicians, stent manufacturers and regulatory as a kinked stent generates a lumen loss in the stented vessel and can lead to in-stent restenosis. In this study methods to determine the kink resistance of stents and stent delivery sy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0064 |