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Fatigue system tests peripheral artery stents.(MPMD)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  July, 2006  

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A programmable instrument for simulating the complex loading that stents undergo in the peripheral arteries has reportedly been developed by Bose Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn. Called the MAPS (Multi-Axis Peripheral Stent) test instrument, it is capable of simulating the multiple axes of displacements seen in vivo.

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It combines dynamic bending, rotation, extension/compression, and radial distention on multiple stents under controlled conditions. Accelerated ten-year simulated life testing and fatigue-to-fracture studies ...

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