Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2010;25(1):68-73
Fatigue life analysis of coronary stent by finite element analysis
Jianjun LI ; Qiyi LUO ; Zhiyong XIE ; Yu LI
Keywords
Pulsatile loading; Finite element; Goodman criteria; Fatigue life; Accelerated fatigue
Country
China
Language
Chinese
Abstract
Objective After the implantation,coronary stent is expected at least to keep its integrity and maintain the predicated function for over 10 years or 4e8 cycles under the pulsatile loading conditions,so the fatigue property of the stent should be evaluated.Method The finite method was used to analyze the stress distribution of different phases and evaluate the fatigue life according to Goodman criteria,meanwhile,the accelerated fatigue experiment was also performed.Results It can be concluded that the dangerous points are all but located in the lateral inner surface of stent curvature.Conclusions The results prove that the fatigue property can be simulated through the finite element analysis,which can provide the theoretical guidance for the stent design.
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