Exploiting the Transformation Temperature to Reform an Infolded Nitinol Self-Expanding Peripheral Stent.

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Citation: Journal of Endovascular Therapy. :15266028211068758, 2022 Jan 12PMID: 35018852Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute | MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Interventional Cardiology FellowshipForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022Name of journal: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular SpecialistsAbstract: CASE REPORT: We report the case of an elderly man with iliac stenting 1 month prior, who presented several weeks after recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 with recurrent anterior-wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This was complicated by deformation and infolding of the previously implanted nitinol self-expanding stent in his right common iliac artery (CIA). Understanding nitinol's specific properties, we proceeded with rapid injections of iced saline to cool the nitinol stent to its transformation temperature while nudging the distal end of the stent with a partially inflated balloon. This maneuver softened the nitinol stent, allowing us to "unfold" and reappose it against the wall of the right CIA, resulting in successful restoration of the original shape of the nitinol self-expanding stent.CONCLUSION: This represents the first reported case describing treatment of an infolded nitinol self-expanding peripheral stent by exploiting the transformation temperature of nitinol using iced cold saline to successfully restore the stent's original shape and structure.PURPOSE: Nickel-titanium (nitinol) alloys possess a special set of properties that allow for a wide range of applications. Specifically, the transformation temperature for self-expanding nitinol peripheral stents allows for easy crimping at or below room temperature and reformation at body temperature becoming superelastic.All authors: Bernardo NL, Case BC, Forrestal BJ, Medranda GA, Waksman RFiscal year: FY2022Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2022-02-21
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CASE REPORT: We report the case of an elderly man with iliac stenting 1 month prior, who presented several weeks after recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 with recurrent anterior-wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This was complicated by deformation and infolding of the previously implanted nitinol self-expanding stent in his right common iliac artery (CIA). Understanding nitinol's specific properties, we proceeded with rapid injections of iced saline to cool the nitinol stent to its transformation temperature while nudging the distal end of the stent with a partially inflated balloon. This maneuver softened the nitinol stent, allowing us to "unfold" and reappose it against the wall of the right CIA, resulting in successful restoration of the original shape of the nitinol self-expanding stent.

CONCLUSION: This represents the first reported case describing treatment of an infolded nitinol self-expanding peripheral stent by exploiting the transformation temperature of nitinol using iced cold saline to successfully restore the stent's original shape and structure.

PURPOSE: Nickel-titanium (nitinol) alloys possess a special set of properties that allow for a wide range of applications. Specifically, the transformation temperature for self-expanding nitinol peripheral stents allows for easy crimping at or below room temperature and reformation at body temperature becoming superelastic.

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