Patent Publication Number: US-11382735-B2

Title: Stent graft and stent graft indwelling device

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a stent graft and a stent graft indwelling device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, a branch vessel-compatible stent graft is known as a stent graft used for the treatment of aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections that occur in the aorta (for example, see Patent Document 1). The conventional stent graft described in Patent Document 1 has a framework section referred to as a so-called stent, and a graft section which is fixed to the framework section. The tube wall of the graft section is provided with a side surface opening which is communicated with the lumen of the graft section. In the conventional stent graft, a branch vessel stent graft is connected to the branch section in a state where the conventional stent graft has been placed in the main blood vessel, and the blood flow between the main vessel and the branch vessel is maintained by arranging the branch vessel stent graft inside the branch vessel. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication No. 5,789,867 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, when a stent graft is actually implanted, there is a need to implant the stent graft with a high positional accuracy so that the positional deviation between the blood vessel opening of the branch vessel and the side surface opening of the stent graft is minimized. However, because the position of the blood vessel opening of a branch vessel varies from patient to patient, when the blood vessel opening of the branch vessel and the side surface opening of the stent graft are to be precisely aligned, there is a problem that the influence of the technique and experience of the practitioner may become large. 
     Such a need may also arise with respect to stent grafts intended to be implanted in tubular tissue other than a blood vessel (for example, the digestive tract or the bile duct). 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a stent graft and a stent graft indwelling device that eliminate the need for highly accurate alignment with a branched tubular tissue when implanting a stent graft. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     A stent graft of the present invention includes a framework section having a plurality of frame bodies and a tubular graft section that is fixed to the framework section, in which a side surface opening that passes through to a lumen of the graft section is provided in one section of a tube wall of the graft section, the plurality of frame bodies are arranged along a tube axis of the graft section, and the frame body among the plurality of frame bodies that is arranged correspondingly to the side surface opening includes a first frame body structure section that is present in the tube wall along an entire circumference of the tube wall, and a second frame body structure section that is adjacent to the first frame body structure section and is present in the tube wall in a partial region, which excludes the side surface opening in a circumferential direction of thereof. 
     Furthermore, a stent graft indwelling device of the present invention includes a stent graft of the present invention, in which the stent graft is configured to be capable of expanding in a radial direction. 
     Effect of the Invention 
     According to the present invention, as a result of providing the second frame body structure section that is present in the tube wall in a partial region that excludes the side surface opening in the circumferential direction of the tube wall, for example, the tolerance can be increased with respect to positional displacement between the side surface opening of the stent graft, which is implanted at a branch position between a main vessel and a branch vessel, and the opening of the branch vessel, and therefore, the adjustment of the orientation and position of the side surface opening can be simplified. 
     Furthermore, as a result of providing the first frame body structure section that is adjacent to the second frame body structure section, the strength of the graft section can be further increased, and displacements in the side surface opening caused by blood flow can be suppressed. 
     Therefore, the need for highly accurate alignment with a branched tubular tissue is eliminated when implanting the stent graft. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a diagram showing the members that constitute a stent graft indwelling device.  FIG. 1B  is a diagram showing the stent graft indwelling device following assembly of the members. 
         FIG. 2A  is a perspective view of the stent graft.  FIG. 2B  is a perspective view of the stent graft, and is a diagram schematically showing a partial region that excludes the side surface opening. 
         FIG. 3A  is a perspective view schematically showing a non-full circumferential section and a full circumferential section of a frame body.  FIG. 3B  is a side view schematically showing the non-full circumferential section and the full circumferential section of the frame body. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a stent graft set. 
         FIG. 5A  is a diagram schematically showing a state where the stent graft has been implanted inside a blood vessel.  FIG. 5B  is a diagram schematically showing a state where a stent graft for a branch vessel has been attached to the stent graft. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a first modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a second modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a third modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of a fourth modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 10  is a side view of a fifth modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 11  is a side view of a sixth modification of the stent graft. 
         FIG. 12  is a side view of a seventh modification of the stent graft. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of a stent graft indwelling device  1  and a stent graft  30  of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 
     First, the configuration of the stent graft indwelling device  1  according to the embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B . In  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B , the size (such as the length and diameter dimension) and shape of the members that constitute the stent graft indwelling device  1  are schematically illustrated. Furthermore, in  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B , the right side of the drawing is referred to as the proximal end side, and the left side of the drawing is referred to as the distal end side. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B , the stent graft indwelling device  1  includes a tubular sheath  10 , an inner rod  20  disposed on the inside of the sheath  10  which is capable of advancing and retreating inside the sheath  10  along the axial direction (longitudinal direction) of the sheath  10 , and a stent graft  30 . The stent graft indwelling device  1  is an indwelling device used, for example, to implant a stent graft inside a blood vessel of the thoracic aorta. 
     The sheath  10  includes a tubular sheath body  11 , and a hub  12  provided on the proximal end side of the sheath body  11 . Although not illustrated in the drawings, the hub  12  is provided with a nut for securing the inner rod  20  to the sheath  10  and for releasing the secured state. 
     The sheath  10  is formed of a flexible material. Examples of the flexible material include biocompatible synthetic resins (elastomers) selected from fluororesins, polyamide-based resins, polyethylene-based resins, polyvinyl chloride-based resins and the like; resin compounds in which another material is mixed with these resins; multilayered structures made of these synthetic resins; and composites of these synthetic resins and metal wires. 
     The inner rod  20  includes a rod-shaped rod body  21 , a holder  22  that holds the stent graft  30  in a contracted state, and a distal end tip  23  provided on the end of the inner rod  20  on the distal end side. The diameter of the holder  22  is, for example, set to be narrower than that of the rod body  21  by the amount of the thickness of the stent graft  30 . 
     Examples of the material forming the rod body  21  and the holder  22  include various materials having appropriate hardness and flexibility, such as resins (plastics or elastomers) and metals. Examples of the material forming the distal end tip  23  include various materials having appropriate hardness and flexibility, such as synthetic resins (elastomers) selected from polyamide-based resins, a polyurethane-based resins, polyvinyl chloride-based resins and the like. 
     Although not illustrated in the drawings, the rod body  21 , the holder  22 , and the distal end tip  23  are provided with, for example, a guide wire lumen for passing a guide wire, a trigger wire lumen for passing a trigger wire for expanding the stent graft  30  in the contracted state at the treatment site, and the like, which are formed along the axial direction (longitudinal direction) of the inner rod  20 . 
     Next, the configuration of the stent graft  30  according to the embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B , as well as  FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B . In the drawings, the thickness and width dimensions and the like of the graft section  40  and the side surface opening  42  of the stent graft  30  are illustrated exaggerated. Furthermore, the framework section  31  is not illustrated in  FIG. 2B  in order to clearly depict the partial region  41 A of the tube wall  41 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2A , the stent graft  30  has, for example, a tubular shape, and includes a framework section  31 , and a graft section  40  which is sutured and fixed along the framework section  31 . 
     The framework section  31  is a self-expandable stent framework that has six frame bodies  32  to  37  in which thin metal wires are folded in a zigzag shape, and is formed in a tubular shape. The framework section  31  is configured so as to be deformable from a contracted state, which is inwardly contracted in the radial direction, to an expanded state, which is outwardly expanded in the radial direction. 
     Examples of the material constituting the framework section  31  (frame bodies  32  to  37 ) include known metals or metal alloys represented by stainless steel, nickel-titanium alloy, cobalt-chromium alloy, titanium alloy, and the like. 
     The graft section  40  is sutured and fixed to the framework section  31 , and defines a tubular channel. The graft section  40  may cover the framework section  31  from the outer periphery, may cover the framework section  31  from the inner periphery, or may cover the framework section  31  by sandwiching the framework section  31  from both the outer periphery and the inner periphery. Examples of the material of the graft section  40  include fluorine resins such as PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate. As the means of fixing the graft section  40  to the framework section  31 , for example, the graft section  40  may be fixed to the framework section  31  by welding a section of the graft section  40  to the framework section  31 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2A , a concave section  44 , in which a section of the tube wall  41  is recessed inside in a radial direction, is formed in a section of the graft section  40  (an intermediate position of the graft section  40 ). As shown in  FIG. 3A , the concave section  44  has a flat bottom surface  45  and a semilunar side surface  46 . Furthermore, the concave section  44  is provided with a side surface opening  42  that allows a lumen region partitioned by the tube wall  41  to communicate with an outer region of the stent graft  30 . 
     The side surface opening  42  has a cylindrical shape protruding from the tube wall  41  of the graft section  40  (the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44 ) toward the outer radial direction of the graft section  40 , and is formed having a through hole  43  that penetrates the tube wall  41  (bottom surface  45 ). The side surface opening  42  is arranged at a central position in the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44  of the graft section  40 . The side surface opening  42  is integrally formed with the same material as the graft section  40 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2A , the six frame bodies  32  to  37  constituting the framework section  31  are formed by folding thin metal wires into a zigzag shape. Among the six frame bodies  32  to  37 , the frame bodies  34  and  35  that are arranged correspondingly to the side surface opening  42  have a different shape to that of the other frame bodies  32 ,  33 ,  36  and  37 . That is to say, the frame bodies  32 ,  33 ,  36  and  37  that are not arranged correspondingly to the side surface opening  42  have, for example, an annular shape, and the length from one folded section to the next folded section is constant. On the other hand, the frame bodies  34  and  35  that are arranged correspondingly to the side surface opening  42  do not have a constant length from one folded section to the next folded section. 
     In the present invention, “the frame bodies that are arranged correspondingly to the side surface opening” refer to those frame bodies such as the frame bodies  34  and  35  that intersect a virtual plane  48 , when the stent graft  30  is cut by the virtual plane, the virtual plane being orthogonal to the tube axis  47  and passing through the formation region (here, the concave section  44 ) of the side surface opening  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B , the frame bodies  34  and  35  have a full circumferential section (first frame body structure section) Q, which is present in the tube wall  41  of the graft section  40  along the entire circumference, and a non-full circumferential section (second frame body structure section) P, which is adjacent to the full circumferential section Q and is present in a partial region  41 A, which excludes the side surface opening  42  in the circumferential direction of the tube wall  41 . 
     The full circumferential section Q of the frame body  34  is present from the end of the concave section  44  on the distal end side (left side of  FIG. 3B ) to the distal end side, and the full circumferential section Q of the frame body  35  is present from the end of the concave section  44  on the proximal end side (right side of  FIG. 3B ) to the proximal end side. Here, the full circumferential section Q is present in the tube wall  41  along the entire circumference, which includes a state where at least a portion (for example, the distal end) of the metal wires that constitute the frame bodies  34  and  35  are arranged in the tube wall  41  so as to overlap in the circumferential direction with a spacing (the vertical direction in the drawing). That is to say, the full circumferential section Q includes a concave section corresponding section Q 1 , which is present at an end of the concave section  44  in the tube axis direction, and a non-concave section corresponding section Q 2 , which is continuously formed with the non-full circumferential section P, and with which the entire concave section corresponding section Q 1  substantially overlaps in the circumferential direction (the vertical direction in the drawing). 
     The non-full circumferential section P of the frame bodies  34  and  35  is present below the concave section  44  in  FIG. 3B . That is to say, the partial region  41 A in which the non-full circumferential section P is present is a region of the peripheral surface of the tube wall  41  that excludes the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44 . 
     Therefore, of the full circumferential section Q, the sections which are arranged in the region positioned on both tube axis direction sides of the concave section  44  represents a concave section facing section Q 1 , and the section which are arranged in the region positioned on both tube axis direction sides of the partial region  41 A represent a non-concave section facing section Q 2 , and the concave section facing section Q 1  and the non-concave section facing section Q 2  are joined by the non-full circumferential section P. Specifically, the concave section corresponding section Q 1  of the full circumferential section Q is arranged on the peripheral surface of the tube wall  41  in an arc shape corresponding to the side surface  46  of the concave section  44 , and the non-full circumferential section P is arranged so as to be continuous with the end of the concave section facing section Q 1  that overlaps with the side surface  46  of the concave section  44  in the circumferential direction. Furthermore, the non-full circumferential section P is folded back below the concave section  44  in  FIG. 3B , and the non-concave section corresponding section Q 2  is arranged so as to be continuous with the end of the non-full circumferential section P that overlaps with the side surface  46  of the concave section  44  in the circumferential direction. The non-concave section facing section Q 2  is folded back at the end which is on the opposite side to the partial region  41 A in the tube axis direction, and the non-full circumferential section P is arranged so as to be continuous with the end of the non-concave section corresponding section Q 2  that overlaps with the side surface  46  of the concave section  44  in the circumferential direction. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3B , the frame bodies  34  and  35 , which are folded in a zigzag shape, have a long section, in which the length from the folded section to the next folded section is long, and a short section. The non-full circumferential section P is configured by a portion of the section in which the length from the folded section to the next folded section is long, and the full circumferential section Q is partially configured by a section in which the length from the folded section to the next folded section is long, and a short section. 
     The non-full circumferential section P and the full circumferential section Q can be integrally formed by folding the metal wires in a zigzag shape. The non-full circumferential section P and the full circumferential section Q can be connected after individually forming the non-full circumferential section P and the full circumferential section Q. 
     Next, the configuration of a stent graft set  5  will be described using  FIG. 4 , as well as  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , the stent graft set  5  is a combination of a stent graft  30  which is implanted in a main vessel V 1 , and a stent graft for a branch vessel  90  which is implanted in a branch vessel V 2 . 
     The stent graft for a branch vessel  90  is a tubular member having openings at both ends, and similarly to the stent graft  30  described above, defines a tubular passage through which a blood flow can pass. Furthermore, the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  has a smaller diameter than the stent graft  30  described above. 
     One end  93  of the stent graft for branch vessel  90  has an enlarged diameter shape in which the area of the opening increases approaching the opening end. The stent graft for a branch vessel  90  has, for example, a framework section  91  made of thin metal wires, and a graft section  92  which is fixed to the framework section  91 . The configurations of the framework section  91  and the graft section  92  are the same as the framework section  31  and the graft section  40  of the stent graft  30  described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. 
     Although the configuration of the stent graft  30  is as described above, as shown in  FIG. 5A , when the stent graft  30  is implanted in the main vessel V 1 , the side surface opening  42  is arranged facing the vessel opening of the branch vessel V 2 . At this time, even if the position of the vessel opening of the branch vessel V 1  and the position of the side surface opening  42  of the stent graft  30  do not completely match, the degree of freedom in the orientation and position of the side surface opening  42  is ensured by the non-full circumferential section P, which reduces the likelihood of difficulties occurring when the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  implanted in the branch vessel V 2  is attached to the side surface opening  42 . 
     Further, when the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  is attached to the side surface opening  42  of the stent graft  30 , for example, as shown in  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B , the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  in the contracted state is positioned being passed through the side surface opening  42  from the inside of the stent graft  30 , which has been expanded inside the main vessel V 1 , followed by expansion of the stent graft for a branch vessel  90 . At this time, although not illustrated in the drawings, the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  is implanted so that the inner surface of the side surface opening  42  of the stent graft  30  and the outer surface of the one end  93  of the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  are in contact with each other. 
     According to the stent graft  30  of the embodiment configured as described above, as a result providing the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame bodies  34  and  35  that are present in the partial region  41 A, which excludes the side surface opening  42  in the circumferential direction of the tube wall  41 , the flexibility near the side surface opening  42  can be maintained. For example, the tolerance can be increased with respect to positional displacement between the side surface opening  42  of the stent graft  30 , which is implanted at a branch position between the main vessel V 1  and the branch vessel V 2 , and the vessel opening of the branch vessel V 2 , and therefore, the adjustment of the orientation and position of the side surface opening  42  with respect to the branch vessel V 2  can be simplified. 
     Furthermore, as a result of providing the full circumferential sections Q, which are adjacent to the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame bodies  34  and  35 , the strength of the graft section  40  can be further increased, and displacements of the side surface opening  42  caused by blood flow can be suppressed. 
     Therefore, the need for highly accurate alignment with a branched tubular tissue (branch vessel V 2 ) is eliminated when implanting the stent graft  30 . 
     Furthermore, by providing the concave section  44  in the tube wall  41  of the graft section  40 , a space can be generated between the blood vessel wall of the main vessel V 1  and the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44 , and even when the side surface opening  42  is not sufficiently matched with the branch vessel V 2 , the stent graft for a branch vessel  90  can be implanted such that the side surface opening  42  and the branch vessel V 2  are connected inside the space between the blood vessel wall of the main vessel V 1  and the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44 . 
     Furthermore, because the full circumferential section Q is present at the end of the concave section  44  in the tube axis direction, the strength of the graft section  40  can be further increased, and endoleaks can be prevented. 
     The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various improvements and design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     Hereinafter, a first to a seventh modification of the stent graft  30  will be described with reference to  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 12 . 
     In the embodiment described above, although the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame body  34  and the frame body  35  are separated, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   a  of a first modification shown in  FIG. 6 , the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame body  34  and the frame body  35  may be integrally formed. Specifically, for example, the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame body  34  and the frame body  35  are integrally formed as a result of the sections (vertices) of the folded sections that are facing each other being connected by a connection member  50 . The means by which the non-full circumferential sections P are connected includes, for example, a means whereby a thin metal wire is welded or connected by caulking to the vertices of the zigzag shaped frame body  34  and frame body  35 . The connection member  50  is not always necessary, and the frame body  34  and the frame body  35  can be integrally formed by directly welding the vertices. 
     Furthermore, although only the side surface opening  42  is provided in the concave section  44  in the embodiment described above, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   b  of the second modification shown in  FIG. 7 , the frame bodies  34  and  35  may include, in addition to the non-full circumferential section P and the full circumferential section Q, a bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and a side surface frame body structure section  52  on the bottom surface  45  and the side surface  46  of the concave section  44 . 
     The bottom surface frame body structure section  51  is present at the ends of the concave section  44 . The bottom surface frame body structure section  51  only needs to exist in the region excluding the side surface opening  42 , and may be arranged so as to surround the side surface opening  42 . Furthermore, although the bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and the side surface frame body structure section  52  are both arranged in the stent graft  30   b , it is possible for only the bottom surface frame body structure section  51  to be arranged, and for only the side surface frame body structure section  52  to be arranged. 
     The bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and the side surface frame body structure section  52  are formed, for example, by folding back a thin metal wire in a zigzag shape and then connecting the wires to the frame bodies  34  and  35 . The bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and the side surface frame body structure section  52  are not limited to being formed by thin metal wires having a zigzag shape, and they may also have a wave shape or linear shape. Examples of the material that constitutes the bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and the side surface frame body structure section  52  include, similarly to the framework section  31  according to the embodiment, known metals and metal alloys. 
     Furthermore, the number of side surface openings  42  is not limited to one, and, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   c  of a third modification shown in  FIG. 8 , it is possible to include two concave sections  44  and  44 , and to provide a side surface opening  42  in each of the concave sections  44 . Furthermore, a frame body  38  may be arranged along the entire circumference between the two concave sections  44  and  44 . 
     Although not illustrated, a plurality of side surface openings  42  may be provided in a single concave section  44 . In this case, a frame body  38  may be provided along the entire circumference between the plurality of side surface openings  42  that are adjacent to each other. 
     Moreover, the shape of the full circumferential section Q is not limited to a zigzag shape, and, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   d  of a fourth modification shown in  FIG. 9 , the full circumferential sections Q of the frame bodies  34   d  and  35   d  may be configured by a section that extends in the circumferential direction while bending in a zigzag shape, and a section that extends in the circumferential direction in an arc shape. 
     In addition, the positions of the full circumferential sections Q are not limited to the end of the frame bodies  34  and  35  in the tube axis direction, and, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   e  of a fifth modification shown in  FIG. 10 , the full circumferential sections Q may exist between the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame bodies  34   e  and  35   e . Similarly, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   f  of a sixth modification shown in  FIG. 11 , the full circumferential sections Q may exist between non-full circumferential sections P of the frame bodies  34   f  and  35   f . In the fifth modification and the sixth modification, the shapes of the frame bodies  34   e ,  35   e ,  34   f  and  35   f  formed by thin metal wires having a zigzag shape are different, and, for example, by adjusting the positions of the folded sections of the frame bodies  34   e ,  35   e ,  34   f  and  35   f  and the length from the folded section to the next folded section, the full circumferential sections Q and the non-full circumferential sections P can be adjusted to appropriate positions. 
     Furthermore, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   g  of a seventh modification shown in  FIG. 12 , the full circumferential sections Q of the frame bodies  34   g  and  35   g  may be configured to include concave section corresponding sections Q 1 , which are present at the ends of the concave section  44  in the tube axis direction, and bent parts Q 3  (a distal end side bent part Q 3  in the frame body  34   g  and a proximal end side bent part Q 3  in the frame body  35   g ) which overlap with the ends of the concave section corresponding sections Q 1  on the concave section  44  side in the circumferential direction (the vertical direction in the drawing), and are consecutively formed with the non-full circumferential sections P of the frame bodies  34   g  and  35   g.    
     As a result, the stent graft  30   g  is capable of reinforcing the strength of the graft section  40  while maintaining the flexibility near the side surface opening  42 , and can suppress large displacements of the side surface opening  42  caused by blood flow. 
     In the embodiment described above, a stent graft including a framework section made of thin metal wires has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is also applicable to a stent graft including a framework section made of a material other than metal (for example, a ceramic or resin). Furthermore, although a case where the framework section comprises six frame bodies has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and the framework section may be composed of five or fewer frame bodies, or seven or more frame bodies. In addition, although the embodiment described above presented a self-expanding stent graft as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to a balloon-expandable stent graft. 
     Although the embodiment described above presented a stent graft provided with frame bodies having a zigzag shape, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is also applicable to a stent graft provided with frame bodies having a wave shape. Furthermore, although the embodiment described above presented a case where the non-full circumferential section and the full circumferential section are integrally formed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the non-full circumferential section and the full circumferential section may be assembled after being formed separately. 
     Moreover, for example, in the stent graft  30   b  of the second modification shown in  FIG. 7 , the full circumferential section Q does not have to be included as long as at least a bottom surface frame body structure section  51  is arranged on the bottom surface  45  of the concave section  44 , or a side surface frame body structure section  52  is arranged on the side surface  46  of the concave section  44 . Even in such a configuration, because the bottom surface frame body structure section  51  and the side surface frame body structure section  52  are present in the region excluding the side surface opening  42 , flexibility can be maintained near the side surface opening  42  even when the full circumferential section Q does not exist, which enables the orientation and position of the through hole  43  to be more easily adjusted, which suppresses displacements of the side surface opening caused by blood flow. 
     In addition, although not illustrated in the drawings, the positions and shapes of the thin metal wires may be different between the distal end side frame body  34  and the proximal end side frame body  35 . That is to say, for example, the frame body  34  shown in  FIG. 3B  may be provided on the upstream side of the blood vessel through which blood flows, and the frame body  35   g  shown in  FIG. 12  may be provided on the downstream side. Therefore, by configuring at least the distal end side (upstream side of the blood flow) frame body  34  to include a full circumferential section Q, which includes a concave section corresponding section Q 1  and a non-concave section corresponding section Q 2 , the strength of the graft section  40  can be appropriately increased, and endoleaks caused by blood flow from the upstream side can be prevented. 
     On the other hand, in the case of the proximal end side (downstream side of the blood flow) frame body  35 , because the aspect of maintaining the flexibility near the side surface opening  42  is considered to be more important than the aspect of preventing endoleaks due to blood flow from the upstream side as in the case of the distal end side (upstream side of the blood flow) frame body  34 , it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the full circumferential section Q and the non-full circumferential section P. That is to say, for example, as illustrated by the stent graft  30   g  of the seventh modification shown in  FIG. 12 , the concave section corresponding section Q 1  and the non-full circumferential section P may be arranged with a separation in the tube axis direction. For example, a connection section made of a linear thin metal wire may be provided between the concave section corresponding section Q 1  and the non-full circumferential section P such that they are integrally formed. Furthermore, the width of the concave section corresponding section Q 1  and the non-full circumferential section P in the tube axis direction and the distance between the concave section corresponding section Q 1  and the non-full circumferential section P may be appropriately adjusted to conform to the shape of the concave section  44 . 
     Moreover, although the embodiment above has illustrated a case where the graft section is a straight tube shape, the present invention is not limited to this, and the graft section may have a curved shape which takes the form of an arc, or a twisted bent shape. For example, in  FIG. 2A , a curved section may be formed such that the end of the stent graft  30  is downwardly bent in the drawing, and a concave section may be formed on the outside section of the bent section of the graft section (the upper section in the drawing). 
     Furthermore, although the embodiment and the modifications described above illustrated a case where the side surface opening is formed of the same material as the graft section and is integrally formed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the side surface opening and the graft section may be formed of members that are each independent, and the two members may be attached to each other. In this case, the side surface opening may be made of the same material as the graft section, or may be made of a different material. Furthermore, although the embodiment and the modifications described above were illustrated with the side surface opening being provided at a central position of the bottom surface of the concave section, it is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to stent grafts in which the side surface opening is provided at the end of the bottom surface or a side surface of the concave section. Moreover, although the embodiment described above illustrated a cylindrically-shaped side surface opening  42  as an example, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a side surface opening in which only a through hole is provided in the tube wall of the graft is also possible. 
     Furthermore, although the embodiment and the modifications described above illustrated a case where a concave section is provided, examples are not limited to this, and the tube wall  41  may be provided with a side surface opening without providing a concave section. 
     In addition, although above embodiment described above presented an example of a stent graft for the thoracic aorta, examples are not limited to this, and application is also possible with respect to a stent graft for the abdominal aorta, or a stent graft for the thoracic abdominal aorta. Moreover, the present invention is also applicable to stent graft intended to be implanted in organs other than a blood vessel (such as the digestive tract or the bile duct). 
     The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-227227, filed Nov. 27, 2017, including the specification, drawings and abstract, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
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           1  Stent graft indwelling device 
           30 ,  30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c ,  30   d ,  30   e ,  30   f ,  30   g  Stent graft 
           5  Stent graft set 
           90  Stent graft for branch vessel 
         V 1  Main vessel 
         V 2  Branch vessel 
           31  Framework section 
           32 ,  33 ,  34 ,  35 ,  34   d  to  34   g ,  35   d  to  35   g ,  36 ,  37 ,  38  Frame body 
           40  Graft section 
           41  Tube wall 
           41 A Partial region 
           42  Side surface opening 
           44  Concave section 
         Q Full circumferential section (first frame body structure section) 
         P Non-full circumferential section (second frame body structure section)