Using Cyclic Potentiodynamic Testing to Reduce the Risk of Nitinol Stents by Establishing an Acceptable Breakdown Standard to Reduce Corrosion

Through cyclic potentiodynamic testing of Nitinol stents, standardized acceptance criteria can be defined and published for the manufacturing community. This is of importance because of the potentially toxic amount of nickel that is released when pitting occurs on the surface of the Nitinol stents.