WO2001053559A1 - Thin-film shape memory alloy device and method - Google Patents
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- the invention herein is directed to a method of fabricating thin-film devices from a shape memory alloy, and to space-filling devices, e.g., intravascular devices, made by these methods.
- intravascular stents are used to reinforce blood vessels to promote healing and to prevent stenosis (narrowing) of blood vessels following procedures such as angioplasty.
- Alloys of titanium nickel (TiNi or Nitinol shape memory alloy) are gaining popularity over more traditional metals such as stainless steel for use in medical implants because the properties of shape memory and superelasticity enable improvements in design and methods of deployment of these devices. Demonstrated biocompatibility and novel methods of fabrication have resulted in wide acceptance of orthodontic braces, catheter guidewires, surgical tools, and implantable coronary stents.
- Fabrication of stents from drawn TiNi tubes is practical only for a limited range of sizes. In particular, it has not been feasible to make stents having the flexibility and size required for delivery intravascularly through small catheters via the carotid arteries.
- Suitably flexible structures can be fabricated of thin film (2-10 micrometers thick) shape memory alloys that are sputter deposited on a substrate and heat treated. Composition and heat treatment affect the phase transition temperature of the alloy, which in turn determines whether it exhibits shape memory or superelastic properties.
- an intracranial device should be installed through a small diameter catheter, then changed to a pre-determined shape so as to fill a space and apply continuous outward pressure against the blood vessel wall. To accomplish this, three-dimensional shapes such as cylinders, cones, and hemispheres are required, and a shape-changing capability is highly advantageous.
- the invention includes, in one embodiment, a thin film device comprising a seamless thin-film expanse (i) formed of a sputtered Nitinol shape memory alloy; (ii) defining, in an austenitic state, an open, interior volume;(iii) having a thickness between 0.5-100, preferably 2-50 microns; (iv) having an austenite finish temperature A f below 37°C; and (v) demonstrating a stress/strain recovery greater than 3% at 37°C.
- the expanse can be deformed into a substantially compacted configuration in a martensitic state, and assumes, in its austenitic state, a shape defining such open, interior volume.
- the expanse may have, for example, a cylindrical, hemispherical or sock-like shape.
- the device may include a skeletal member to which the expanse is attached, and these members may have a thickness greater than the thickness of the expanse.
- the expanse may be fenestrated with a selected pattern of openings in the thin film.
- the invention includes a method of forming the thin-film device.
- the method includes the steps of placing in a magnetron sputtering device, a mandrel having an exposed, etchable outer layer that corresponds to the open, interior volume of the device to be formed, providing the sputtering apparatus with a TiNi alloy target composed of between 45-55% each of titanium and nickel, and sputter depositing material from the target adjacent said mandrel under low-pressure, low-oxygen conditions.
- the mandrel is moved relative to said target, to achieve substantially uniform sputter deposition over the entire exposed surface of the mandrel, and the deposition is continued until a desired sputtered film thickness between 0.5 and 100 microns, preferably 2 and 50 microns, is formed on the mandrel.
- the thin film on the mandrel is heated under annealing conditions.
- the thin-film device so formed is then released from the mandrel, typically by exposing the mandrel and deposited thin film to an etchant, under conditions effective to dissolve the outer layer of the mandrel.
- the mandrel's outer layer may be a separate coating formed on the mandrel surface, or the surface of the mandrel itself.
- the mandrel may be coated with a smooth surface such as polyimide before sputtering to ensure a continuous layer of deposited material.
- the target has a preferred composition of between about 48 to 51 atomic percent nickel to 52 to 49 atomic percent titanium.
- the sacrificial layer material is chromium, aluminum, or copper
- the etchant may be a chrome etch, potassium hydroxide, and nitric acid.
- the mandrel is preferably rotated during the sputtering step to achieve substantially uniform sputter deposition over the entire exposed surface of the mandrel.
- the mandrel may be cylindrical, e.g., for producing a thin-film stent, sock-like, e.g., for producing an intravascular filter, or hemispherical, e.g., for producing a vaso-occlusive device.
- the method may further include applying structural members to the mandrel, prior to depositing the thin film thereon, to form structural members in the formed device.
- the method may further include forming on the annealed thin film, an resist layer containing a pattern of openings, exposing the coated thin film with a solvent under conditions effective to create fenestrations in the thin film corresponding to the pattern of openings, and removing the resist layer.
- the fenestrations may have dimensions and interfenestration spacings in the 10-50 micron range.
- Figs. 1A-1 D illustrate steps in practicing the method of the invention
- Fig. 2 shows a resistivity versus temperature curve of a TiNi thin-film expanse formed in accordance with the invention
- Fig. 3 illustrates a stress-strain curve for TiNi thin film at 37°C
- Fig. 4 illustrates a thin-film solid-wall stent constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate open and folded states of the stent of Fig. 4, respectively, as seen in front-on view;
- Fig. 7 illustrates a sock-like thin-film device formed in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 8 illustrates a hemispherical device formed in accordance with still another embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 9 illustrates a stent with a fenestrated thin-film expanse formed in accordance with the invention.
- a shape defining an open, interior volume refers to an expanse that defines an open volume-containing space, e.g., a cylindrical, sock-like or hemispherical volume-containing space.
- “Seamless thin-filn expanse” means an expanse that forms an open interior volume without edge-to-edge seams.
- NiNi refers to an alloy containing titanium and nickel, typically each between 45-55 atom percent, and optionally, other metals, such as chromium in relatively minor amount, e.g., 1-5 atom percent.
- Shape memory alloy is an alloy that displays thermoelastic martensitic transformation defined as the ability to undergo a reversible transformation from an austentite to a martensite with a change in temperature such that an article made from such alloy has a heat stable configuration and is capable of being deformed to a heat unstable position.
- Austenitic state refers to the stronger, higher temperature phase (crystal structure) present in a shape-memory alloy.
- Austentite finish temperature A f refers to the temperature at which a shape memory alloy finishes transforming martensite to austentite upon heating.
- Martensitic state refers to the more deformable, lower temperature phase (crystal structure) present in a shape-memory alloy.
- Sputter alloy refers to an alloy formed by sputter depositing a target- material alloy on a substrate, such as a mandrel.
- Low-pressure, low-oxygen conditions refers to sputtering conditions in which the pressure is preferably below 10 "5 Torr, typically 10 "6 to 10 “8 Torr, and the predominant gas is an inert gas such as argon.
- the amount of oxygen is kept low, e.g., below 0.1 percent, by the low pressure and low oxygen content of the sputter target alloy.
- Etchable with reference to a mandrel surface means refers to a surface layer, either part of the mandrel or a coating thereon, that can be removed by exposure to a dissolving agent, e.g., etchant.
- a dissolving agent e.g., etchant.
- Figs. 1A-1 D illustrate steps in forming a thin-film device in accordance with one aspect of the invention.
- the basic components employed in the method include a mandrel 10 having an outer exposed surface corresponding to the open, interior volume of the device to be formed.
- the mandrel may have a variety of volume-defining surfaces, such as cylindrical, ellipsoidal, hemispherical, tapered cylindrical, and conical volume shapes, and may be constructed of a variety of materials, such as steel, glass, or silicon.
- the dimensions of the mandrel are dictated by the dimensions of the desired thin-film device to be formed.
- the mandrel is preferably polished, and may be coated with a material such as polyimide to produce a smooth, regular surface on which to deposit shape memory alloy.
- the mandrel is coated with a three micron thick layer of pyralin polymer resin liquid coating type PI2611 (also known as polyimide coating) obtained from HD Microsystems, by spinning the mandrel to create a thin uniform layer, curing the high-temperature polymer coating in successive steps of baking at 150°C, then curing at 250°C and finally curing at 450-500°C to cross-link the polymer.
- PI2611 also known as polyimide coating
- the mandrel may be formed of a material that itself has an etchable surface, such as such as one formed of silicon, that can be removed upon exposure to an etchant, or may be formed of a material, such as NaCI, KCI,
- NaF 2 which are available in flat or cylindrical shapes, and which can be shaped by machining and polishing. These substrates can be dissolved directly, e.g., with an aqueous solvent, without the need of an etchable coating.
- the mandrel is formed of a material that is itself not easily etchable, it is preferably coated with an etchable outer sacrificial layer 14, e.g., formed over a polyimide coating.
- Layer 14 on the mandrel is preferably metal such as chromium or other material having a highly specific etch rate relative to TiNi so that the sacrificial layer may be removed without damaging the TiNi thin film. It is preferred that the layer used not diffuse readily into TiNi during heat treatment.
- Alternative sacrificial layers include aluminum, copper, and photoresist such as SU8 and OCG825.
- An etchant such as potassium hydroxide used for etching aluminum, nitric acid used for etching copper, and Chrome Etch from Arch Chemicals Inc. containing eerie ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, and water.
- the etchant may be an aqueous solution for water-soluble mandrels, such as the salt mandrels noted above.
- the sacrificial layer may be formed by conventional thin-film deposition means, such as vacuum thermal evaporation, electroplating, or sputtering, to form a sacrificial layer preferably less than 1 micron in thickness.
- a chromium layer is applied to a thickness of about of 0.1 micron by the sputter deposition method detailed below, but where the target is chromium rather than a TiNi alloy.
- the mandrel is mounted on mandrel holder 12 for rotation thereon in the direction of arrow 13 in Fig. 1B.
- the mandrel holder includes a mandrel-support rod 12a, and a motor 12b for rotating the mandrel at a desired speed, e.g., 0.5 to 2 rpms, during sputter deposition.
- a sputter deposition target 18 composed of a nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy, preferably nearly 50 atomic percent Ti, 50 atomic percent nickel, and containing minimal impurities especially carbon and oxygen. Composition control is critical to obtaining TiNi having appropriate shape memory and superelastic qualities. Increasing the content of nickel lowers the transition temperature. As little as 0.1 % oxygen renders the film product brittle and unusable.
- the target may include minor amounts, e.g., 1-5 atomic percent, of other metals, e.g., chromium or platinum, known to effect the behavior of TiNi shape-memory alloys is specific ways.
- the target is preferably selected to produce in the thin-film expanse, an austentite finish temperature A f less than 37°C characterized by a four-point resistivity measurement in which the temperature is cycled to above 100°C and below 0°C; and a stress/strain recovery curve characterized by greater than 3% at 37°C.
- One exemplary target is composed of a nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy, preferably 46.75 weight percent Ti and 53.25 weight percent Ni, and less than 200 parts per million oxygen; formed by vacuum arc melting.
- the alloy composition may be enriched in nickel by as much as 1-2 percent to lower the transition temperature, and heat treatment such as rapid thermal anneal followed by heat-soaking at a lowered temperature may be employed as a method of obtaining special stress-strain-temperature characteristics.
- the target has exemplary diameter and thickness dimensions of 20 cm by 0.6 cm, respectively.
- the target is placed in the sputtering apparatus approximately 3-5 cm from the mandrel and parallel to the axis of the mandrel, as shown in Figs. 1A and 1B.
- the mandrel and target are contained in a conventional high-vacuum sputtering apparatus, indicated at 16 in Figs. 1A and 1 B.
- the apparatus may be any of a number of known sputtering systems that employ a direct current magnetron or radio frequency sputtering source.
- One exemplary apparatus is a Perkin-Elmer PE4400 series sputtering system.
- the coated mandrel and target are placed in the vacuum chamber of the sputtering apparatus, and sputter deposition is carried out in a vacuum of low 10 "7 Torr base pressure using a single TiNi DC magnetron target, argon gas, and a 5 kW DC power supply. High vacuum is necessary to minimize the oxygen (and other contaminants).
- the mandrel may be placed in a cylindrical magnetron sputtering system for deposition of TiNi.
- Sputter deposition is carried out until a selected thickness of thin-film expanse of between 0.5-100, preferably 2-50 microns is achieved.
- film thickness may be determined by measuring the time of deposition and comparing to calibrated samples that are measured by a Tencor Alpha-Step profilometer. Alternatively, film thickness may be measured by placing a piezoelectric crystal adjacent to the target and monitoring its resonant frequency during deposition.
- deposition onto the rotating mandrel is effective to produce a substantially uniform thickness of deposited thin film on the exposed surface of the mandrel, that is, the surface region directly exposed to the target.
- the sputter deposition step is terminated, and the thin-film expanse on the mandrel is then annealed under heating/cooling conditions to achieve desired shape-memory alloy properties in the device.
- the annealing step may be by thermal heating or by exposure to an infrared heater in vacuum. Use of infrared heating permits rapid heating and cooling so that sacrificial layers such as aluminum may be used, and solvent- removable sacrificial layers such as photoresist.
- the thin-film expanse is heated in vacuum at 500-550°C for 20 minutes followed by gradual cooling to ambient temperature.
- the mandrel is enclosed in a stainless steel fixture to ensure uniform heating.
- the thin-film device must be released from the mandrel. This is done preferably by exposing the mandrel and thin-film device thereon to a dissolving agent, e.g., etchant, to remove the outer mandrel layer or the sacrificial layer formed thereon.
- a dissolving agent e.g., etchant
- etchant e.g., etchant
- the step is shown in Fig. 1 C, where sacrificial layer 14 (Figs. 1A and 1 B) is removed by the etchant.
- the mandrel with its two or more layers of deposits is immersed in liquid etchant at room temperature and allowed to soak until the TiNi layer is freed from the surface.
- the time may vary from one to 24 hours depending on the degree of fenestration of the TiNi, the thickness of the sacrificial layer, and the degree of agitation applied to the mandrel.
- Ultrasonic power may be used to accelerate action of the etchant.
- the coated mandrel is washed and the thin-film expanse is removed from the mandrel.
- This step is shown in Fig. 1 D, showing a thin-film stent 22 formed in accordance with the method.
- the method of producing a thin-film device can be extended to produce micro-sized, precisely shaped and spaced openings or in the film.
- fenestration patterns are selectively etched in TiNi thin film, either before or after the above annealing step, to enhance mechanical flexibility of the film, to permit fluid to flow through, to increase the expansion rate of the device or achieve improved adhesion to vascular-wall structure.
- a positive photoresist is spun on the thin film/silicon mandrel.
- One preferred photoresist material is Olin OCG825; other suitable materials are available from alternative vendors.
- the photoresist and thin film TiNi is then photo-lithographically patterned and etched, respectively.
- the etchant is, for example, a mixture of nitric acid and buffered oxide etch containing hydrogen flouride. Fenestrations as small as 25 microns x 25 microns in the film have been created. More generally, fenestrations and spacing between adjacent fenestrations may have dimensions in the 5-50 micron size range or larger.
- the method is adapted to produce a thin-film device having internal ribs or struts.
- the coated mandrel is first provided with structural members or ribs applied or deposited on the coated surface, to serve as structural members in a thin-film device as illustrated below in Fig. 7.
- the structural members are preferably deposited or placed circumferentially about the coated mandrel at one or more positions along the mandrel.
- the ribs may be, for example, nickel/titanium wire or strips, or some other metal or polymer materials upon which a thin-film expanse can be deposited.
- the surface must be coated or polished to a sub-micron finish for TiNi to be successfully sputtered onto the mandrel after placement of rib structure.
- Narrow strips of thin film prepared as above were prepared for transformation temperature measurements and stress-strain measurements. To measure transformation temperature, each thin film sample was heated and cooled while changes in voltage were measured and recorded using a 4-probe constant-current technique to produce temperature versus resistivity data.
- Figure 2 shows a typical resistivity versus temperature curve of a TiNi film.
- the transformation temperatures of the alloy are as follows:
- the A f of this thin film alloy is below body temperature, it is well suited to medical devices that are actuated within the blood vessel.
- film samples 20mm x 1mm x 5 microns in size were used.
- the deformation fixture used allowed the deformation at a constant temperature in the temperature range from -50°C to +90°C by immersion in an alcohol or water bath.
- the force applied to the sample and the sample elongation was measured respectively by a strain gage and an LVDT connected to a computer.
- LABVIEW TM software was used for collecting the data and plotting the stress-strain and resistivity graphs.
- Figure 3 illustrates a stress-strain curve for TiNi thin film at 38 °C.
- the loading plateau for the film is at about 300 MPa ( ⁇ 45 kpsi) and unloading plateau is at about 150 MPa (-22 kpsi).
- the thin film clearly exhibits superelastic behavior at body temperature that makes this an excellent material for medical devices, particular miniature implantable devices.
- the invention includes a device formed of a seamless thin-film expanse, in accordance with the method above.
- the "seamless” feature refers to the fact that the expanse forms a continuous surface without interior edges.
- the devices are formed of a sputtered nitinol shape memory alloy.
- the expanse is formed by sputtering a thin film from a titanium/nickel alloy target, as described above.
- the thin-film material defines, in an austenitic state, an open, interior volume.
- the open interior volume is the volume of the space defined by the interior of the expanse.
- the expanse in the device has a film thickness of between 0.5 and 100 microns, preferably 2-50 microns, more preferably 5-50 microns, and a substantially uniform in thickness and composition throughout the expanse.
- the thin-film expanse has an austenite finish temperature A f below 37°C and demonstrates a stress/strain recovery greater than 3% at 37°C, where the expanse can be deformed into a substantially compacted configuration in a martensitic state.
- a cylindrical thin-film expanse forms an intraluminal a stent 22.
- the stent has typical dimensions of about 5-75 microns film thickness, 5-50 mm in length, and 1-10 mm in diameter, in its open conditions shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
- a compacted or "folded" configuration is illustrated in Fig. 6, showing stent 22 in a front-on view. As seen, the dimensions of the stent have been reduced considerably in the compacted configuration, allowing the stent, for example, to be delivered through a catheter to a vascular site in need of a stent, e.g., in a compacted, stress-induced martensite form.
- a sock-like device 24 formed of a thin-film expanse 25 and supported internally by structural members 28.
- the structural ribs may be disposed in a circumferential direction, as shown, or in a longitudinal direction, like the struts in an umbrella.
- This device can be formed as described above, on a cone-shaped mandrel, where the mandrel is first coated prior to sputtering the thin-film expanse, and the structural members are formed on the mandrel prior to sputtering.
- the device may be fenestrated, as illustrated in Fig. 12, and may have a wire or other guide structure attached, for example, for pulling the device through an internal vessel, where the device acts like a filter.
- the device is a hemispherical cap device 30. e.g., for use as a vaso-occlusive agent for treating an aneurysm.
- the thin-film device may be further etched, e.g., by photolithographic etching, to produce a device, such as stent 32 in Fig. 12, having defined-shape, size and position fenestrations. Fenestration patterns as small as 25 microns x 25 microns have been etched in the film using photolithographic technique.
- Fig. 12 shows a TiNi thin film stent 30 formed of a thin-film expanse 32 having fenestrations or windows, such as windows 34, formed therein.
- Windows 25 microns x 25 microns with spacing of about 10 microns between the adjacent openings has been achieved. Since fenestrations are produced by using photolithographic technique, very precise, clean and sharp edges can be achieved. The ability to etch micrometer scale features with an excellent etching quality allows for the production of devices such as implantable filters, or drug- release devices.
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