Abstract: A stent which has a cylindrical tubular shape in which wires cross each other and are woven includes first regions each including a horizontal folding crossing portion in which the wires are folded in an axial direction and cross each other and a vertical folding crossing portion in which the wires are folded in a circumferential direction and cross each other. The first region is a region in which the horizontal folding crossing portion and the vertical folding crossing portion are arranged in the circumferential direction, and the first regions are arranged at intervals in the axial direction.

Abstract: A cover stent includes: a mesh tube knitted into a tube by a wire including a first bending portion protruding toward a first end portion in a longitudinal direction of the tube and a second bending portion protruding toward a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the longitudinal direction, the first and second bending portions intersecting each other by being twisted once; a cover covering outside or inside of the mesh tube; and a restricting member connected to the cover with a space, the wire in at least one of the first and second bending portions being movably inserted into the space along a surface of the cover. The mesh tube is connected to the cover by the restricting member so that the first and second bending portions can move relative to each other along the surface in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A stent which has a cylindrical tubular shape in which wires cross each other and are woven includes first regions each including a horizontal folding crossing portion in which the wires are folded in an axial direction and cross each other and a vertical folding crossing portion in which the wires are folded in a circumferential direction and cross each other. The first region is a region in which the horizontal folding crossing portion and the vertical folding crossing portion are arranged in the circumferential direction, and the first regions are arranged at intervals in the axial direction.

Abstract: An embeddable sensor includes a sensor body, a detector housed in the sensor body, and a retaining mechanism mounted on a side surface of the sensor body. The retaining mechanism includes at least one projection on the side surface of the sensor body. The projection is of a V shape which is progressively wider and higher from a distal end toward a proximal end of the sensor body. The projection is made of a material whose hardness is lowered upon elapse of a certain period of time within a living body. When the embeddable sensor is inserted in the living body, the projection retains the embeddable sensor within the living body. Upon elapse of the certain period of time within the living body, the projection loses its capability to retain the embeddable sensor within the living body.