Disclosed herein is a flexible self-expandable stent using shape memory
alloy for expanding stenosal portions and method and apparatus for fabricating
the same. The self-expandable stent using shape memory allow, comprises a first
cylindrical stent member comprised of a first wire formed of super elastic shape
memory alloy, the first wire being bent a large number of times while being extended
upwardly and downwardly a large number of times, so the first wire forms a plurality
of variable rhombic spaces by forming a plurality of intersections for causing
the first wire to be intersected with itself to resist longitudinal constriction
of the first cylindrical stent member and a plurality of interlocked points for
causing the first wire to be interlocked with itself at spaced positions to allow
longitudinal constriction of the first cylindrical stent member; and a second cylindrical
stent member comprised of a second wire formed of super elastic shape memory alloy,
the second wire being diagonally extended in parallel with the previously positioned
first wire and passed alternately under and over the first wire so as to divide
each of a plurality of rhombic spaces formed in the first cylindrical stent member
into four equal parts, thereby preventing the first and second cylindrical stent
members from being separated from each other.