BackgroundBiodegradable　stents　display　insufficient　scaffold　performance　due　to　their　poor　Young＇s　Modulus.　In　addition,　the　corresponding　biodegradable　materials　harbor　weakened　structures　during　degradation　processes.　Consequently,　such　stents　have　not　been　extensively　applied　in　clinical　therapy.　In　this　study,　the　scaffold　performance　of　a　patented　stent　and　its　ability　to　reshape　damaged　vessels　during　degradation　process　were　evaluated.MethodsA　common　stent　was　chosen　as　a　control　to　assess　the　mechanical　behavior　of　the　patented　stent.　Finite　element　analysis　was　used　to　simulate　stent　deployment　into　a　40%　stenotic　vessel.　A　material　corrosion　model　involving　uniform　and　stress　corrosion　was　implemented　within　the　finite　element　framework　to　update　the　stress　state　following　degradation.ResultsThe　results　showed　that　radial　recoiling　ratio　and　mass　loss　ratio　of　the　patented　stent　is　7.19%　and　3.1%,　respectively,　which　are　definitely　lower　than　those　of　the　common　stent　with　the　corresponding　values　of　22.6%　and　14.1%,　respectively.　Moreover,　the　patented　stent　displayed　stronger　scaffold　performance　in　a　corrosive　environment　and　the　plaque　treated　with　patented　stents　had　a　larger　and　flatter　lumen.ConclusionOwing　to　its　improved　mechanical　performance,　the　novel　biodegradable　zinc　alloy　stent　reported　here　has　high　potential　as　an　alternative　choice　in　surgery.