What is e LUMINEXX stent?
Features: Designed for exceptional visibility under fluoroscopy, which significantly enhances stent placement accuracy. The proprietary interlocking Puzzle™ Tantalum marker assures permanent attachment. Dimensional design changes facilitate harmonization of radial force across the range of product diameters.
Is self-expanding stent drug eluting?
The use of third-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) is currently the preferred method of treatment for different indications in patients with coronary artery disease. Self-expanding stents are routinely used in peripheral arterial disease, like external iliac and femoropopliteal percutaneous interventions.
What is a self-expanding stent?
Mechanical self-expanding stents are devices composed of stainless steel, which are compressed within a delivery catheter and rely on a mechanical “springlike” design to achieve expansion.
Is a smart stent drug eluting?
The sirolimus-eluting SMART® stent was implanted in 47 and the bare SMART® nitinol stent in 46 patients.
What is the drug in a drug eluting stent?
In sirolimus-eluting stents, ≈80% of the rapamycin has eluted by 30 days, whereas paclitaxel-eluting stents have a biphasic drug release profile in vitro with an initial burst during the first 48 hours after implantation followed by a sustained low-level release for at least 2 weeks.
Is Innova stent drug eluting?
Additionally, the Innova stent platform serves as the foundation for the new Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent, which is designed specifically for the SFA.
Is a nitinol stent drug eluting?
This paclitaxel-eluting self-expanding stent is made of a z-shaped mesh linked by small interconnections (Figure 16(c)).
When are drug-eluting stents used?
A drug-eluting stent is the most common type of stent used to treat a blockage of the heart arteries. Many people with heart problems have been successfully treated with drug-eluting stents, preventing the need for more-invasive procedures, such as coronary artery bypass surgery.
What drugs are on stents?
The first drug-eluting stents to be approved in Europe and the U.S. were coated with paclitaxel or an mTOR inhibitor, such as sirolimus….
| Drug-eluting stent | |
|---|---|
| ICD-9-CM | 00.55 |
| MeSH | D054855 |
What is a balloon expandable stent?
The Assurant Cobalt® Balloon Expandable Stent System is designed to treat restenosis in the iliac artery by opening clogged arteries and restoring blood flow. The stent provides support to the artery after angioplasty.