What is a Promus Premier stent?
Promus PREMIER Drug-Eluting Stent The Promus PREMIER Stent is a bare-metal stent with a special drug coating added to help reduce the chance of the artery becoming blocked again. The drug is released from the stent over the period of time during which re-blockage is most likely to occur.
Is Promus Premier stent MRI safe?
Non-clinical testing has demonstrated that the Promus PREMIER Stent is MR Conditional for single and overlapped conditions up to 74 mm. A patient with this device can be safely scanned in a Magnetic Resonance system meeting the following conditions: Static magnetic field of 3.0 and 1.5 Tesla only.
Which company stent is best?
1. Boston Scientific – The leading competitor in the coronary stent market was Boston Scientific. Most of the company’s success can be attributed to its strong position in the drug-eluting stents (DES) market, where it held the leading share. The company currently offers the SYNERGY™ and REBEL™ BMS product line.
What is Promus stent?
The PROMUS Element Plus Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System is a device/drug combination product consisting of a drug/polymer-coated balloon-expandable stent, pre- mounted on a Monorail (MR) or Over-The-Wire (OTW) delivery catheter. The stent is made from a platinum chromium alloy (PtCr).
Is Promus Elite stent drug eluting?
Promus ELITE Drug-Eluting Stent The Promus ELITE Stent is a bare-metal stent with a special drug coating added to help reduce the chance of the artery becoming blocked again. The drug is released from the stent over the period of time during which re-blockage is most likely to occur.
Which stent is best for heart?
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 is a rebel stent?
The REBEL Stent System is the newest advance in bare-metal stent technology. REBEL Stent has the visibility you want from its PtCr alloy, the strength you need with the lowest recoil* and greatest radial strength†, and the outstanding deliverability you expect from the Boston Scientific family of stents.