A “bioadaptive” stent might circumvent the slow accumulation of target lesion failure that has been a consistent weakness of ...

Abbott has delivered new, longer-term data from a clinical study of its dissolving stent for severe peripheral artery disease ...

To complicate things, patients may also develop delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions to metals (ie, in-stent restenosis, prosthesis loosening, inflammation, pain, or allergic contact dermatitis ...

Stents can also be placed in brain blood vessels to treat strokes caused by artery narrowing. This neurovascular intervention involves inserting a stent through a small needle in the leg or hand ...

Endologix announced final 36-month results for the DETOUR2 study evaluating its Detour system for treating peripheral ...

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the ...

A drug-eluting resorbable stent was found to be just as effective in treating infrapopliteal artery disease in patients at risk of limb amputation, according to a study published Oct. 25 in the ...

Stents are, of course, used in other scenarios to open large arteries. The new stent, with its unique pinched-in-the-middle hourglass design, does seem to help restore blood flow to the tiny blood ...

As next steps, the researchers plan to develop a version that works with metal stents. In the longer term, they will further miniaturize the sensor—allowing several sensors to be distributed ...

A newly FDA- approved stent designed to grow with the child offers a better option.Oct. 17, 2024 ...

The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a new type of stent designed to hold open the passages down the windpipe and into the lungs, among patients that may have their airways pinched and ...