stent

top: A balloon catheter with a stent is inserted into a clogged artery.center: The balloon is inflated, expanding the stent.bottom: The stent is placed and the balloon catheter removed, keeping the artery open.

stent

(stĕnt)

1. A device used to support a bodily orifice or cavity during skin grafting or to immobilize a skin graft following placement.

2. A short tubular device made of wire mesh or fabric that is placed permanently in an anatomical passage, usually an artery during angioplasty, to keep it open after occlusion.

[After Charles R. Stent (1845-1901), British dentist.]

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stent

(stɛnt)

(Surgery) med a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis

[C19: after Charles Stent (1807–85), English dentist]

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stent

(stɛnt)
n.

Med. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.

[1960–65; orig. uncertain]

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Noun

stent - a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

Translations

stent

n stent m; malla cilíndrica para mantener abierto un conducto, una arteria o una vena; bare-metal — stent de metal desnudo; drug-eluting — stent liberador de fármaco(s)

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BUILDING A BETTER DRUG-ELUTING STENT. In general, stents that are coated with drugs that are gradually released into the tissue (drug-eluting stents, or DES) prevent plaque from growing inside the stent--a problem that plagues bare-metal stents.

Stent designs evolving: new models show promise to solve old problems

This technology is designed to provide the same degree of restenosis reduction as a conventional drug-eluting stent while offering faster and more complete vessel healing after stent implantation.

TRIAL ENROLLMENT FOR CORONARY STENT WITH POLYMER

For longer lesions or in an artery with a smaller diameter, a drug-eluting stent is preferred, Dr.

Research: drug-eluting stents as safe as bare metal stents: factors such as the size of the affected artery and the patient's medical history help determine which type to use

Even when adjusted for factors such as socioeconomic status, cancer, renal failure and anemia, the link between drug-eluting stent treatment and lower mortality persisted, the researchers said.

Fewer deaths with drug-coated stents than bare metal

Drug-eluting stents received a big boost on September 4 during a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology in Stockholm Sweden, when it was reported that results from a landmark clinical trial suggested that a drug-eluting stent reduced the incidence of restenosis to zero, compared to 26% restenosis for a similar non-coated stent.

Cardiotech and Implant Sciences announce development of unique anti-restenosis stent

The system includes the Exhale Drug-Eluting Stent and related implements used in the company's patented Airway Bypass procedure for collapsed airways.

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According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Medicare paid about $14.7 billion for drug-eluting stent operations in 2005, representing about half of all implants of the devices.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reviews coverage of stent technologies

While these and earlier findings showed that drug-eluting stents are "relatively safe" during the long term, they also highlighted the need for patients who receive a drug-eluting stent to unceasingly remain on daily aspirin therapy, Andrew T.L.

Stent patients need to take their aspirin daily

The Xposition stent portfolio already included three lengths (17 mm, 22 mm and 27 mm), and this 37 mm drug-eluting stent is particularly well-suited to the treatment of lesions in the left main coronary artery and in tapered vessels.

Stentys' Longest Xposition Stent Granted CE Marking

TAXUS Liberte is the only second-generation drug-eluting stent available in Japan.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC ANNOUNCES JAPANESE LAUNCH OF TAXUS SYSTEM

For instance, in February 2017, Cook has extended its Zilver PTX product portfolio with a 140mm drug-eluting stent. Physicians will now be able to treat longer lesions with just one stent, which is deployed via a thumbwheel delivery system.

Coronary Stents Market 2019: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To 2026

M2 EQUITYBITES-February 25, 2019-BIOTRONIK unveils US FDA approved Orsiro drug-eluting stent (DES) system for coronary artery disease

BIOTRONIK unveils US FDA approved Orsiro drug-eluting stent (DES) system for coronary artery disease