Table 1: Examples of Commonly Used Metallic Drug-eluting Stents.
Manufacturer | Drug-eluting Stents | Material | Drug | Connectors/Ring | Geometry |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbott Vascular (CA, US) | Xience Prime™ | Cobalt chromium (L605) | Everolimus | 3 | |
Biosensors (Singapore) | Biomatrix™ | Stainless steel (316L) | Biolimus | 2 | |
Boston Scientific (MA, US) | Promus Element™ | Platinum chromium | Everolimus | 2 | |
Medtronic (MN, US) | Integrity Resolute™ | Cobalt chromium (MP35N) | Zotarolimus | 2 |
The manufacturer, alloys, drugs eluted, number of connectors between rings and stent geometry are outlined.