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editorial
. 2018 Feb;10(2):688–692. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.118

Table 1. Ultrathin strut (≤80 µm) biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stents available on the market.

Brand name Manufacturer Platform alloy Strut thickness, ìm Polymer thickness, ìm Coating distribution Polymer material
Abluminus Envision Scientific CoCr 73 N/A Abluminal* PLLA
BioMime Meril CoCr 65 <2 Circumferential PLLA, PLGA
Decent S Accura Medizintechnik CoCr 65 N/A Circumferential PLGA
Genoss Genoss CoCr 70 4 Abluminal N/A
Inspiron SciTech CoCr 75 5 Abluminal PLLA, PLGA
MiStent Micell CoCr 64 9.6 Circumferential PLGA
Orsiro Biotronik CoCr 60 7.4 Circumferential PLLA
Rapstrom VasMed Technologies CoCr 70 <5 Circumferential PLLA, PLGA
Superia Innvolution Healthcare CoCr 65 2–3 Circumferential PLLA
Supralimus Core Sahajanand Medical Technologies CoCr 60 5–6 Circumferential Co-polymer of PLLA, PLGA, PLCL and PVP
Tivoli EssenTech CoCr 80 5.5 Circumferential PLGA
Ultimaster Terumo CoCr 80 15 Abluminal PDLCL
Xlimus Cardionovum CoCr 73 2 Abluminal PLLA

Only devices with available clinical performance data have been included. *, both stent and exposed parts of the balloon are coated; , 60 ìm of strut thickness for stent-diameters ≤3.0 mm and 80 ìm for stent-diameters >3.0 mm. N/A, data not available; CoCr, cobalt chromium; PDLLA, poly-D, L-lactic acid; PLGA, poly-lactic co-glycolic acid; PLLA, poly-L-lactic acid; PLCL, poly-L-lactic acid, co-caprolactone; PDLCL, poly-D, L-lactic acid, co-caprolactone; PVP, polyvinyl pyrrolidone.