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. 2020 Apr 13;12(4):349. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040349

Table 3.

Overview of drug-eluting stents.

Stent (Manufacturer) Type/Generation Drug Material (Bulk/Polymer) FDA Trials Drug-Eluting Time Ref.
CYPHERTM (Cordis) SES/First Sirolimus Stainless steel/Parylene C 2003 FIM (First-In Man), RAVEL, SIRIUS,
E-SIRIUS, C-SIRIUS
80% of sirolimus elutes over ~30 days; remainder released by end of 90 days [163,169,195]
Taxus® (Boston Scientific) PES/First Paclitaxel Stainless steel or platinum-chromium/TransluteTM polymer 2004 TAXUS I-VI,
TAXUS ATLAS,
PERSEUS
elutes over ~90 days [163,169,195,196]
Endeavor® (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN) ZES/Second Zotarolimus cobalt-chromium/phosphorylcholine 2008 ENDEAVOR I–IV 80% during first 10 days [195,197]
XienceTM V (Abbott Laboratories) EES/Second Everolimus L-605 Co-Cr/Poly (vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)
(PVDF-HFP)
2008 SPIRIT I-IV (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials I-IV) 80% during first 30 days [195,197]
Axxion (Biosensors International) PF-DES Paclitaxel 316L SS - - 40–50% in the first week
100% after 4 weeks
[198]
Achieve (Cook Inc.) PF-DES Paclitaxel 316L SS - 8 months DELIVER (DELiverability of the Resolute Integrity Stent in All-Comer Vessels and Cross-OvER Stenting) Clinical Trial 28% within 4 days
69% within 2 weeks
[198,199]
Amazonia PAX
(MINVASYS)
PF-DES Paclitaxel L605 Co-Cr - Pax A and Pax B Clinical Study Design 60% within 48 h,
100% within 7 weeks
[198,199]
Biofreedom
(Biosensors
International)
PF-DES Biolimus A9 316L SS - BioFreedom FIM 98% of drug within 4 weeks [195,198]
Polymer-free DFS (Medtronic) PF-DES Sirolimus Co-Cr, Tantalum - Medtronic RevElution Trial N/A [8,198]
Cre8 (Alvimedica) PF-DES Amphilimus L605 Co-Cr - Clinical performance of CRE8 drug-eluting stent in all comer population (PARTICIPATE)
(phase 4)
50% of drug on 1st day
100% within 3 weeks
[8,198]
JANUS (Sorin Biomedica) PF-DES Tacrolimus 316L SS - JUPITER I, JUPITER II 50% over 4 weeks [195,198]
NANO + (LEPU Medical) PF-DES Sirolimus 316L SS - Clinical performance of nano plus sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease 85% in 4 weeks [8,198,199]
Supra-G
(Cook Inc.)
PF-DES Paclitaxel 316L SS 6 months ASPECT (Asian Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Clinical Trial) N/A [198,199]
VEST Async (MIV Therapeutics) PF-DES Sirolimus 316L SS - 9 months Vest Saync II Clinical Trial 100% in 3–4 weeks [198,199]
V-Flex Plus
(Cook Inc)
PF-DES Paclitaxel 316L SS - 6 months Clinical Trial 28% within 4 days
69% within 2 weeks
[198,199]
YUKON (Translumina GmbH) PF-DES Sirolimus, Probucol 316L SS ISAR-TEST, ISAR-TEST 3, ISAR-TEST 4, ISAR-PEACE (Posthumous Evaluation of Advanced Cancer Environment 66% in 2 weeks
100% over 3 weeks
[195,198]
YINYI (Liaoning
Biomedical Materials)
PF-DES Paclitaxel 316L SS Safety and Efficacy Registry of Yinyi Stent (SERY-II) (SERY-II) 42% in 24 h
100% in 9 weeks
[8,198]

SES - Sirolimus eluting stent, PES - Paclitaxel eluting stent, ZES - Zotarolimus eluting stent, EES – Everolimus eluting stent, 316L SS – 316L Stainless steel, L605 Co-Cr – L605 Cobalt-chromium, PF – Polymer free.