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The stent mounted on a delivery apparatus, called the catheter. The balloon and stent are expanded. The stent will act a scaffold for the artery.

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The stent is permanently in expanded form. This is the only object that will stay in the artery.

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Stents are manufactured in a variety of lengths and diameters.

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A magnification of the polymer coating that 'carries' the drug to the artery.

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A stent is intended for use in a plaqued artery.

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Artist's rendition of a BSX D.E.S. deployed in the artery.

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Boston Scientific TAXUS™ Express2 drug-eluting coronary stent (BSX D.E.S.) to scale.

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A profile view of the stent.

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See how a stent is deployed in a coronary artery.

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See the procedure from the operation room.

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See how restenosis (re-narrowing of the blood vessel) can occur in 25% to 40% of cases.

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See how restenosis is avoided using a paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent.

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The VASCULAR WRAP™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Mesh. This mesh is a device that prevents restenosis inside the blood vessel after a graft surgery.

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In some cases a surgery on a blood vessel will induce restenosis, the overgrowth of new tissue.

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The VASCULAR WRAP™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Mesh is a mesh that is applied over the site of a graft procedure.
