Device designers are likely familiar with achieving very different results when testing components in vivo, compared with those obtained in vitro. A team of students at Michigan Technological ...

Figure 1. Colorized scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a biodegradable drug-eluting coating on a coronary stent. Catheter-based interventions have revolutionized the practice of ...

Perhaps the biggest and most contentious flurry of activity centers on the actual mechanics of drug-delivery and the need for a polymer coating. Polymers have been hailed by some as essential to ...

A project at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a laser-based procedure intended to improve the successful use of stents in vascular surgery. As the global population ...

Boston Scientific has been recognized with a Bronze Edison Award in the Science & Medical category for its Tria™ Ureteral Stent, the first stent made with a proprietary surface technology designed to ...

Many people who receive one stent will need additional stents, but as the number of devices in the heart increases, so do the risks of serious complications. If a coronary artery has become narrowed, ...

Bile duct stents that stay in too long may cause complications. Experts differ on how long a bile duct stent should stay in, but most suggest removing or replacing it every 3 to 6 months. This can ...