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 ...

Global Venous Stents Market to grow at a CAGR of 8.36% during 2026–2033, with the U.S. maintaining leadership in North America amid increasing adoption of stent-based therapies.Austin, Texas, Jan. 12, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VERMILLION, S.D. | University of South Dakota researchers Eagappanath Thiruppathi and Gopinath Mani are working on a technique to lower the risks of blood clots in arteries implanted with stents.

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...

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 ...