A balloon-expandable endoprosthesis (or stent) is a medical device, often a covered metallic tube, that is inserted into a narrowed or blocked body lumen (like an artery) and physically expanded into place by inflating a balloon catheter.
Product Examples
| Product | Manufacturer |
 GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis Designed to treat aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) | W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., 1505 N. Fourth Street, AZ 86004 Flagstaff, USA |
 LifeStream Balloon Expandable Vascular Covered Stent Utilizing non-compliant balloon technology, the LifeStream™ Covered Stent is designed to provide precise diameters and efface heavily-calcified iliac lesions. | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880 |
 Carotid self-expanding stent with delivery system RX, MER The outline of the stents was obtained by means of laser work. A stent is placed at the end of the rapid exchange 0.014” delivery system. After being released from the delivery system, the stent opens up, taking the form of a cylinder. Thanks to its properties, it restores the desirable shape of the lumen of the vessel. | 00-496 Warsaw, POLAND 7/14 Nowy Świat Str. |
 Coronary stent ITRIX The ITRIX Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Implantation System is the first carbonized stent (Inert Carbon Technology) with a completely biodegradable polymer coating which contains Sirolimus (Rapasorb™) as a highly effective drug for preventing thrombotic and re-stenotic events. | Amg International Boschstraße 16, 21423 Winsen, Germany |
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