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Integrated Stent Delivery System: A Next Generation of Stent Delivery and Drug-Eluting Stent
Tim A Fischell1, Abilash Balmuri1, Sourabh Agarwal1
1Borgess Heart Institute and Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Abstract:
The SLENDER Integrated Delivery System (IDS™) is an 'all-in-one' fixed-wire coronary stenting device designed for direct stenting, precluding the need for conventional guidewires and predilatation balloons. It achieves ultra-low profiles (crossing profiles as low as 0.029″/0.737 mm), enabling the downsizing of catheters to facilitate transradial intervention in a large subsets of patients. The IDS represents the first advance in coronary stent delivery since the introduction of rapid-exchange stent delivery systems >20 years ago. SLENDER IDS has demonstrated non-inferiority compared with commercial DES, excellent long-term safety and a potentially more efficient approach to PCI where patient comfort is enhanced, procedures are streamlined, and resource consumption is reduced. This paper will summarize the novel features of this new stent delivery system and the early clinical data demonstrating safety and efficacy.
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