COMPARATIVE TABLE

COMPANY STENTS TAPERED STENTS STRAIGHT STENT CROSSING PROFILE STENT SHORTENING %
DIAMETER (PROX/DIST) (mm) LENGTHS(mm) DIAMETER(mm) LENGTHS(mm)
Abbott laboratories RX Acculink 10/7, 8/6 30,40 5,6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40 1,98 <0.5
Xact 10/8, 9/7, 8/6 30,40 7,8,9,10 20,30 1,9 Minimal
 

Bard Peripheral Vascular

Vivexx 8/12, 7/10, 6/8 30,40 5,6,7,8,9,10,12 20,30,40 Unspecified Unspecified
Conformexx n/a n/a 6,7,8,9,10,12 20,30,40 2 Minimal
Boston

     Scientific Co.

Carotid Wallstent n/a n/a 6,8,10 20,30,40 1,7 - 1,95 >20
NexStent Self-Tapering 30 Self-Adapting 30 1,66 Minimal
Cook Zilver 518 RX n/a n/a 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40,60,80 Unspecified 0
Cordis J&J Precise Pro RX Self-Tapering 20,30,40 5,6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40 1,7-2 Minimal

EV3

 

Protégé GPS n/a n/a 6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40,60 Unspecified Unspecified
Protégé RX 10/7, 8/6 30,40 6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40,60 1,98 0
Medtronic Cristallo Ideale RX 10/7, 9/6 30,40 7,9,11 20,30,40 Unspecified Unspecified
Medtronic Exponent RX Self-Tapering 20,30,40 6,7,8,9,10 20,30,40 1,83-2,08 0-6
Optimed Sinus 6/9,7/10 40 5,6,7,8,9 20,30,40 Unspecified Unspecified