Carotid Stent Design Specification

Stent	Manufacturer	Characteristic	Tapering	Introducer Sheath Compatibility (F)	Lesion Crossing Profile (mm)	Guidewire Compatibility (in)	Working Length (cm)	Stent Shortening (%)	Available Stent Diameters (mm)	Available Stent Lengths (mm)
Carotid Wallstent Monorail	Boston Scientific Corp, Natick, MA, USA	Woven closed-cell cobalt-chromium tube	Self-tapering	6 for 6-8 mm diameter	1.7	0.014	135	> 20	6, 8, 10	30, 40, 50
				7 for 10 mm diameter	1.95
Conformexx Carotid Stent	BARD/Angiomed, Karlsruhe, Germany	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Straight	6	2	0.014 and 0.018	135	Minimal	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12	20, 30, 40
Exponent RX	Medtronic, Galway, Ireland	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Straight	5 for 6-7 mm diameter	1.8	0.014	135	0-4	6, 7, 8, 9, 10	20, 30, 40
				6 for 8-10 mm diameter	2.1			0-6
NexStent Monorail	Endotex,Cupertino, CA, USA	Laser-cut closed-cell nitinol coiled sheet	Self-tapering	5	1.7	0.014	135	Minimal	Accommodates 4-9	30
Precise Carotid Stent	Cordis, Miami Lakes, FL, USA	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Self-tapering	6 for 5-8 mm diameter	1.7	0.014	135	Minimal	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10	20, 30, 40
				7 for 9-10 mm diameter	2
Protégé 6Fr .018	ev3, Plymouth, MN, USA	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Straight	6	2	0.018	135	0	6, 7, 8, 9,10	20, 30, 40, 60, 80
			Tapered shouldered						6-8, 7-10	30, 40
RX AccuLink Carotid Stent	Guidant, Santa Clara, CA, USA	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube with longitudinal spines	Straight	6	1.98	0.014	126	< 0.5	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10	20, 30, 40
			Conical tapered						6-8, 7-10	30, 40
Sinus 5F	Optimed, Ettlingen, Germany	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Straight	5	Unspecified	0.014 and 0.021	Unspecified	Minimal	5, 6, 7, 8, 9	20, 30, 40
			Conical tapered						6-9, 7-10	40
X-Act	Abbott Vascular Devices, Galway, Ireland	Laser-cut closed-cell nitinol tube	Straight	6	1.9	0.014	135	Minimal	7, 8, 9, 10	20, 30
			Conical tapered						6-8, 7-9, 8-10	30, 40
Zilver	William Cook Europe, Bjaeverkov, Denmark	Laser-cut open-cell nitinol tube	Straight	5	Unspecified	0.014 and 0.018	120 and 125	0	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10	20, 30, 40, 50, 60