Is a Cypher stent drug-eluting?

The CYPHER Stent, the world’s first drug-eluting coronary stent, represents a new generation of coronary stent technology. The stent is coated in a polymer that gradually releases the drug sirolimus into the vessel wall to stop scar tissue growth, a major cause of reblockage.

Are Cypher stents MRI safe?

Approval was granted after laboratory studies demonstrated the CYPHER(R) Stent is MRI-safe.

What is Mi stent?

A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed during or immediately after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again. A drug-eluting stent has medicine embedded in it that helps prevent the artery from closing in the long term.

What do you need to know about the Cypher stent?

1. Product Description The CYPHER™ Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent (CYPHER Stent) is a combination product comprised of two regulated components: a device (a stent system) and a drug product (a formulation of sirolimus in a polymer coating).

When did the Johnson and Johnson Cypher stent come out?

The Johnson and Johnson Cypher stent is a sirolimus-drug-eluting stent which was introduced in 2003. It was developed by Cordis Corporation, which is a Johnson and Johnson Company.

Which is the best stent on the market?

The Cypher stent is one of two medicated heart stents on the market. The other is the Taxus stent, manufactured by Boston Scientific. Over the three years since the Cypher medicated stent was approved for sale in the United States, it has become a top-selling product.

When is a stent the best choice for lad repair?

There’s another time stents are the best choice: when bypass no longer is an option. While LAD repair with a mammary artery usually lasts for the rest of a person’s life, CABG grafts in the other two arteries do not.