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Platinum Chromium (PtCr) & Design
Introducing Platinum Chromium: An entirely new alloy for coronary stenting engineered exclusively by Boston Scientific
Watch the following video to learn about the benefits of Platinum Chromium:
PtCr is the future of Boston Scientific’s coronary stent leadership and the foundation of the Element™ Stent Series¹.
Platinum Chromium takes strength, flexibility & radiopacity a generation beyond Cobalt Chromium.
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Properties of Platinum Chromium:
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The new innovative thin-strut Element™ Stent design, combined with Platinum Chromium, enables exceptional performance.4
The new design of the Element Stent features wider peaks to minimize recoil, and shorter segments to improve conformability. The helical two-connector design is engineered for maximum flexibility and conformance to the vessel.²
1 The Element Stent Series includes PROMUS™ Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and TAXUS™ Element™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System.
2 Testing conducted at Boston Scientific data on file. Platinum Chromium Technical Bulletin PDM 90353760 & 2.5 mm Bench Test Data_Aug 2009.
3 Boston Scientific data on file. Biocompatibility: Study 1133-024, Study 1133-035
4 Compared to TAXUS™ Liberté™ , XIENCE V™, Cypher coronary stents. Testing completed by Boston Scientific. XIENCE V is a trademark of Abbott Laboratories group of companies. Cypher is a registered trademark of Cordis Corporation.
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