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Visibility and Deliverability

The most visible thin-strut stent¹

Superior radiopacity on the thinnest stent strut platform
0.0032” (0.081 mm) stent strut thickness*
Compared to Cobalt Chromium and 316L Stainless Steel, Platinum Chromium is the most visible alloy

The highly deliverable thin-strut drug-eluting stent system²
The Element Stent Series was engineered as a complete system; the new catheter and stent work synergistically so that the design of the catheter matches the design of the stent to create a highly deliverable stent platform.

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* 0.0034“ (0.086 mm) for stent diameters of 4.0 & 4.5 mm. 4.50 mm stent size available in TAXUS™ Element™ stent only.
¹ Testing conducted at Boston Scientific data on file. Platinum Chromium Technical Bulletin PDM 90353760 & 2.5 mm Bench Test Data_Aug 2009.
² Bench testing conducted by Boston Scientific. TAXUS™ Liberte™ = 5, PROMUS™ Element™ = 5. Data on file.

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