Venous Stent
Self-expanding venous stent · Iliac vein stent · Abre · Venovo · Vici
A metal mesh tube, usually nitinol, loaded compressed on a long delivery catheter with a handle. When released it springs open to its set diameter. Designs differ in open-cell or closed-cell mesh and in how they deploy.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Holds open a narrowed or blocked iliacIL-ee-akHaving to do with the ilium, the large, wing-shaped upper part of the hip bone.Full entry vein or the vena cavaVEE-nuh KAY-vuhOne of the two large veins that return oxygen-poor blood from the body to the right atrium of the heart.Full entry . In an acute deep vein thrombosisDEEP VAYN throm-BOH-sisA blood clot in a deep vein, most often in the leg or pelvis.thromb/o clot-osis conditionFull entry it is often placed after thrombolysis or thrombectomy to treat a narrowing left behind, guided by venography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). The setup keeps self-expanding venous stentstentA small tube, often of metal mesh, placed inside a vessel or duct to hold it open.Full entry and balloons available.
Lengths and variants
Large diameters for the iliacIL-ee-akHaving to do with the ilium, the large, wing-shaped upper part of the hip bone.Full entry veins (for example 14 to 20 mm) in several lengths. stentstentA small tube, often of metal mesh, placed inside a vessel or duct to hold it open.Full entry are oversized 10% to 20% over the measured vein diameter, and two stents overlap by at least 2 cm.
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3 sources
- ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (StatPearls, Venous Stenting)
- venousnews.com
- surgishop.com
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