Stent type | Manufacturer | GC | Mechanism of stent expansion | Stent material | SDS | Drug-eluted | SB protection | Ostial SB coverage | Comments | |
SideKick | Y-Med | 5F | Balloon-expandable | Cobalt Chromium | Single rapid-exchange system | – | + | +/− | Partial coverage of SB ostium Potential SB gap when placing second stent | |
Multi-link Frontier | Guidant/Abbott | 7F | Balloon-expandable | Stainless steel | Double-balloon, single-wire tracking, dual lumen tip, MB rapid exchange and SB over-the-wire | – | + | +/− | Partial coverage of SB ostium Potential SB gap when placing second stent | |
Invatec Twin-Rail | Invatec | 6F | Balloon-expandable | Stainless steel | Double-balloon, dual rapid-exchange system | – | + | +/− | Tracks over two wires Partial coverage of SB ostium Potential SB gap when placing second stent No DES under development | |
Nile Croco | Minvasys | 6F | Balloon-expandable | Cobalt Chromium | Double-balloon, dual rapid-exchange system, two independent catheters | – | + | +/− | Tracks over two wires Partial coverage of SB ostium Potential SB gap when placing second stent No DES under development | |
SLK-View | Advanced Stent Technology | 8F | Balloon-expandable | Stainless steel | Single-balloon, dual over-the-wire system | – | + | – | No coverage of SB ostium No DES under development | |
Stentys | Stentys | 7F | Self-expandable | Nitinol | Single-balloon, single rapid-exchange system | Paclitaxel–PESU polymer | – | +/− | Partial coverage of SB ostium Potential SB gap when placing second stent | |
Petal | Boston Scientific | 7F | Balloon-expandable | Platinum Chromium | Double-balloon, dual rapid-exchange system | Paclitaxel–Translute polymer | + | + | Tracks over two wires | |
Antares | Trireme Medical | 6F | Balloon-expandable | Stainless steel | Single-balloon, single rapid-exchange system | – | + | + | No DES under development | |
Sideguard | Capella | 6F | Self-expandable | Nitinol | Single-balloon, single rapid-exchange system | – | N/A | ++ | Stenting of both branches mandatory | |
Tryton | Tryton Medical | 6F | Balloon-expandable | Cobalt Chromium | Single-balloon, single rapid-exchange system | – | N/A | ++ | Stenting of both branches mandatory No DES under development | |
Axxess Plus | Devax | 7F | Self-expandable | Nitinol | Single-wire rapid-exchange system | BiolimusA9–PLA polymer | + | – | Requires three stents for complete coverage |
DES, drug-eluting stent; GC, guiding catheter size (French); MB, main branch; SB, side branch; SDS, stent delivery system.