1. Optima DES system: The stent has multiple grooves (reservoirs) on its abluminal surface into which the drug is loaded.
Optima DES system: The stent has multiple grooves (reservoirs) on its abluminal surface into which the drug is loaded. The sculpted design reduces the early and late thrombosis risk and is important in the early endothelialization of the stent; this design also protects the drug during the implantation procedure.
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