Presillion Plus
Presillion Plus is the next-generation, L605 cobalt-chromium, baremetal stent system distributed by Cordis Corporation (Bridgewater, NJ). It is designed, developed, and manufactured by Medinol, Ltd (Tel Aviv, Israel) and improves upon the Presillion stent system. Presillion Plus features important technological advances designed to gain easier access to distal lesions and help restore the artery's natural form.

The Presillion Plus includes such improvements as a new hypotube for improved pushability in crossing calcified lesions and a redesigned, semicompliant balloon for precise stent deployment and decreased deflation time.

“The new upgraded delivery system increases the speed of procedures with atraumatic delivery, increased pushability, and smoother withdrawal,” said Campbell Rogers, MD, Global Head of Research and Development at Cordis Corporation.

The Presillion Plus stent is available in lengths of 8 to 33 mm, including a new 28-mm addition, and in diameters from 2.5 to 4 mm.

Trek Coronary Dilatation Catheter
The Trek system (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) represents a new approach to coronary balloon catheter design and provides physicians with a high-performing option for treating challenging lesions and difficult-to-reach blockages, the company stated.

The Trek family is a completely reengineered line of coronary balloon catheters, incorporating many advanced design and technology changes. According to Abbott Vascular, the Trek system is designed to be used by physicians to predilate a lesion before a coronary stent is placed—a step that has been shown to improve patient outcomes when the stent is later expanded in the vessel.

“With the Trek system, blockages may be crossed smoothly and reliably even in vessels that are tight and challenging; lesions which were previously thought to be some of the most challenging may now be reached,” Julinda Mehilli, MD, Director of Clinical Research and Data Coordinating, Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombosis Research (ISAR) Center, German Heart Center in Munich, said.