Properties of the analyzed stents

Stent or Tube	Trade Name	Manufacturer	Material	Stent Design	Nominal Stent Length, mm	Diameter, mm		Strut Thickness, mm	Strut Width, mm	Stent Free Area, %
Stent or Tube	Trade Name	Manufacturer	Material	Stent Design	Nominal Stent Length, mm	Nominal	D_xray^*	Strut Thickness, mm	Strut Width, mm	Stent Free Area, %
2.0 mm
AVE2	AVE S660	Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN	SS 316 L	Modular	9	2.5	2.17	0.128	0.153	80
BSV2a	BioDivYsio SV	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	Modular	10	2.0	1.96	0.091	0.08	85–90
BSV2b	BioDivYsio SV	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	Modular	10	2.5	2.34	0.091	0.08	85–90
NLI2	Neurolink	Guidant, Indianapolis, IN	SS 316 L	MC	8	2.0	2.14	0.094	0.127	85
PSI2	PSI-Stent	Dendron, Bochum, Germany	Nitinol	SHCA	20	2.0	1.91	0.06	0.06	85
TSU2	Tsunami	Terumo, Tokyo, Japan	SS 316 L	MC	15	2.0	2.17	0.08	0.09	75
VFL2	V-Flex Plus	Cook, Bloomington, IN	SS 316 L	MC	16	2.5	1.97	0.08	0.08	>85
3.0 mm
AVE3	AVE S670	Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN	SS 316 L	Modular	9	3.0	2.98	0.128	0.154	77–83
BAS3	BioDivYsio AS	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	15	3.0	3.04	0.091	0.08	NA
BOC3	BioDivYsio OC	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	28	3.0	3.24	0.091	0.08	88–91
NLI3	Neurolink	Guidant, Indianapolis, IN	SS 316 L	MC	8	3.0	3.26	0.094	0.127	87
PSI3	PSI-Stent	Dendron, Bochum, Germany	Nitinol	SHCA	20	3.0	2.83	0.06	0.06	85
TSU3	Tsunami	Terumo, Tokyo, Japan	SS 316 L	MC	15	3.0	3.04	0.08	0.09	83
VFL3	V-Flex Plus	Cook Bloomington, IN	SS 316 L	MC	12	3.0	3.04	0.08	0.08	>85
4.0 mm
AVE4	AVE S670	Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN	SS 316 L	MC-modular	12	4.0	3.91	0.128	0.154	77–83
BAS4a	BioDivYsio AS	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	15	4.0	4.13	0.091	0.08	75–81
BAS4b	BioDivYsio AS	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	11	4.0	3.91	0.091	0.08	75–81
BOC4a	BioDivYsio OC	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	28	3.5	4.10	0.091	0.08	88–91
BOC4b	BioDivYsio OC	Abbott Vascular Devices, Mervue, UK	SS 316 L	MC-modular	28	4.0	4.07	0.091	0.08	88–91
NLI4	Neurolink	Guidant, Indianapolis, IN	SS 316 L	MC	8	4.0	4.13	0.094	0.127	88
PSI4	PSI-Stent	Dendron, Bochum, Germany	Nitinol	SHCA	20	4.0	3.62	0.06	0.06	85
TSU4	Tsunami	Terumo, Tokyo, Japan	SS 316 L	MC	15	4.0	3.91	0.08	0.09	88
VFL4	V-Flex Plus	Cook, Bloomington, IN	SS 316 L	MC	12	3.5	4.13	0.08	0.08	>85
Tube
T2	Tube 2 mm	NeoLab, Heidelberg, Germany	Silicone	NA	NA	2.0	NA	NA	NA	NA
T3	Tube 3 mm	NeoLab, Heidelberg, Germany	Silicone	NA	NA	3.0	NA	NA	NA	NA
T4	Tube 4 mm	NeoLab, Heidelberg, Germany	Silicone	NA	NA	4.0	NA	NA	NA	NA

Note.—MC indicates multicellular; NA, not applicable; SHCA, semihelical coil array; and SS, stainless steel.
* The diameter of each stent after balloon inflation was calculated on the basis of a radiopaque reference scale that was simultaneously x-ray imaged with the stented tube.