The two main types of stents are. Bare Metal Stents (BMS)- Made of materials like stainless steel or cobalt alloy. - Have a mesh-like tube design that expands to hold the vessel open.- Provide good radial strength to resist compression.- Tend to have higher rates of restenosis (re-narrowing) due to

There are several main types of airway stents used to treat obstruction in the trachea (windpipe) or bronchi (branches of the trachea that go to the lungs):- Metal stents: These are made from metals like nitinol or stainless steel. They have a mesh design and can be self-expanding. Metal stents prov