ARCHIMEDES
Biodegradable Biliary and Pancreatic Stent
with three degradation profiles
Fast, Medium and Slow
The ARCHIMEDES Stent is a Biodegradable Biliary and Pancreatic Stent intended to be used to drain obstructed biliary or pancreatic ducts.1 The patented helical design of the stent allows for bile to flow on the outer extremity of the device while supporting the opening of the lumen.
Enhanced features
Different degradation profiles to cover a variety of malignant and benign underlying diseases.
Sinusoidal helical-channel design to allow bile to flow on the outside of the stent.
Mitigation of stent occlusion due to the degradation process of the stent materials.
Better simulated flow rates than tested plastic stent predicates.
Better simulated migration resistance than tested plastic stent predicates.
Equivalent crush resistance to tested plastic stent predicates.
DEGRADATION PROFILES
| Stent Degradation Profiles* | Minimal Strength Retention** | Underlying diseases with obstructed biliary duct |
Underlying diseases with obstructed pancreatic duct |
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FAST |
12 days |
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MEDIUM |
20 days |
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SLOW |
11 weeks |
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* The different degradation profiles are designed for obstructed biliary or pancreatic ducts with various underlying diseases.
** Minimal Strength Retention is defined by the presence of at least 10% of an initial strength parameter. The Stent remains intact with no breaks, tested in a simulated degradation model.
1 ARCHIMEDES BPS Instructions for Use (IFU ARCHIMEDES BPS_02 – 093A47_200505)
2 2019 Frost & Sullivan Independent Market Research Report.
The product official name is ARCHIMEDES BPS Pancreaticobiliary Stent.