A device to help the smooth circulation of blood through the coron-
ary artery, fine mesh made of metal (stainless steel/cobalt alloy),
and permanently inserted inside the artery using a balloon catheter,
to eliminate plaque and restore blood circulation.

A balloon catheter is used to expand the stent inside the artery, for
permanent placement there in maintaining blood vessel shape for
smooth circulation. Holds less risk than coronary artery bypass
graft surgery (CABG), for patients to be released from the hospital
the day after the procedure, and much shorter required period of
recovery relative to the CABG. Most patients do not require gene-
ral anesthesia, with only rare occurrences of serious complications,
and is thereby the preferred surgical procedure.