A stent is a small, mesh tube that is placed inside the blockage site via a catheter. The stent’s purpose is to hold the artery open and keep it from closing again. It becomes a permanent part of your artery.

**Intraluminal stents**: Small mesh tubes that self-dilate and are used to treat narrow or weak arteries.



 

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