REBEL Stent Radial and Axial Strength
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Higher Radial Strength
Radial strength is the amount of force needed to compress the stent.
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Low Recoil
The REBEL Platinum Chromium bare-metal stent (BMS) has the lowest recoil amongst its competitors††
Lowest Stent Recoil in bench testing
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